From the Blog also at dylan.blog -> this way lies chaos
THE CRYPTID CATALOGER IS LIVE (And This Time I Wrote Twelve Chapters Before Telling Anyone)
June 2, 2026It’s live. A few days ago I told you I was doing the objectively unwise thing and starting another serial, twelve years after my last one quietly died…
THIS MUST BE WHY ALL INDIE AUTHORS ARE RICH: A Publishing Plan, Such As It Is
May 29, 2026When I first started writing fiction — roughly a hundred years ago — the plan was simple: publish on Amazon. And I did! I put a couple of stories up t…
"I KILLED MY LAST SERIAL TWELVE YEARS AGO. NOW I'M MEDICATED, AND THERE ARE CRYPTIDS. (Introducing The Cryptid Cataloger)"
May 27, 2026Twelve years ago I started a serial. I hosted it here, then moved it to some custom-domained Medium situation, and then — like a frankly alarming perc…
MY BRAIN IS A MEMORY HOARDER, NOT A MEMORY PALACE (And That's How I Ended Up With 30 Unfinished Novels)
May 26, 2026I have read a lot about writing, and I have read a lot about ADHD. What I haven’t read much of is the two of them together. I know there are authors w…
BETA READING ISN'T DRUGS: There Is No Free First Hit, Please Stop DMing Me
May 21, 2026Beta readers are a trip. I’m not a complete dunce. Well. I might be. But I like to think I saw at least some of this coming. A couple weeks ago I put…
Closer on Paper Beta Readers Wanted!
May 16, 2026The scariest part of writing is when people read it. I recently finished a novella that I have really enjoyed writing. Sarah was wonderful enough to o…
Your Vibes Are Not Evidence
May 7, 2026I’ve been in some discussions lately about AI in writing, which is, at the moment, the hottest topic in publishing. Everyone has an opinion. I have on…
Writing Advice from the Unpublished, LOL
May 1, 2026One of the best things about writing is that everyone has opinions. Including me. The second best thing is that no one is wrong. There are no rules. H…
I Wrote 66,000 Words About Dragons Who Need a License to Hoard and an 80-Page Appendix of Government Forms, Send Help
April 29, 2026There is a story I wrote years ago that I called Dragon Hoard (though to be honest I think I spelled it Horde). It is quite possibly my favorite story…
I Wrote Ten Thousand Words I Don't Remember and They Were All Love Stories
April 27, 2026I have been digging through old stories lately. Not metaphorically digging — actual digital archaeology. Folders inside folders inside folders on back…