Emergency Re-Hosting
Thanks to the depredations of GoDaddy, my web hosting company is going away. I will be re-hosting all of my websites and my writing archive on an emergency basis over the next week.
Articles by dkeener
Bullets, Beer & Gear
Check out this faux newsletter from the “Inflection Point” series. It’s really an equipment compendium disguised as a faux “in-universe” opinionated newsletter from Jo Jo’s Ironmongery.
Fantastic Detectives: Submissions Needed
The Call for Submissions for “Fantastic Detectives,” a new anthology from the editing team of Donna Royston and David Keener, is now available. We’re looking for stories about crimes and mysteries in fantasy settings, particularly “second world” fantasy settings.
Preview: Clash by Night
Check out this preview, a brief excerpt from “Clash by Night,” a military SF story about a behind-enemy-lines artwork heist.
Fantastic Defenders Hardcover on Sale
The hardcover edition of Fantastic Defenders is on sale from Amazon for just $8.55. Get your copy now! While supplies last…
Producing an Ebook Using Kindle Create
Learn how to produce ebooks for Amazon using their new preferred method, which is Kindle Create. You’ll use this to create a KPF file, which you’ll upload to Amazon KDP as your ebook source.
Voyage of the Daedalus Seven, Part 2
The Daedalus Seven is a vast generation ship with multiple, diverse habitats on a doomed, never-ending voyage. Your mission is to design the civilizations, flora, fauna, and geographical conditions of the ship’s remaining habitable areas. Part 2 of a three-part world-building exercise.
Released “Winter Roses” via SmashWords
“Winter Roses” is one of the first fantasy short stories I wrote, way back in 2013. It’s too short to really be marketable, so I’ve released it globally for free using SmashWords. Available in Epub, Mobi, PDF and HTML. Not available on Amazon, since I can’t count on them price-matching.
Voyage of the Daedalus Seven, Part 1
Find out about the doomed voyage of the Daedalus Seven, a vast generation ship with multiple, diverse habitats. Part 1 of a three-part world-building exercise. This installment covers the basic design of the starship, its habitats, and crew-accessible operational facilities.
Inspiration: Leaving Earth
This is a photo of Space Shuttle Endeavour on its way to rendezvous with the International Space Station, taken May 16, 2011 by a shuttle training aircraft. Endeavour is seen emerging from the clouds, although it is still well short of achieving orbit and below the height of the space station.