Posts by Daniel Sherrier
The Spinner Rack
Over on Substack, dozens of authors have written original short stories inspired by the style and sensibilities of The Twilight Zone. Mine is called “The Spinner Rack.” It involves comic books, naturally. Here’s the basic concept: In a struggling bookstore in a dying mall, a dispirited accountant finds a childhood dream on an old spinner…
Read MoreCome to the Hanover Book Expo and Virginia ComiCon!
November is always a busy time, but it can also be a fun busy. I’ll have a table at one book festival and one comic convention this month, so if you’re in the Richmond, Virginia, area, please stop by! First up is the Hanover Book Expo on Saturday, November 8, at VFW Post 9808 in…
Read MoreNew Release: ‘The Faceless Man’
I started serializing my next book on Substack nearly one year ago. That next book is now an actual book: The Faceless Man. In the initial announcement last year, I said: Superheroes work best in a combination of short and long stories—episodic adventures as well as ongoing sagas. The smaller stories humanize the characters so that we care…
Read MoreComing Soon: The Faceless Man
The third book in the Terrific series will be out in March 2025. The Faceless Man collects the stories I’ve been serializing on Substack. They’re still free to read right now, but they’ll start going behind paywalls soon, when more polished versions are available in paperback and ebook form. Justin Burks, the same artist who…
Read MoreThe Manor Within
The first serialized Terrific story is complete! It’s called “The Manor Within,” and it’s a bit more surreal than usual. Read the first part here. You can also keep up with the series by following this index here. Don’t forget to subscribe if you haven’t already. Thanks for reading!
Read MoreA ‘Terrific’ New Series
I’ve been working on the sequel to The Flying Woman and The Silver Stranger, and I realized it needed a different format: shorter stories that build on each other, a mix of episodic adventures and ongoing sagas. That’s the sort of structure superheroes are built for. Please see this post on my Substack site for…
Read MoreCome to the Fredericksburg Independent Book Festival
I’ll be back at the Fredericksburg Independent Book Festival on Saturday, June 17. For information, check out FIBF’s Facebook event and website. I’ll be at table D40 with a couple of superhero novels. I hope to see a bunch of people there!
Read MoreA Stack of Posts
I’ve been keeping busy over at my Substack, And the Quest for Pop Culture. Thank you to everyone who’s already subscribed, and I also appreciate everyone who just visits from time to time. For those who are just tuning in, please follow the links below to sample what I’ve been up to! My own writing:…
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