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Brew, Book & Candle

May 30, 2025 davidkeener 0

At RavenCon in April, I was fortunate enough to meet Krista Cragg, a fellow author and the proprietor of a rather unique business called Brew, Box & Candle…a subscription service for indie books. The upshot is that I’ll be featured in two of their upcoming subscription boxes. Find out more!

Balticon - Maryland's best SF Convention

Balticon 2025 Schedule

May 15, 2025 davidkeener 0

Over the Memorial Day weekend, I’ll be at Balticon 59 in the Inner Harbor tourist area of Baltimore, MD. Check out my full schedule, including my Sunday writing workshop. Hope to see you there!

Airship Battle

A Notable Account

May 12, 2025 davidkeener 0

A vignette from my Long War alt-history fantasy, featuring an airship battle and the first know encounter between Captain Jauques Guinyard and noted privateer, Isabel Moreno, the Scourge of the Caribbean.

Come Find David Keener at RavenCon

RavenCon 2025 Schedule

April 23, 2025 davidkeener 0

I will be at RavenCon in Richmond, VA once again. I’m conducting one of my workshops on Friday night, plus I’ll be on Programming. Additionally, I’ll be selling (and signing) books in the Dealer’s Room at the Tannhauser Press table. Come by and see me…and enjoy the convention, too. Their event campus is awesome!

David Keener presents an Ideation Exercise

Local Workshop Day

March 24, 2025 davidkeener 0

I had a great time as the Chief Organizer of the Hourlings 3rd Annual Writing Workshop Day at the the Rust Library in Leesburg, VA on March 22, 2025. More importantly, we had an awesome and enthusiastic audience of local writers who had a great time as well.

Hourlings 3rd Annual Writing Workshop Day

March 14, 2025 davidkeener 0

Join the Hourlings Writing Group for a day of workshops, ideation exercises, and panel discussions. From creating memorable characters to assembling the quintessential action scene, learn how to take your writing to the next level and ignite your creativity.

Airship (modified), by Ellerslie, 2021

Fantasy Airship Types

January 26, 2025 davidkeener 0

It’s the 1840’s in a steampunk fantasy world where magic exists alongside science. Europe has been ruled by a triumphant Empire of France…at least until the Elvish Dominion decides to “do something” about humanity. The Dominion goes to war with the major nations of the world, helped by their Fey allies and the magically bred soldiers, the Orakai, they’ve created and enslaved to fight for them. Magically powered airship fleets clash in the sky as battle rages across the world.

Donna Royston (1955 - 2024)

Donna Royston RIP

January 3, 2025 davidkeener 0

My friend, fellow author, and editing collaborator passed away on December 24th after a more than four year struggle with cancer. We met through the Hourlings, the writing group that we’d both been part of for the last twelve or more years. Over the years, she’s copyedited, and sometimes edited, just about every story I’ve published, and that’s after critiquing them in our writing group.

Author Chow: Thanksgiving Dinner

December 1, 2024 davidkeener 0

My Author Chow entries are dedicated to the premise that authors, like armies, require sustenance or they don’t do what they’re supposed to be doing (hint: writing). This time, I’m featuring the non-traditional Thanksgiving dinner that my wife and I jointly prepared this year.

SOLAR FLARE - Dustbowl Detective by David Keener

Dustbowl Detective Launches

September 11, 2024 davidkeener 0

My latest book, “Dustbowl Detective,” launches today. My story is a futuristic crime story set in a world ravaged by climate change, set in my Inflection Point universe.