About Daniel E Myers:
Dan was born in Montana, growing up around horses fueled his fondness for these majestic creatures which you will learn throughout the series. While a child, Dan’s parents moved the family to MN. While in high school Dan met a group of friends and became an avid gamer (to this day), as well as a wrestler and baritone. Growing up in a family of twelve children and only one television, Dan rarely watched T.V. which fueled his love of reading. Unbeknownst to him; It was then that the first inclinations of this journey began and evolved.
Fast forward forty years and extra time on our hand with Covid shutdowns, he finally found time to put his thoughts to paper and Alliandre Rising, the first book in The Knights’ Trials series was born!
Dan resides in a suburb of the Twin Cities with his H.S. sweet-heart and soul mate Kelly, celebrating 31 years of marriage in 2022. They have four adult children and are loving their new title of Grandparents from their oldest daughter. Two of the children reside at home, along with his mothers-in-law, who stay in his basement.
Dan’s work career has kept him busy in the IT Audit profession where he currently works at a Sr. IT Audit professional. Dan is active in his local community’s Lion’s Club and receiving the Melvin P Jones Award for his commitment to service.
Some of his accomplishments/hobbies include: Two years active military service (playing in the M60A3 and M1 Abrams tanks), Four years army reserve as a combat medic, including a deployment for Desert Storm. His military services introduced him to the Society for Creative Anachronists where he eagerly learned skills of armoring, winemaking, sword smithing and silver smithing. He put his newfound skills to task while in college earning his Bachelor of Science in Accounting (you didn’t see that coming, did you?!).
What inspires you to write?
Like thirty million other people in America, Covid. This story has been sitting waiting to be put on paper for forty years. I finally had the time and the inclination to put it down, so I began writing. I find it quite relaxing and stimulating at the same time.
What authors do you read when you aren’t writing?
Besides Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, Tom Kratman, Anne McAffrey, Elizabeth Moon, David Eddings, David Weber, John Ringo.
Tell us about your writing process.
I am definitely a plotter or outliner. I write down the chapters, then the scenes which will be in each chapter, then the sub-plots, and by that time, the book writes itself. OK, not really, but it is easy to just flesh out the story from that point.
For Fiction Writers: Do you listen (or talk to) to your characters?
I do not listen or talk to my characters, but when I write dialogue, I have specific actor's voices for each of them in my head.
What advice would you give other writers?
Do not worry about whther the story is any good or not, or if people will like it or not. Just write it down. Then get friends and family to give you feedback, and if they are not making suggestions to improve your story, HIRE some editors. Swallow your pride and take every comment seriously and consider whether it makes sense to incorporate or not.
How did you decide how to publish your books?
Purely financial. I went with what was going to give me the broadest reach, and in the long term provide me the most money.
What do you think about the future of book publishing?
In twenty years, paper books will be gone. Everything will be e-books and audiobooks. I would not be surprised to see AI used to digitally create "movies" from every book that people could buy as well.
What genres do you write?: Epic Fantasy
What formats are your books in?: Both eBook and Print, Audiobook
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