D.N. Bryn
Speculative Fiction and Beyond
About the Author
Speculative fiction writer with a mermaids and pirates debut novel, now working on a Gothic space fantasy.
“IF I AM WORTH ANYTHING LATER,
I AM WORTH SOMETHING NOW.
FOR WHEAT IS WHEAT,
EVEN IF PEOPLE THINK IT IS
A GRASS IN THE BEGINNING.”
— Van Gogh
Our Bloody Pearl: Available Now
After a year of voiceless captivity, a bloodthirsty siren fights to return home while avoiding the lure of a suspiciously friendly and eccentric pirate captain.
This lighthearted yet dangerous tale of family and forgiveness guarantees your heart will be stolen (if not eaten) by sirens.
Works in Progress
Blurbs, excerpts, and beta reviews for D.N. Bryn’s upcoming books, including a Gothic space fantasy and a middle grade solarpunk.
How to write a novel: a beginner’s guide to the basics of storytelling.
First off, you have to know these two things: Your first draft of your first book will be terrible. All your favorite authors of all time wrote a terrible first draft of their first book too. Probably a terrible second and third draft, maybe…
Writing Diversity: Can You Force it?
Writing diversity isn’t “forced.” What’s forced in writing is continuously cherry pick the situations in which many groups have been deliberately forced outby the one group who prides themselves as being ‘the norm.’ Let me explain: While the world is very diverse, there are situations and areas where someone…
Why Can’t I Stick to My Outline?
The inability to write what you’ve outlined plagues many of us, and it has many potential causes, some of which have workarounds, while others don’t. Here’s just a couple: 1. You don’t know your characters well enough when you outline, so when you write them,…
