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May 10, 2008

Hi everyone,

Travis Heermann has interviewed me for his website. We talked about novels, creative writing, publishing, and many other interesting things.

Check out the interview HERE.

Daniel

April 23, 2008

Hi everyone,

It's been a while since my last post. This might be a good time to reveal that I've been busy writing a new book. When, where, and even if it will be published remains to be seen. I'll keep you posted.

In other news, I've considered making FIREFLY ISLAND available on Amazon Kindle (an ebook reader from Amazon). Currently, this service is closed to non-Americans authors, so Amazon still sells FIREFLY ISLAND only in print. Is anyone here interested in an e-book version? If you are, drop me a line at Daniel@DanielArenson.com. If I see there's an interest, I'll look more carefully into it.

Finally, I'd like to share some encouraging comments from a reader who recently emailed me. Alycia from Washington writes about FIREFLY ISLAND: "I really wanted to let you know that your book is the best book that I have ever read.... I was overwelmed with all the action and your ideas of Aeolia. You had awesome word choice and your book never bored me. I can not wait to read more of your work."

Thanks, Alycia!

You can read the first chapter of FIREFLY ISLAND here.

See you soon,

Daniel

March 21, 2008

John Markley at FantasyBookSpot.com has reviewed my fantasy novel Firefly Island. From his review:

"I thought Firefly Island was a very promising debut for Arenson. As a self-contained story of only 347 pages, it is an especially good choice if you like fantasy but don’t want to become committed to reading a long series or one of the 900-page tomes that are so common in fantasy nowadays. It is also, despite some fairly grim aspects, generally more upbeat in tone than many other modern writers of medieval fantasy, which is nice if you enjoy the genre but want a break from the darker, more downbeat worlds of fantasy authors like Glen Cook, George Martin, or Steven Erikson. I would highly recommend this book for fantasy fans, and look forward to seeing how Daniel Arenson develops."

You can read more reviews for Firefly Island here.

Feb 9, 2008

The Winnipeg Jewish Post printed a nice little story about me, and my fantasy novel FIREFLY ISLAND, this week. If any of you happen to visit Manitoba, check it out. :P

Daniel

January 2, 2008

Hi everyone,

It's that time of year again; the Preditors and Editors poll is here. This year, you can vote for me in three categories:

* Science Fiction & Fantasy Novels
* Book / e-Book Cover Artwork
* Authors

You can find the poll here:

http://www.critters.org/predpoll

(Note that my novel FIREFLY ISLAND appears twice in the "Fantasy Novels" category; you can vote for either one.)

Thanks, everyone,

Daniel