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Gift of the Shaper in the Wild 3: Ken Webster, Jr.

“Gift of the Shaper in the Wild,” is a series of articles intending to highlight the people..

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2018 Nebula Awards

The 2018 Nebula Awards have come and gone, and there was one clear winner: me. Sure, there..

Gift of the Shaper

Gift of the Shaper in the Wild #2

“Gift of the Shaper in the Wild,” is a series of articles intending to highlight the people..

Gift of the Shaper in the Wild #1

One of the best things to happen to me recently was when friends of mine started sending..

space, as in the universe

D.L. Jennings: Reddit featured Writer of the Day

On April 30th I was thrilled to be chosen as the reddit.com/r/fantasy Writer of the Day. If..

long road

Example query letter

A real, actual query letter I thought, since I wrote a guide on how to get your..

long road

So you wrote a novel … now what?

One of the hardest things for me after I finished writing the first draft of Gift of..

the wastes

Gift of the Shaper: Updates and Reflections

Previously, on Gift of the Shaper If you’ve been following my Facebook posts, you’ll know that I..

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Basics of Writing: Pacing

Have you ever read an action scene that just seemed to drag on? What about important dialogue..