Dan Jordan

Building worlds, eating good food, and occasionally writing books. 🍖🛡️

[Dan Jordan @DanRiversBooks]

Haven’t posted in a while… mainly because this is what I’ve been doing.
Printed the manuscript and started editing by hand.
Pen, paper, and 90,000 words that need a lot more work than I expected.

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Me: I’ve got plenty of time to edit all 90,000 words.
Also me: ☕🔥 “This is fine.”
#AmEditing #WritersLife #AmWritingFantasy

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Me: “Finally, the draft is finished!”
Also me: 👀 more editing
#AmEditing #WritersLife

[Dan Jordan @DanRiversBooks]

At last, the map of Aquilumen and Austumen is finished! 🗺️

Took longer than expected (new dad life will do that 😅), but seeing part of Songs of the Fallen drawn out feels incredible.

#FantasyMap #Worldbuilding #AmWritingFantasy

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A quote from Corvus in Songs of the Fallen:

“War is fuelled by one thing and one thing alone… fear in all its forms.”

#SongsOfTheFallen #AmWriting #WritersOfX #DarkFantasy

[Dan Jordan @DanRiversBooks]

My favourite sentence ever:

“Before is was was, was was is.”

The joys (and chaos) of writing…
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@McCall_writer Thank you, I'll keep you in mind

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Took a bit of a summer break from posting, but finally finished A Clash of Kings (what a beast). Back to edits, maps, and waiting on the last beta readers for Songs of the Fallen. So far, so good
#AmEditing #WritersOfX #BetaReaders #FantasyBooks

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Back to work this week, but squeezed in some map-making between the chaos. Here’s a closer look at Aquilumen and Austumen
#FantasyMap #AmWritingFantasy #Worldbuilding #SongsOfTheFallen #IndieAuthor

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Beta reader: “Wow!”
Me: Feeling like I just walked out with a Dundie. 🏆
Then came the notes — the helpful kind that makes you question every subplot for a solid minute.

#BetaReader #MichaelScott #WritingLife #SongsOfTheFallen #AmWriting #WIP #WritingCommunity #WriterMeme

[Dan Jordan @DanRiversBooks]

Sorry for the reduced posting — turns out babies eat spare time for breakfast.

Still writing. Just… slower. And softer. And slightly more covered in muslin cloth.
#AmWriting #NewParentLife #FantasyWriter #WritingCommunity #SongsOfTheFallen

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@McCall_writer That's really kind of you, thanks! I'll definitely keep you in mind

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Beta reader: “Overall, I liked it.”
Me, with “Electric Love” blasting: 😭⚡🌼
#PedroPascalMeme

Writers know that “liked it” = confetti, champagne, and life validation.
#AmWriting #BetaReaders #SongsOfTheFallen #WritingCommunity

[Dan Jordan @DanRiversBooks]

New notebook. You know what that means…

A new story is whispering.
Probably nothing.
Definitely something.
Possibly life-consuming.

#AmWriting #WritersNotebook #WritingCommunity #FantasyWriter #IndieAuthor #StoryBeginnings #SongsOfTheFallen #NotebookOfDoom

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Beta reader update:
“I’m actually enjoying it so far. I’m up to Chapter 9.”

Me: holding onto the word actually like it’s a publishing contract.

That first spark of feedback hits different.

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Katha looked out over her city.

Encircled by farmland, carved into the heart of the mountains, Novissium cascaded down the dark Nekros rock like a glacial drift — a fortress of white stone, unmatched in beauty.

Before the fall. Before the silence.

#AmWriting #FantasyWriting

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My book is in the hands of beta readers… and I don’t know what to do with myself.

I should be resting. But I miss my characters.
I miss writing plot twists.
I miss the chaos.

So now I’m just… pacing around the house like a wizard between wars.

#AmWriting #WriterProblems

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@bellerosereads Thank you for the interest, but I have quite a few people reading it at the moment. But if I need a paid beta reader in the future you are on my list 😁 the website link was helpful too!

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The first draft of Songs of the Fallen is complete!

Now the real work begins.
I’m looking for fantasy readers willing to give honest feedback.

Love epic worlds, dark choices, and glimmers of hope? DM me if you’re interested!

#BetaReaders #AmWriting #WritingCommunity

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@Kumo_KD Thank you for the interest, but I have quite a few people reading it at the moment. But if I need a paid beta reader in the future you are on my list 😁

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@book_maven1 Thank you!

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Just settled on a title —Songs of the Fallen.
So naturally… I’m making cover designs instead of writing the last few chapters.

The first draft is nearly done.
The font debate has just begun.

Which cover grabs you—1, 2, or 3?

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