My novella, Winterland, is officially complete. Yay! I’m very, very pleased with it. Had a lot of fun writing it, too. I received some terrific advice from beta readers Jill Domschot and Lewinna Solwing. Thanks, ladies! When I initially pitched the idea to my publisher, I knew the concept was just too far “out there.” [...]
The worst part of message-driven fiction may not be any particular message, as much as the effect that reading such fiction has upon its readers. Like a literary version of “Where’s Waldo?” the reading experience is reduced to a search for “clues” rather than aesthetic enjoyment. To put it bluntly, message-driven fiction potentially dumbs down [...]
Pastors easily lose sight of the trees, for the forest. That’s the conclusion I’ve come to after having been a full-time staff pastor for over a decade and actively involved in churches for over 30 years. But f you’re expecting a beat-down on Christian ministers, you came to the wrong place. I honor the office, [...]
I was a little surprised by the response to my last post in which I solicited reader questions using a video blog (vlog). The comments drifted away from reader questions into opinions about vlogs and why people do or don’t like them. Interesting. Here I thought that vlogging was just another tool in the social [...]
For the record: I am not being paid by anyone to make this list and promote their book. These selections are entirely my own. I know I missed some good covers and would love for you to point them out. In all honesty, I found the pickings slim the last few months. There are SO [...]
MIKE: Dan, what was your initial reaction after hearing of the Stoker nomination? It had to have been exciting and a little bit scary. Did you see it as a potential career break? Were you nervous, skeptical? And how do you see it now? DAN: Wow, yea, I was honored to see Solomon’s Grave make [...]
The first indication I had that Dan Keohane might be a pretty good writer was when I discovered his inclusion in the Honorable Mentions of The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror anthology, 17th edition. After that, it was Cemetery Dance. Then, Apex Digest. Finally, as an editor for Coach’s Midnight Diner, we named Dan one [...]
It’s been called The Echo Chamber Effect. From Wikipedia: The echo chamber effect refers to any situation in which information, ideas or beliefs are amplified or reinforced by transmission inside an “enclosed” space. There’s a lot of “enclosed spaces” out there. Especially online. It could be a fan following, a blog, an agent or industry [...]
I recently received my first royalty statement. There was a category for TRADE SALES, CONSUMER SALES, and FOREIGN SALES. There was not a category for SOCIAL MEDIA SALES. This should not be interpreted to mean that there were NO sales because of my online presence, just that those sales are rather hard to quantify. My [...]
