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I have not been making frequent updates to this blog site. Most people I have talked to are following my writing announcements on Facebook. I have been publishing excerpts and work-in-progress snippets through DeviantArt. Let me know--Would you like me to post more things here on the SDP site? --Steve

By | 2018-07-06T11:12:00-06:00 July 6th, 2018|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Warehouse Pranks – Whispers of the Dragon

Excerpt from Chapter 1 of "Whispers of the Dragon" “Maxmillian Rottweiler! You big miscreant! Get back here and face your fate!” Max laughed and ducked behind the shipping crates. Toryo snickered and punched his beefy arm. “You’re just too darn recognizable, Max! And slow, too! Don’t let them catch us! Sir James will be beside [...]

By | 2018-03-06T11:33:57-06:00 January 16th, 2018|fiction|0 Comments

The Golden Goshawk – Whispers of the Dragon

Excerpt from Chapter 10 of "Whispers of the Dragon" The Golden Goshawk was a classic Landish trade road inn. It was large, with encompassing, defensible walls big enough to hold all the people, animals, and wagons of two or three merchant trains at once. Rooms inside the main building offered a comfortable night’s rest, with [...]

By | 2018-03-06T11:34:27-06:00 January 4th, 2018|fiction|0 Comments

NaNoWriMo 2017 Update

#NaNoWriMo2017 #NaNoWinner2017 Reached 50,000 words on "Whispers of the Dragon" on November 20 and continued writing. Finished the month with 79,263 words. Still writing! The finished first draft is probably going to be about 120K and done in mid-December.

By | 2018-03-06T11:34:50-06:00 December 3rd, 2017|fiction|0 Comments

NaNoWriMo 2017: Whispers of the Dragon (About)

About the Book This is a fantasy novel, set in a world where magic and dragons exist. In this world of Saltwave, the struggle between Light and Shadow is real and it touches the everyday lives of the people who live there. The story follows the journey of a young man gifted with a very [...]

By | 2017-11-10T19:46:05-06:00 November 10th, 2017|announcements, fiction|0 Comments

Solve for Ex – Short Story

By Steve Semler Revision: 10/29/2017 10:41 PM Copyright © 2017 by Steve Semler. All rights reserved.   Maxmillian Rottweiler stopped mid-stride in the center of the empty trade road. Something he couldn’t quite place drew his head to the left. He squinted through the dusk at the building before him. The big warrior’s sandy-blond brows [...]

By | 2018-03-06T11:37:21-06:00 October 29th, 2017|Uncategorized|0 Comments

NaNoWriMo 2017: Whispers of the Dragon (Prep)

I am getting set for the next National Novel Writing Month marathon (NaNoWriMo)! This year's project will be the first novel I have written in the Saltwave roleplaying game setting that I created way back in 1990. Whispers of the Dragon will feature a gifted young man who could become a paladin, if he could [...]

By | 2017-11-10T19:45:37-06:00 October 11th, 2017|announcements, fiction|0 Comments

Review: The Beechwood Flute

What can I be when the world won't let me be what I want? "The Beechwood Flute" is a must-read for thoughtful fantasy lovers. Written by Pendred Noyce, the setting is rich, the characters realistic and engaging, and the challenges the protagonist, Kiran, faces are all too real. The reader gets caught up immediately in [...]

By | 2017-06-20T16:24:25-06:00 June 20th, 2017|Uncategorized|0 Comments