Last month, I attended the SunLit Literary Festival here in Florida and entered their annual writing contest. Unfortunately, I didn’t win the writing contest with my sci-fi flash fiction story “Invisible Boundaries”. However, I wanted to share the story on my blog with you to read and critique, if you so choose. Here’s the story […]
Someone Made My Day at Starbucks and 19 Days Left in the SYPHONS Giveaway!
Hiya literary fans, It’s 19 days until 4 winners will be chosen to receive one of the following: A copy of Syphons Or A $25 Starbucks Gift Card I believe this is my fourth giveaway. Last four times I gave away $20 bucks. So that’s like $80 dollars worth of prizes. Crazy cool! Anyway, I […]
Hey! It’s Time for An Update & A New Giveaway (Coming Soon)
Where did March go? I can’t believe it’s already April and less than 31 days from the release of my novel, Syphons. Check out the blurb below: Blurb: CURVY, FIERCE AND A TOTAL RIOT! SOLSTICE BELLATRIX HAS ALREADY DIED ONCE, AND SHE IS NOT ABOUT TO LET HISTORY REPEAT ITSELF. WHEN SOLSTICE AWAKENS IN A […]
Confession #1 – Avoiding Social Time for Writing Time
A few months ago, I started posting mini-confessions through my Instagram and Twitter accounts and have decided to explain the madness behind the post. I have roughly 20+ confessions and more to come. So, be prepared, here goes nothing. My confession above comes from the fact that in my youth and early adult years I […]
Why is Asking for Money so Difficult for New Writers?
What do stockbrokers, insurance agents, and the kid down the street selling lemonade on the corner all have in common? They want your money! You knew where I was going with that question. Here’s the next one, why do writers have a hard time asking for money or to be paid what they are worth? […]
A Brief Update on D. A. Smith Writes Blog
Hiya Literary Fans, It’s been forever since I’ve created work that isn’t related to a giveaway or one of my novels, here. I miss posting some good ole’ blog posts. Anyway, here’s a quick update, I feel like a busy bee down here in Florida. Y’all up in the cold states, I hope you aren’t […]
Syphons, A Novel Gift Card Giveaway
Syphons, A Novel is my debut science fiction, new adult novel, which is set to be released on May 3rd, 2019 (pre-order date is on February 3rd, 2019). In honor of the release of my novel (synopsis here), I am holding a giveaway for you literary fans out there! If you love science-fiction. Enjoy diverse […]
Day 3: Starbucks Gift Card & SYPHONS Giveaway (Contest Ended)
Hiya Literary Fans, If you love sci-fi. Enjoy Starbucks Coffee. Then, this post is for you! I’ve just completed my first debut novel, Syphons. Here’s more info about my book. This week, I’m giving away the first chapter of the book absolutely free. Now, onto the good stuff: with a free copy of the first […]
Write What You Know About Romance Even While Single & #ForeverAlone
Write what you know. For some odd reason, while working on revisions of my current WIP, Syphons, a sci-fi/new adult novel, I started thinking about the write-what-you-know motto. In my novel, I wanted to create a revamped love story between a plus-size African-American woman who awakens with rare abilities due to her hybrid alien heritage, […]
For Beginners: Write That Sci-Fi As Easy As Pie (Part 1)
In my last post of Writing Science-Fiction for Beginners (Part 1), I focused on what science-fiction was and the beginning stages of writing your first draft. Now, I’m getting into some of the tedious areas of creating great science-fiction. I could focus on a number of different areas and turn this post into a book […]
How I Wrote, Published, and Promoted an eBook in 7 Days
The blinking cursor mocked me as I stared at my daunting 50k sci-fi novel which needed to be revised, edited, professionally edited, and then possibly revised again. I felt overwhelmed. I didn’t want to rush through the revision process and produce a half-hazard work of fiction. This novel was my baby, I needed to work […]
What Makes an Awesome Female Superhero?
What do you like about stories about female superheroes? And, shocking author confession: Catwoman from the 2004 flick, and the heroine from my Super Ex-Girlfriend are some female heroes I enjoy watching on the big screen. But, this post isn’t about the movie heroes, and man, Hollywood makes sure we’re not missing out on heroes. […]
For Beginners: Write That Sci-Fi As Easy As Pie (Part 1)
So, you want to write science-fiction? Well, good for you. But, seriously, do you want to write in a genre that is saturated with novels, and that has been around since the beginning of storytelling? (i.e. Ancient Greek Myths). I mean, why even write genre fiction. Wouldn’t it be more admirable to write a memoir […]
Writers Are You Protecting Yourself From This Scary Trend?
I checked my email the day after publishing my latest e-book on Amazon and sharing it through Twitter. I see five new messages through my official business email, I assumed they were readers of my blog. At first, I yay’d! Then, upon closer inspection, I noticed phrases like: “read your synopsis and… I want to […]
Looking For Inspiration? Then Check Out This Awesome Infographic!
As a follow up to this previous post, here’s an infographic, free for downloading, email me at dasmith@dasmithwrite.com for your copy of one:
