speculative fiction Archives - David Michael Williams

7 12, 2021

Even fantasy needs a reality check

David Michael Williams2021-12-07T15:03:47-06:00December 7, 2021|Categories: News, Work in Progress|Tags: blog, business of writing, Curmudgeons & Flagons, current project, fantasy, short stories, Sir Larpsalot, speculative fiction, The Curse of Er'Mah'Gerd, tough decisions, TTRPG, webcomic, writing schedule|

Ever since I started One Million Words LLC, I’ve tried to treat my fiction endeavors as a true-blue business. But while I consider myself a realist, I inevitably overbook myself.

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.

11 05, 2021

A teaser to tempt fans of strange stories

David Michael Williams2021-05-11T14:01:43-05:00May 11, 2021|Categories: Work in Progress|Tags: current project, fantasy, short stories, short story, speculative fiction|

To build some excitement for my upcoming short story collection, I’m publishing one of the adventures that just missed out on being included with the Chosen 13. Look alive for "Dead Magic"!

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.

14 04, 2020

Magic’s Daughter conjures up family conflict, intrigue and a dash of romance

David Michael Williams2020-10-05T22:04:41-05:00April 14, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: characters, fantasy, fiction, genre fiction, Magics Daughter, my novels, speculative fiction|

Escape for a spell with my newly released novel, Magic’s Daughter, a coming-of-age story set in the fantasy world of Altaerra.

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!

21 05, 2019