A stylized cover art for the book titled "Beyond the Mark: Ashes of the Hero," featuring a silhouette of a cloaked figure in a dark, magical forest. The figure, shrouded in shadow, is holding a glowing sword with a vibrant red hue. Intricate patterns adorn the figure's cloak, evoking a sense of mystery and fantasy. The background showcases an eerie forest with bare, twisted trees and ethereal lights, creating a mystical and foreboding atmosphere. In the distance, a castle with spires looms against a pale, glowing sky, adding a sense of adventure and danger to the scene. The title is prominently displayed at the top in bold, stylized lettering, with a vivid gradient effect that contrasts with the darker tones of the artwork. The overall composition conveys themes of heroism, darkness, and a journey into the unknown.
UPDATE! πΉπ
I realize not many people have access to much right now, so I put the eBook version of Beyond The Mark down to the lowest I could on Amazon, which is $0.99
Hope this helps it become more accessible, I'd rather continue the story than make money, so I hope you enjoy!
#Fantasy #Author
11.06.2025 16:08 β π 653 π 153 π¬ 53 π 15
Daniel P. Douglas (@authordanielpdouglas)
Two Stories, Two Approaches to Connecting Readers βοΈ
Just had two stories published in Books & Pieces Magazine (found through my Duotrope subscription - worth every penny for finding markets that fit...
New Substack note on writing craft lessons from my two recent stories - one uses multiple POVs connected by tea β, the other stays tight with a dying rancher who wants his boots on π€ . Plus, why Duotrope rocks for finding markets.
#ShortStories
#WritingTips
#LitMag
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04.08.2025 20:40 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
A cyberpunk-styled woman with short black hair and glowing blue skin stands in a neon-lit corridor. She wears a high-tech black jacket and has a holographic circular interface glowing on her hand. The background features pink and blue neon lights creating a futuristic atmosphere. Digital particles float in the air around her.
August 4th, 2025 #WIPSnips, the word "Positive."
REASSESSMENT BASED ON TARGETβS POSITIVE EMOTIONAL RESPONSE.
ACCESS THROUGH PERSONAL CONNECTION PRESENTS FEWER CHALLENGES.
RECOMMENDATION: INFILTRATION DURING SCHEDULED SOCIAL INTERACTION...
From the upcoming sci-fi novella, "Proxy Access."
04.08.2025 20:20 β π 6 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
THE DARK LORD'S DISPATCH
Satan witnesses peak reality revision: Smithsonian erases Trump's impeachments, Texas redraws democracy, and Trump tariffs Brazil for prosecuting fascists.
The latest Dispatch is live! Read it if you dare...
#WritersOfBluesky
#PoliticalSatire
#SubstackWriter
#WritersOfBluesky
#PoliticalHumor
#DarkHumor
THE DARK LORD'S DISPATCH
open.substack.com/pub/authorda...
01.08.2025 18:07 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Book cover for "Blood Tide" by Daniel P. Douglas, subtitled "A Harbor Noir Thriller". The cover features a dark, moody nighttime scene of an industrial harbor with large shipping cranes silhouetted against stormy clouds and a pale moon. The water reflects red lights from the dock, creating an ominous atmosphere. The title "BLOOD TIDE" appears in large, bold red letters across the bottom portion of the cover.
βDrop the weapon, Morrison.β The Miranda warning tone, even now. Some habits died harder than the men who carried them. βShould have known. You never could leave things... alone.β
#WIPSnips July 31 - "drop"
31.07.2025 13:21 β π 7 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Daniel P. Douglas (@authordanielpdouglas)
π₯ HOLY SHIT, THIS WEEK'S DISPATCH IS UNHINGED π₯
Satan gets DIVINELY ROASTED by Jesus on-air about 12th-century real estate fraud. Then flees to his therapist (Carl Jung) while his demons expose:
π N...
This week's Dispatch tracks neo-Nazi fight clubs, whites-only settlements, homeless criminalization, and the Trump DOJ protecting pedophile confessions.
#PoliticalSatire
#DarkHumor
#AmericanPolitics
#Fascism2025
#SatireWriting
#TrumpAdministration
#WritersOfBsky
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25.07.2025 15:53 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
The Gay Bomb: When Cold War Thinking Outlived the Cold War
How a 1994 Pentagon Proposal Proved the Military-Industrial Complex's 1950s Cold War Brain Was Still Calling the Shots
While implementing 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' in 1994, the Pentagon simultaneously tried to weaponize homosexuality against enemies.
#ColdWarHistory
#Declassified
#WeirdHistory
#AmWriting
#SubstackWriter
The Gay Bomb: When Cold War Thinking Outlived the Cold War open.substack.com/pub/authorda...
21.07.2025 20:51 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
The Hunt Just Got Personal (Plus: Sci-Fi and Fantasy That Actually Has Guts)
Neural Bounty Cover Reveal + Two Authors Who Refuse to Play It Safe
NEURAL BOUNTY cover reveal drops in today's newsletter, plus two authors writing stories with teeth!
#SpaceWestern
#SciFiNoir
#SpaceOpera
#IndieAuthor
#SubstackWriter
#WritersOfBluesky
The Hunt Just Got Personal (Plus: Sci-Fi and Fantasy That Actually Has Guts) open.substack.com/pub/authorda...
21.07.2025 19:45 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Big News: "Seven Flowers for Lemonade" Found Its Home!
From Writing Prompt to Publication: A Midsummer Tale Finds Its Readers
πJust got the acceptance email! My short story "Seven Flowers for Lemonade" will be published by Literally Stories in December 2025! π»
#ShortStory
#MagicalRealism
#AmWriting
#Duotrope
#IndieWriter
Big News: "Seven Flowers for Lemonade" Found Its Home! open.substack.com/pub/authorda...
18.07.2025 19:19 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
THE DARK LORD'S DISPATCH
WHEN MAGA EATS ITSELF EDITION - Satan revels as MAGA tears itself apart over Epstein files that don't exist. Bondi lied, Trump blamed Obama, and the base finally smells the bullshit.
Satan's latest dispatch: MAGA's eating itself alive over Epstein files that never existed!
#PoliticalSatire
#EpsteinFiles
#MAGAMeltdown
#IndieWriter
#SatireWriting
#PoliticalCommentary
THE DARK LORD'S DISPATCH open.substack.com/pub/authorda...
18.07.2025 19:17 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
THE DARK LORD'S DISPATCH
MEDIEVAL MONARCHY SPEEDRUN EDITION - Satan returns from Geneva trial to find humans speedrunning monarchy: Epstein files vanish, Trump claims king powers, tariffs crater economy. No demons needed.
The latest edition of the satirical Dark Lord's Dispatch is out now! Read it if you dare...
#WritersOfBluesky
#PoliticalSatire
#SubstackWriter
#WritersOfBluesky
#PoliticalHumor
#DarkHumor
#IndieWriter
THE DARK LORD'S DISPATCH open.substack.com/pub/authorda...
11.07.2025 20:15 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Operation Acoustic Kitty: When the CIA Turned a Cat Into a $20 Million Spy
The Cold War Program That Proved You Really Can't Herd CatsβEven with Surgery
The CIA spent $20 million surgically turning a cat into a spy. It allegedly lasted 10 feet before meeting a taxi.
#WeirdHistory
#ColdWar
#CatsOfBluesky
#CIA
#SubstackWriters
#HistoryWriting
Operation Acoustic Kitty: When the CIA Turned a Cat Into a $20 Million Spy open.substack.com/pub/authorda...
10.07.2025 14:14 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Daniel P. Douglas on Substack
How Duotrope.com Helped Me Get Published (And How It Can Help You Too)
Let me tell you about the best $5 a month I spend as a writer.
When I started submitting short stories, I was a disorganized me...
Just shared how Duotrope transformed my submission process from chaos to success. If you're tired of tracking submissions with sticky notes, this might help!
#WritingCommunity
#AmWriting
#WritersLife
#SubmissionTips
#GetPublished
#IndieAuthors
#WritersOfBluesky
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08.07.2025 20:32 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Daniel P. Douglas on Substack
Hey writers βοΈ, I was recently asked in an author interview the following question:
Do you have any quirky writing habits? (lucky mugs β, cats on laps π, etc.)
It got me thinking about my own ritual...
Every writer has their secret ritualsβhere's mine involving New Mexico pinion incense and rainy days π₯π¨π§οΈ
#WritingLife
#WritingCommunity
#AmWriting
#WritersOfBluesky
#WritingRituals
#AuthorLife
#WritingProcess
#CreativeProcess
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06.07.2025 13:40 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Daniel P. Douglas on Substack
Every Friday at Midnight, Writers Transform Into Something More
The email arrived like clockwork. Five writing prompts. One week. Two hundred fifty dollars waiting for the best story. But Reedsy's we...
Hey, writers, check out Reedsy for short story writing prompts, contests, professional writing help and much more!
#WritingCommunity
#AmWriting
#WritingContest
#Reedsy
#ShortFiction
#WeeklyWritingPrompt
#WritersOfBluesky
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06.07.2025 13:37 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Operation Garden Plot
Declassified documents reveal Operation Garden Plot, the Pentagon's 1968 blueprint for military control of U.S. cities. Discover how this Cold War plan normalized troops on American streets.
They called it "Operation Garden Plot" - because apparently planning military occupation of American cities deserved a cute name.
#ColdWarHistory
#PoliceState
#History
#Politics
#Writing
Operation Garden Plot open.substack.com/pub/authorda...
04.07.2025 19:00 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1
July Giveaway Drop! πWin one of these must-read indie booksβno purchase necessary. Enter now for your chance to score a summer read! readerviews.com/book-giveaway/
#BookGiveaway #FreeBooks #SummerReads #IndieAuthors #ReadIndie #BookCommunity #WinBooks #BookLovers #SupportIndieAuthors
01.07.2025 12:11 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
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Thanks Tim, much appreciated!
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INFJ βοΈ Aquarius | Writer of ghosts, glitter grief, and quiet revolutions.
Magical girls, moody boys, memory shards.
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Roger P. Heath is a debut author whose Warriors of the Continuum trilogy of Arrival, Deception, and Life will published in 2025. See more at rogerpheath.com & instagram.com/shadowoftheka/ & goodreads.com/author/show/55646789.Roger_P_Heath
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Northern speculative fiction micropress β’ Tyne & Wear, UK β’ carnyxpress.co.uk β’ posts by @nathanielspain.bsky.social
Occasional editor and writer. Purveyor of half-baked opinions. Intermittently able to make my nieces laugh. (SnoozeInBrief on Twitter)
My blog on usage, editing and suchlike: https://stroppyeditor.wordpress.com
Professional science writer. Unprofessional novelist. Mom with half an empty nest. Insomniac. She/her. That is not me in the picture.
She/her.
Lesbian romance author.
-Gay shit
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-Cats
Living out your cottagecore fantasies in the wilds of Canada with her wife and a cat.
marinestjean.ca
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Author and historian of myth, fraud, and lost stories. Asking what really happened, not just what made the headlines. 2025 BOTN Nominee.
www.ryantpozzi.com
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Author and artist of fantasy, science fiction, and more! Daily microfiction, and art sometimes. Host of #2WordPrompt. Editor and publisher of #SciFanSat Magazine.
Books and art available at β www.blueboarpress.com/jason-h-abbott
This 5* author is a traveling corpse. Website has TV, radio, and newspaper interviews. See life (and Asia) through the eyes of the dead in his 3rd book FREE right here! Love from Kathmandu. Be well, Tenzin/pronoun WE www.fearlesspuppy.info/newbook
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Cats - Hobbes and Theo
Video Games - ARPGS, Souls-Like, Guild Wars, Tower Defense to name a few
Aspiring Author - Actively querying my epic fantasy
Software QA - The less exciting day job
Step-dad - Three awesome step kids
Fantasy/Sci-fi enthusiast and aspiring novelist. Fairly competent guitarist. Huge Discworld fan. Pen Name.
Believes in you, always.
Halfway home.
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Watty Award winner 2021, 6x shortlisted. Ambys Award winner 2024 & 2x 2023. 4x ONC Award shortlisted. Writer (π€).
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DON'T LET THE DARKNESS EAT YOU UP out 10.30.25
Author of RENEWAL, HERITAGE, TWIN PEAKS: THE FOUNDING et al, plus two books about TWIN PEAKS.
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