Daniel Hatch
@danielhatchsf.bsky.social
I'm a science fiction writer, but you probably already know that.
For more on that, visit danielhatchsf.com
For more on that, visit danielhatchsf.com
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Ribs and brisket and a whole lot of smoke pouring out around the edges of the dome on the Weber grill -- we're havin' a barbecue.
ALSO ... just sold a novella to a major science fiction magazine!
ALSO ... just sold a novella to a major science fiction magazine!
September 5, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Ribs and brisket and a whole lot of smoke pouring out around the edges of the dome on the Weber grill -- we're havin' a barbecue.
ALSO ... just sold a novella to a major science fiction magazine!
ALSO ... just sold a novella to a major science fiction magazine!
So Flash Gordon is in Iran this summer. (Read the daily comic.)
And the Phantom (the Ghost Who Walks) is fighting Elon Musk's drones in Bangalla.
And the Phantom (the Ghost Who Walks) is fighting Elon Musk's drones in Bangalla.
September 4, 2026 at 3:22 PM
So Flash Gordon is in Iran this summer. (Read the daily comic.)
And the Phantom (the Ghost Who Walks) is fighting Elon Musk's drones in Bangalla.
And the Phantom (the Ghost Who Walks) is fighting Elon Musk's drones in Bangalla.
I am not at LACon. Wrong side of the country...too much like work...last con gave me a virus that I gave to my wife.
But I am 6,000 words into my second Norumbega/100-year-old admiral story -- "Gone Fishin'" -- and it's great.
But I am 6,000 words into my second Norumbega/100-year-old admiral story -- "Gone Fishin'" -- and it's great.
August 31, 2026 at 3:08 PM
I am not at LACon. Wrong side of the country...too much like work...last con gave me a virus that I gave to my wife.
But I am 6,000 words into my second Norumbega/100-year-old admiral story -- "Gone Fishin'" -- and it's great.
But I am 6,000 words into my second Norumbega/100-year-old admiral story -- "Gone Fishin'" -- and it's great.
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Want to know the secrets of writing narrative fiction? Here's a post about the two books every writer should check out.
danielhatchsf.com/2-books-ever...
#authorsandwriting
danielhatchsf.com/2-books-ever...
#authorsandwriting
December 4, 2024 at 6:12 PM
Want to know the secrets of writing narrative fiction? Here's a post about the two books every writer should check out.
danielhatchsf.com/2-books-ever...
#authorsandwriting
danielhatchsf.com/2-books-ever...
#authorsandwriting
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Celebrate the World Science Fiction Convention in Los Angeles ... buy a book or two or three.
August 27, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Celebrate the World Science Fiction Convention in Los Angeles ... buy a book or two or three.
Celebrate the World Science Fiction Convention in Los Angeles ... buy a book or two or three.
August 27, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Celebrate the World Science Fiction Convention in Los Angeles ... buy a book or two or three.
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Writers -- when you hear your characters talking, LISTEN. Then write it down.
"When I was a girl in Alphonsus I used to dream about visiting Hawaii and running around under the sky and the sun. And then I wound up here." (What I heard her say last week.)
#booksky #writing #sciencefiction
"When I was a girl in Alphonsus I used to dream about visiting Hawaii and running around under the sky and the sun. And then I wound up here." (What I heard her say last week.)
#booksky #writing #sciencefiction
August 18, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Writers -- when you hear your characters talking, LISTEN. Then write it down.
"When I was a girl in Alphonsus I used to dream about visiting Hawaii and running around under the sky and the sun. And then I wound up here." (What I heard her say last week.)
#booksky #writing #sciencefiction
"When I was a girl in Alphonsus I used to dream about visiting Hawaii and running around under the sky and the sun. And then I wound up here." (What I heard her say last week.)
#booksky #writing #sciencefiction
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Sorry to hear that Jane Yolen has died.
Why can't we all live forever like our words?
Why can't we all live forever like our words?
June 11, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Sorry to hear that Jane Yolen has died.
Why can't we all live forever like our words?
Why can't we all live forever like our words?
I stand with Scott Pelley.
In journalism, it's no disgrace to get fired for a good reason.
I got fired once. From a job covering the state Capitol. Because I wrote a story for the New York Times.
In journalism, it's no disgrace to get fired for a good reason.
I got fired once. From a job covering the state Capitol. Because I wrote a story for the New York Times.
June 5, 2026 at 2:57 PM
I stand with Scott Pelley.
In journalism, it's no disgrace to get fired for a good reason.
I got fired once. From a job covering the state Capitol. Because I wrote a story for the New York Times.
In journalism, it's no disgrace to get fired for a good reason.
I got fired once. From a job covering the state Capitol. Because I wrote a story for the New York Times.
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#booksky #sciencefiction #writing
So I started writing this story 4 weeks ago and by Tuesday, I should have a solid first draft. Come for the worldbuilding, stay for the hundred-year-old admiral.
So I started writing this story 4 weeks ago and by Tuesday, I should have a solid first draft. Come for the worldbuilding, stay for the hundred-year-old admiral.
May 31, 2026 at 11:03 PM
#booksky #sciencefiction #writing
So I started writing this story 4 weeks ago and by Tuesday, I should have a solid first draft. Come for the worldbuilding, stay for the hundred-year-old admiral.
So I started writing this story 4 weeks ago and by Tuesday, I should have a solid first draft. Come for the worldbuilding, stay for the hundred-year-old admiral.
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If you want to know the origin of the term "86" you just have to look up the history of Chumley's speakeasy in Manhattan.
April 30, 2026 at 2:26 AM
If you want to know the origin of the term "86" you just have to look up the history of Chumley's speakeasy in Manhattan.
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