D.L. Jennings Does Houston Hi everyone! If you were looking for 86 minutes to kill — like if you have a long car ride, or you need to cook 86 packages of minute rice — I did an interview with Ken Webster, Jr., who hosts Pursuit of Happiness Radio based out of Houston. Lucky for…
A good character needs a good name Above all, I’ve always loved coming up with names. Whenever I sit down to write, I always try to fit the name to the character/person I’m writing. In one sense, the name becomes the character: you hear it, and picture them in your head. You couldn’t imagine George R.R. Martin’s…
Some time ago I wrote a short story for a reddit thread. The writing prompt was for a friendship between a time traveler and an immortal, and I thought it was an interesting premise. Below is my attempt. I hope you enjoy. — Sometimes I wouldn’t see him for years. Once, I went an entire…
Hey guys! I just finished writing the summary for Gift of the Shaper, and I figured I would share it with you since most of you don’t really know what it’s about. It’s a quick little read, but I hope it gets you interested in reading the book beyond just because we’re such good friends. (And we…
Hi friends, I come to you as a humble, hopeful author-to-be. One of the missing pieces I have, before I can call the book “complete,” is for me to make up my mind on what will be the first thing people read when they open the book. It has to grab attention (without giving too…
I have some exciting news. If you’ve been following my social media accounts you already know this, but as of December, 2016, I have signed a book deal with Indigo River Publishing and am gearing up to see GIFT OF THE SHAPER put into print! In July, 2016, I took a deployment to West Africa….
Character profile: Thornton Woods Hey guys! So I woke up about 10 minutes ago with a brainstorm, and I’m too tired to argue with myself so I’m just gonna roll with it. I thought it might be cool to do a weekly/monthly blog on characters from my book (which is available for free upon request)….
Hi everyone, I caught the writing bug again. On top of the sequel to GIFT OF THE SHAPER, I also started writing something else that had been bouncing around in my head for a while. Instead of boring you with a long introduction, I’d rather get right into it. So here we go… In’tekunda laughed…
