Since you asked

Since getting picked up by December House, dozens of people now write, text, and twitter questions to me all the time. Since I am rather antisocial, I now need a blog to avoid actually talking to people. I normally hate blogs and blogging because it takes time away from real writing and, since I don't usually have anything worthwhile to report, why waste anyone's time? I'm a writer and when a writer is writing, his life is quite boring. And I write all the time. I don't like reading blogs because most people don't have anything interesting to say. I would rather post just a few blogs of substance per year than post a weekly blog cluttered with filler and other non-content. But questions have been asked and today I have something to say, so today I blog.

The two most popular questions, by volume, are:

Q: Do you know how bad you suck?
A: I am completely unaware, but thanks for asking so many times, Mom.

Q: What is Daryn working on today?
A: Kids, wife, dog and the stuff listed below.

Under the guidance of my agent, editor, and publisher, I am reworking my book, Hitter. I had some structural stuff to adjust; adds, changes, and deletes. It was short, only 44k words in length, and it needed to be 60k at a minimum. A 36% increase or better is no small task. I prevailed and got it up over 62k words Friday night. Hooray! Now I still need to read it two or three times, editing as I go, to make corrections in flow, pacing, grammar, tense, and spelling. My people will get it next and they'll do the same thing AND give me an opinion. I'll go through it one last time and then I'll send it to the lovely Henri, my editor, for her opinion. After that, I wait to see if I have to do more revisions or not.

I am also working on a sword-and-sorcery book as well. The working title is The Return of the Night Lord and it sits at a puny 27k words. I spent lots of time drawing and detailing a large map of the world. Drawing and coloring does not feel like work, no matter why you are doing it, but the time and effort spent was well worth it. It's an excellent visual aid and I think it really adds to the richness of the story when I'm writing. When I'm not rewriting Hitter, I spend my time writing this book.

I am also splitting my book, Prey Until Dawn, into four smaller books. I'm keeping the single volume edition because, personally, I like a nice thick paperback, but, given the preferences of the modern reader and the growing strength of the ebook market, smaller works are more desired. It's not writing, but it's part of the work if writing. Until I get an assistant, the task falls to me.

I also have stories underway in the genres of family humor, night life humor, science fiction, and even some erotica. They consist of little more than 5k words or so each, so I won't call them books just yet.

You asked, so now you know!