Welcome to Daniel Howard’s blog, a place where we talk about reading, writing, and everything in between. Expect a healthy does of cynicism and a less-healthy dose of foul language. There may even be the occasional sprinkle of new releases and other fun content.
How to Finish Your First Novel – Make Space
This article is part of my series How to FINISH Your First Novel. They are the basis of a book by the same name, which will include expanded versions of the blog posts along with contributions from fellow writers. So if you have something you'd like to add to the...
Pretentious Sh*t That Works: Travel
Is there anything more cliche than a traveling writer? (There might be, but I may just explode if I try to write it down.) Yet, long after it has ceased to be original, the trope of the traveling writer remains. Why? Well, the trope likely began when writing was a...
How to FINISH Your First Novel: Commit to It
This article is part of my series How to FINISH Your First Novel. They are the basis of a book by the same name, which will include expanded versions of the blog posts along with contributions from fellow writers. So if you have something you'd like to add to the...
Pretentious Sh*t That Works: Adopting a Dog
There is no way I would have finished my first novella without my dog. Sure, that looks a bit ridiculous, even to me as I write it, but that doesn’t make the fact any less true that there is no way I could have developed as a writer the way I have without the furry...
My Greatest Regret of 2016: Silence
In the last month or so, I've tried several times to write my response to recent world events, particularly the back-sliding of Western countries into older models of nationalism and selfishness. My misgivings have been slowly brewing as I've read about nationalist...
Why Your Book Isn’t Worth as Much as Coffee
I spend a lot of time on social media. I enjoy living vicariously through others timelines (and it's kind of like writing). So it should come as no surprise that I follow a number of writers' pages, groups, and blogs. It should be equally predictable that not too long...
The Conversation Starter That Will Make Me Hate You
I'd had something light and fairly fluffy lined up for my first opinion piece. It's about why I hate Superman, but I think we need him. It starts out in a pretty dark place, then gets brighter as it goes on. But then something happened to piss me off tonight, so maybe...
Expanding the Blogging Topics
This is just a quick announcement because I've been absent from the Daniel Howard Writing blog for too long. There are a few posts with a bit more meat on them coming up soon (and I've put some thought into them). Mostly, however, I'm here to re-connect with readers...
New Book Trailer: Taken in the Dark of Night
Hello readers, This will be brief. I have made my first foray into the world of book trailers. Being the supremely arrogant (and equally strapped-for-cash) writer that I am, I made this one myself. I'd love to have your feedback on my first trailer video, either in...
Grammar Gripes: i.e. and e.g.
It's been a while since I wrote a Grammar Gripe. For those readers who enjoy them, I'm sorry it's take so long. Though there are a few others in the queue that I've been slowly considering, this s one of has bothered me for for years. (Yes, I am the kind of person...
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I'm a writer, editor, nerd, and foul-mouthed cheerleader of creative people everywhere. When not trying to force words to do my bidding, I'm a husband and father. Subscribe
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