sci-fi Archives - David Michael Williams

21 05, 2025

Available Now: Black Beacon

David Michael Williams2025-05-21T19:34:46-05:00May 21, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: editing, sci-fi, science fiction, video games|

What’s better than playing a sci-fi video game steeped in mythology that offers a mind-bending, time-traversing narrative? Contributing to its creation.

12 08, 2022

Let the games…continue?

David Michael Williams2022-08-12T20:02:07-05:00August 12, 2022|Categories: Work in Progress|Tags: business of writing, current project, editing, fantasy, my novels, sci-fi, science fiction, short stories, The Curse of Er'Mah'Gerd, TTRPG, writing, writing schedule|

For a writer who always gravitated toward long-form fiction, this novel-free span has been a breath of fresh air but also bizarre.

8 09, 2021

Ghost Mode free through 9/17/21

David Michael Williams2021-11-02T18:58:57-05:00September 8, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: e-books, fantasy, readers, sci-fi, science fiction, short stories, Sir Larpsalot, speculative fiction, The Renegade Chronicles, The Soul Sleep Cycle|

Because I said so, September 13 is Reader Appreciation Day. Therefore, Ghost Mode & Other Strange Stories will be free for the next five days.

22 06, 2021

Embrace the weird with Ghost Mode

David Michael Williams2022-05-10T14:54:12-05:00June 22, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: fantasy, sci-fi, science fiction, short stories, Sir Larpsalot, The Renegade Chronicles, The Soul Sleep Cycle|

Ghost Mode & Other Strange Stories is now available in paperback and e-book at Amazon.com!

13 04, 2021

The stories behind the stories

David Michael Williams2021-04-13T14:28:36-05:00April 13, 2021|Categories: News, Work in Progress|Tags: creative process, current project, early writing, fantasy, sci-fi, science fiction, short stories, Sir Larpsalot, speculative fiction, The Renegade Chronicles, The Soul Sleep Cycle, tough decisions|

I finally whittled down my stack of short stories to be included in my upcoming collection, and I couldn’t have done it without the help of my ruthless beta readers.

8 02, 2021

Which short stories will make the cut for my collection?

David Michael Williams2021-02-09T17:15:37-06:00February 8, 2021|Categories: Work in Progress|Tags: bad writing, book cover, current project, early writing, fantasy, genre fiction, good writing, sci-fi, science fiction, short stories, short story, Sir Larpsalot, speculative fiction, The Renegade Chronicles, The Soul Sleep Cycle, tough decisions|

I plan to demonstrate the breath of my writing styles and embrace the many different spec-fic subgenres I enjoy—which only makes winnowing down the contenders for my short story collection that much more difficult.

15 12, 2020

20 Reasons 2020 Rocked

David Michael Williams2020-12-15T14:35:01-06:00December 15, 2020|Categories: News, Work in Progress|Tags: current project, fantasy, Magics Daughter, my novels, sci-fi, short stories, short story, Sir Larpsalot, The Soul Sleep Cycle, tough decisions, writing schedule|

COVID-19 caused major disruptions in almost everyone’s life in 2020. While I don’t want to diminish the seriousness of the pandemic and its consequences, I’ve found at least one silver lining: more time to work on my writing.

13 09, 2019

4 freebies for 4th annual Reader Appreciation Day

David Michael Williams2019-10-03T17:24:16-05:00September 13, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: free, Magics Daughter, my novels, sci-fi, science fiction, speculative fiction, The Renegade Chronicles, The Soul Sleep Cycle|

For a limited time, If Souls Can Sleep and Rebels and Fools are free to download. And don’t miss out on Magic’s Daughter and Capricon and Beyond, which are also free!

14 05, 2019