Autism Speaks Charity Walk (April 14) Hi everyone! On April 14, I’ll be participating in the Bay Area charity walk for Autism Speaks. It’s is an incredible organization that does some really impactful work including awareness, outreach, and treatment of autism. On a global scale, autism affects over 24 million people (almost 1 in 1,000) and…
I’m two weeks into the launch of my Epic Fantasy Gift of the Shaper and I couldn’t be happier. If you follow me on Facebook, you’ll know that not only is it my first book, but that I’m also well into writing the sequel. I meant it when I labeled Gift of the Shaper as “Book one…
This is the first edition of the YouTube series I’m doing, reading Gift of the Shaper (doing the voices and everything!) It’s sort of a test run for the audiobook (which I plan to record myself eventually). So if you’re looking for something to do, dive on in!
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…
