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Daniel Arenson's Page
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- Are you an Author, Reader, Publisher, Editor, Agent or Other?
- I'm the author of "Firefly Island", a fantasy novel published by Thomson Gale. I've also published short stories and poetry in various magazines.
- Do You Have A Website?
- www.DanielArenson.com
Visit to read FREE stories and poems, learn all about "Firefly Island", find writing tips, and much more.
- About Me:
- Born in Israel in 1980, I lived in Manitoba and New Jersey before settling in Toronto, Ontario. I hold a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and enjoy painting in my spare time.
My poems and stories have appeared in magazines such as Flesh & Blood, Chizine, Orson Scott Card's Strong Verse, and many more. "Firefly Island" is my first novel.
- Do you have a blog site?
- http://danielarenson.livejournal.com
- Favorite Books:
- Too many to list here.
- Favorite Bookstores on land or cyberspace
- Amazon.
Firefly Island
The new epic fantasy novel from Thomson Gale Publishing"The author... brings a crispness and directness to his storytelling that propels his novel to its inevitable, though at times unexpected, conclusion. Intriguing characterizations of both heroes and villains make this a good choice for most fantasy collections."
-- Library Journal
"The violent and gory world Arenson has created is filled with interesting details and cultures... he is an author to watch."
-- Booklist
"Superb... a fascinating and enthralling story."
-- Harriet Klausner, Amazon's #1 rated reviewer
"Daniel Arenson has an amazing gift of bringing his characters off the pages. I would highly recommend the book to anyone. This is the most excited I have ever been about a science fiction/fantasy book."
-- ReaderViews.com
Firefly Island
a fantasy novel by Daniel Arenson
Five Star (Thomson Gale), ISBN 9781594146015
Click here to read the first chapter for FREE!
"Daniel Arenson writes with a natural grace to bring us into the lives of characters we come to care deeply about. I love his work."
-- Janrae Frank, author of The Dark Brothers of the Light
"Firefly Island is a MUST READ!"
-- Uwe Jarling, fantasy artist
"It's a great storyline, lots of interesting characters and flows well. Good job!"
-- Jon Baxley, author of The Blackgloom Bounty
Click here to order your copy from amazon.com -- now 34% off!
Learn more at DanielArenson.com
Daniel Arenson's Blog
Firefly Island raises money for cancer research
Firefly Island, my fantasy novel, is now raising money for cancer research. You can help.
From now until New Years, for every copy of Firefly Island sold, I'll donate a dollar to cancer research.
Firefly Island is published as a beautiful, library-edition hardcover. It makes a perfect gift for anyone who loves good, old-fashioned fantasy adventures. If you love the fantasy novels of the 80s, like Dragonlance or the David Eddings books, I think you'll love Firefly Island, too. Firefly Island is… Continue
From now until New Years, for every copy of Firefly Island sold, I'll donate a dollar to cancer research.
Firefly Island is published as a beautiful, library-edition hardcover. It makes a perfect gift for anyone who loves good, old-fashioned fantasy adventures. If you love the fantasy novels of the 80s, like Dragonlance or the David Eddings books, I think you'll love Firefly Island, too. Firefly Island is… Continue
Posted on October 29, 2008 at 8:59pm —
ReaderViews.com gives Firefly Island a glowing review
ReaderViews.com, a website devoted to book reviews, gave Firefly Island a glowing review this week.
Here is some of what Kelley Anderson, the reviewer, had to say about Firefly Island:
"Daniel
Arenson has an amazing gift of bringing his characters off the pages.
As I read the book, I had a clear picture of each of the characters and
loved the way each character tied to another. At the beginning of the
book, there were several characters with several stories and t… Continue
Here is some of what Kelley Anderson, the reviewer, had to say about Firefly Island:
"Daniel
Arenson has an amazing gift of bringing his characters off the pages.
As I read the book, I had a clear picture of each of the characters and
loved the way each character tied to another. At the beginning of the
book, there were several characters with several stories and t… Continue
Posted on June 6, 2007 at 2:06pm —
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I added a few slides of my books to my blogspot. I'm not sure yet if they should stay on or not.Do you have more trouble loading my blogspot with the slides up? Do you like them or are they too distracting?
A Christmas Tree Already
On the way home from work yesterday, I passed a house that already had a lighted and decorated Christmas tree up and showing by the window.Is it not too soon for that? In my mind, the day after Thanksgiving is when the Christmas Season starts. That's when it's fair game to put up a tree and decorations and start shopping. The way things are going this year, I'll be lucky if I get organized enough to decorate a few days before Christmas.
With our dog, Rascal, who lives up to her name, we'll probably go with a fiber optic small tree on top of an end table. One of these days I may pull put the larger tree from the box in the basement and set it up, but not until our doggy is a little more sedate. I don't feel like chasing her to get ornaments out of her mouth. I will be putting up knick knacks, lights inside and decorations on the walls, so it will still look Christmasy. No lights outside because for some reason we have no outlets outside.
While we're on the subject of Christmas trees and such, be sure to add holidays in your books. You can mention decorations and lights or Easter eggs and baskets, or even mattress sales in your descriptions to ground the reader as to the season.
Now, back to that tree I saw. What about you? When do you decorate for Christmas? What do you put up?
Winners and Losers at the CMAs and Life
I love country music and almost every country performer. While watching the CMAs, I enjoyed seeing the winners accept their awards. On the other hand, it was hard for me to see the losers do their best to appear gracious and for the most part succeeding.For every winner, there's a loser. In life and in books, it's the same way. How people react to their good and bad fortune shows what their characters are made of. You don't have to tell a reader who the good guy or bad guy is. Let their actions speak for themselves. The readers are smart enough to figure it out.
PS Can't finish this blog without saying - You Rock, Taylor Swift! You are one smart, talented teenager! Congrats on all your awards, especially, Entertainer of the Year!!!
CMA Awards Tonight and Twitter
One of my favorite shows is on tonight - the CMA Awards. If you're a country music fan, you're probably like me and will be glued to the TV 8pm EST, or in my case 7pm, in the flatlands of Illinois.Almost all my favorite performers will be there, except I hear that Rascal Flatts can't make it.
I'll be on Twitter during the show also. That's part of the fun of it - discussing and dissecting outfits, performers, songs and even commercials, kind of like I'm at a giant party with people who all go for the same thing and want to share.
What about you? What kind of music do you like? Do you tweet during a favorite show or event?
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Have a great day and a successful year,
Lynda
I would like to add you as a friend in my network so I can follow your work.
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Nice to meet you too.
I'll check out your site. Congrats on getting the book published.
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