David Dalglish
@ddalglish
Author of THE SHADOWDANCE SERIES, KEEPERS TRILOGY, THE HALF-ORCS, VAGRANT GODS, LEVEL: UNKNOWN, RADIANT KING, and more. site: ddalglish.com Patron: He/him.
The next Fire Emblem has a Nun with a Gun and I already have my new favorite character.
Vow of Ashes is live! It's one of the more personal stories I've ever written, and I hope it finds its audience. If you'd like a story of a married couple dealing with love, loss, death, and honor, along with a bit of magic and sword fighting, this might be for you. www.amazon.com/Vow-Ashes-Da...
These AI marketing spam emails are getting longer (this one was 2k words long) but also just more and more incoherent. But I will agree with them on this one thing: the amount of reviews it got was not a plot point of the story.
Say hi to Noco, our new doggo (currently being loved on by the kiddos the poor lil guy lol)
Said goodbye to our wonderful pug Gilly today. Hug your pets for me, everyone.
After finishing the Astral Kingdoms, I wanted to write something much smaller, more intimate. Something where the stakes are personal and quiet compared to killing gods. I also wanted to make people cry. VOW OF ASHES, a novella of a dying woman and the vow she demands of her husband, is that book.
I am rather proud, honestly, how well I handled [specific element, theme/character/pacing] in my recent book, Book.
"I'll keep this refreshingly human" says the spam bot cluttering my inbox while pretending to be an editor from the big five. I hate this hellscape.
Okay so maaaybe there's a reason Yuna is my favorite FF character of the mainline games... www.idrlabs.com/final-fantas...
The computer cubby hole in the new house. Behold the trappings of a professional author.
Moving into the new house. Got the important kitchen essentials set up.
Ok @kristadb1.bsky.social I demand to know if you're the one funding this criminal mastermind.
And for those who really liked the artwork for DAUGHTER OF DESTRUCTION, please have a look at the original version without titling and whatnot so you may imagine how badly I lost my mind when this hit my inbox.
Okay I played, and I swear a large portion of this test is just checking the quality and vibrancy of your computer monitor lol
And if you're interested in the series I pitched to my editor as "Sephiroth and Joan of Arc team up against Emet-Selch from FFXIV in a BERSERK inspired tale" then you should start with THE RADIANT KING!
The second book of The Astral Kingdoms Trilogy now has both a name and a cover! DAUGHTER OF DESTRUCTION Thank you so much, @magalivilleneuve.bsky.social, for such incredible artwork. I could not have envisioned a more perfect representation of Isabelle.
I laughed so hard I started crying, and wish I could compliment the 'artist'.
Sometimes your editor just kinda enjoys the vibe you're going for in a book, and those edit notes are the most fun.