This post isn't really for anyone other than myself, but feel free to read along as I try to manage the chaos that is 9PM on a Wednesday. I make planning fun! Ah yes...I have no idea what any of this means. My current class at SNHU is having us schedule all of our writing … Continue reading Forgive the Pun: I’m Booked!
Author: D.A. Gatlin
D.A. Gatlin is a YA Fantasy writer who grew up in Morongo Valley, California. He won an award in the first grade for writing a story about a missing earring and a very helpful rat. Since then, fantasy writing has become his passion and he also loves reading novels by authors like Stephen King, George R.R. Martin, and Andrzej Sapkowski. D.A. graduated with his Bachelor’s in English education at California State University, Dominguez Hills. He then went on to earn his Master’s in Fine Arts for Creative Writing through Southern New Hampshire University. His short story “High Moon Justice” can be found in the anthology Darkness and Moonlight: A Worldsmyths Anthology. When he’s not writing The Terkian Triplets series, D.A. enjoys bike riding, going to the beach with his family, and playing retro video games. He is currently going into his tenth year as an English teacher, and lives in Bakersfield with his wife Stephanie, mother-in-law Terrie, and his two warrior princess daughters—Eleanor and Matilda.
The Good Thief by Hannah Tinti (A Book Review by Daniel Gatlin)
I recently finished Hannah Tinti's The Good Thief. I chose it for one selfish reason: I too am writing a novel about a kindhearted thief. Though my protagonist, Leo, doesn't appear in my series of fictional stories until long after his twin siblings, Duke and Trinity, have had their stories. Still, I thought it was … Continue reading The Good Thief by Hannah Tinti (A Book Review by Daniel Gatlin)
Submerged
Well I'm breaking one of my rules. I'm posting a small snippet from the main text. But I'm only doing so because I was able to get some artwork done finally. I found a fantastic artist named Lunaros (check out her work here at https://www.deviantart.com/lunaros). I commissioned her for a drawing and she did not … Continue reading Submerged
The Forbidden Song
(Author's Note: I wrote this scene to introduce two of my minor characters. Though Ronalko and the blue-haired man have somewhat unsettling presences in this short scene, I assure you they are some of my favorite characters in the story. This scene takes place long before the first novel, so I have no problem with … Continue reading The Forbidden Song
December Giveaway Winner
Happy last day of the 2010’s everybody! And the winner of the December giveaway is... CODI DANIELS!!! Congrats Codi. I sent you an email/Facebook message if you are reading this with the deets of your fabulous new $25 Amazon card. Thank you everyone for your wonderful comments and for your inspiring words. Be sure to … Continue reading December Giveaway Winner
The Ribbon
I wrote this story not too long ago. I’m still trying to squeeze in a couple of winter-based sub-stories derived from my WIP. Mainly for giveaway/content building purposes. That is to say I don’t really plan on including too many of these in the main story. But you never know. I will definitely include some. … Continue reading The Ribbon
Ranking the Star Wars Films: From the Weakest to Strongest Films in the 42-Year-Story
(Author’s Note: I did this all on a smartphone because I am out of town for Christmas. Also I had no intention of posting this on the holiday since I started writing this on Saturday. But it took me five days to complete. Phew. BTW, all photos/videos are taken from online. If any of these … Continue reading Ranking the Star Wars Films: From the Weakest to Strongest Films in the 42-Year-Story
The Red Earring
Hey gang, At the time of writing this I am enrolled in an online MFA program for creative writing. One of our assignments this week was to write two scenes of a very short story based on this prompt: "A teenage girl, routinely bullied by her peers, finds an artifact that bestows seemingly magical powers. … Continue reading The Red Earring
Roses are Red and Blood is Too
I wrote this story earlier in the year near Valentine's Day. It deals with some of the characters in my WIP in a way that I've never really used them before. I just entered this for a contest, and I am quite fond of this piece after the rewrites. I don't know if I will … Continue reading Roses are Red and Blood is Too
What makes stories like The Mandalorian so great? The trope of Protective Behavior: (Why is this trope so popular/recursive in stories today?)
Yes, this post is going to be discussing the awesome, wildly popular Disney Plus show, The Mandalorian, as well as a few other successful properties that use similar story telling devices. But please permit me to rant for a moment about my writing roommate. Ok, he's not officially a roommate, but he does share the … Continue reading What makes stories like The Mandalorian so great? The trope of Protective Behavior: (Why is this trope so popular/recursive in stories today?)
D.A. Gatlin 