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Writer’s Nightmares
I’ve been working on a lot of content for y’all, I promise. (Sad that in the English language we have to resort to sounding like Cletus the Slack-Jawed Yokel just to be able to address people in the second-person plural.) So yeah, I’ve been having a ho down (spelling?!) with my work. But, if you can […]
What Does It Mean To Follow Your Passions? [Part 2: Five Ways To Be Courageous]
Almost a month ago, I posted an article, What Does It Mean To Follow Your Passions? Part 1 (of a three-part series). In it, I used some pretty extreme examples including sex and chocolate cake. (Why does that remind me of so-called “Better-Than-Sex Cake” and how ridiculous a name that is? Sorry, the Mind Monkeys […]
Lessons I Learned From Writing a Novel in 30 Days
I did it! I finished my novel in 30 days. I set out to write a complete novel by my 35th birthday, June 19th, 2012. And I completed. I slew the dragon. Now I get to share what I’ve learned with you. It was a very eye-opening, arduous, and fun adventure. I learned so much […]
Quickie: 36,000 Words Down, 1 Week to Go
I’m sure you needed your quick fix of Daniel today, and I needed to report my progress on my novel. Hence, this “quickie.” About three weeks ago, I set out to write a novel in 30 days, before my 35th birthday on June 19th. Right now I’m sitting at 36,686 words out of a target […]
Mind Monkey Feeding Time
I’m going to try something different this time. Instead of trying to quiet my inner mind-monkeys like I normally do, I’m going to do the opposite. I’m going to chuck a buttload of bananas at them. So get ready for a tour de force of seemingly unconnected random thoughts from the mind of Daniel Bean […]
The Self-Sabotaging Word “Aspiring”
What do you dream of doing? Writing? Filmmaking? Painting? Theatre? Well stop dreaming, and just do it. That’s the message of Jeff Goin’s You Are a Writer (So Start Acting Like One). If you haven’t head of Jeff Goins, I recommend checking out his blog. He’s got a lot of cool stuff on there and a free […]
On The RoboGirl eBook Series
RoboGirl Episode 1 on Amazon
The Fury of Resistance
Last week I was feeling pretty high. I had just finished the first draft of the manuscript of my first non-fiction book: a memoir of how I smashed through all sorts of barriers in my life in the last few months, including losing 40 pounds, finally starting to follow my dreams that I had given […]
RoboGirl: It’s Hard Not To Fall In Love A Girl Who Can Kick The Terminator’s Ass
Today I start my 30 days to finish my RoboGirl novel. It’s a cyberpunk action love story. You can find the original short story it is based off of on Amazon, here. It’s about 25 pages, so just short of being a novelette. It’s been updated and expanded with a peek into where the novel […]
