First rough chapter of my novel in progress- Nephilim

Nephilim a novel By Dan Mumford   The screen flickered to life, showing blips and graphs. Six different sets of vital signs sprang into focus. Tom watched the soldiers they belonged to move about the small room through the feeds in their headset cams, preparing equipment and re-checking their gear. Sun shone in from a [...]

NaNoWriMo 2009

So I decided to do NaNoWriMo 2009. What is it, you may ask? National Novel Writing Month. All November long, I’ll be churning out content. Then I’ll have a rough first draft at the end of it. I have three potential novels I could write during that time. We’ll see how it turns out!

Tweed Jacket fixation for writer

I have a weird mental checkbox that I feel must be filled for me to be a successful writer. I must own a tweed jacket with leather elbow pads. I know what you’re thinking, “Yup, that’s pretty weird.” and “Didn’t he already write a whole novel without this magical elbow padded jacket?” Well I have [...]

“Whole ‘Nother” = irksome

There are certain phrases that really irk me. Sometimes they really irk my wife, so If I am not also irked to the same degree…she becomes irked with me too. So, there are some phrases that irk me. One of the worst offenders is: Whole nother. As in: “We made it down the mountain in [...]

My first rejection

So now I’m officially a writer. I’ve received my first rejection from an agent. Thanks for your query, but I’m sorry to say I’m not the right agent for your book. I wish you the best of luck in your search for representation.

chapter 7 of my novel “Downfall”

Chapter 7.

chapter 6 of my novel “Downfall”

Chapter 6.

chapter 5 of my novel “Downfall”

Chapter 5.

chapter 4 of my novel “Downfall”

Chapter 4 . (Six and a half years later.)

pirate beach. a brand new short story

I just finished this short story today and would love feedback. Please let me know what you think. Enjoy! Pirate Beach by: Dan Mumford “Avast thar ye scurvy landlubber!” the heroic pirate said. “Swab the poop deck and belay the mainstays or you’ll walk the plank!” A bolt of lightening lit the handsome pirate from [...]

chapter 3 of my novel “Downfall”

Chapter 3. Seven years ago

Chapter 2 of my novel Downfall

Chapter 2. Two months ago.

First Chapter of my new sci-fi novel “Downfall”

“Downfall” a novel By Dan Mumford Chapter 1. Present (2400 A.D.) She rolled around the corner just as the security bot brought its lasers

I just finished writing my first novel!

More on this later. I’ve typed too many words in the last few days… So basically imagine this + this = my book. There’s also a little of this: I had a lot of fun writing it. I thought that taking a creative writing class would be a good motivator for me and I was [...]

The snooty world of luxury pens

I just got a catalog in the mail yesterday from the Paradise Pen co. In a word, snooty. The first pen on page 2 is on sale for the low low price of $1,115. There’s another one half way through that goes for $3,000. Yes, you read that right. You could buy 12 pens for [...]