Emergency Re-Hosting
Thanks to the depredations of GoDaddy, my web hosting company is going away. I will be re-hosting all of my websites and my writing archive on an emergency basis over the next week.
Articles by dkeener
Bullets, Beer & Gear
Check out this faux newsletter from the “Inflection Point” series. It’s really an equipment compendium disguised as a faux “in-universe” opinionated newsletter from Jo Jo’s Ironmongery.
Fantastic Detectives: Submissions Needed
The Call for Submissions for “Fantastic Detectives,” a new anthology from the editing team of Donna Royston and David Keener, is now available. We’re looking for stories about crimes and mysteries in fantasy settings, particularly “second world” fantasy settings.
Preview: Clash by Night
Check out this preview, a brief excerpt from “Clash by Night,” a military SF story about a behind-enemy-lines artwork heist.
Fantastic Defenders Hardcover on Sale
The hardcover edition of Fantastic Defenders is on sale from Amazon for just $8.55. Get your copy now! While supplies last…
Hourlings Podcast E34: World-Building – Generation Ship (54m)
The Daedalus Seven is a vast generation ship with multiple, diverse habitats on a doomed, never-ending voyage. David Keener designed the ship, then challenged our inestimable writers with a serious world-building exercise. Their mission is to design the civilizations, flora, fauna, and geographical conditions of the ship’s remaining habitable areas. And then brainstorm about the types of stories that might occur on the ship.
Hourlings Podcast: May 2021 Episodes
Here are the May episodes of the Hourlings Podcast, featuring our awesome crew of working indie writers. From heroic archetypes to Happy Hour, from dialogue to brainstorming, and even getting an agent…the May episodes cover real topics for real writers.
Producing an Ebook Using Kindle Create
Learn how to produce ebooks for Amazon using their new preferred method, which is Kindle Create. You’ll use this to create a KPF file, which you’ll upload to Amazon KDP as your ebook source.
Hourlings Podcast: April 2021 Episodes
Beginning in November 2020, the Hourlings Podcast has been bringing you weekly perspectives from real working writers in the SF/Fantasy genres. In April, we discussed […]
Voyage of the Daedalus Seven, Part 2
The Daedalus Seven is a vast generation ship with multiple, diverse habitats on a doomed, never-ending voyage. Your mission is to design the civilizations, flora, fauna, and geographical conditions of the ship’s remaining habitable areas. Part 2 of a three-part world-building exercise.