Dale Ivan Smith
Retired librarian, now "full-time" writer/ reader of fantasy, SF and mystery. TKZ blogger. Author of The Empowered series, Meg Booker librarian mystery series, and various novellas and short stories. Avid stargazer, role-player, board gamer. Fez wearer.
- Today's TKZ post by James Scott Bell looks at how a high interval writing technique can help you become unstuck #writing #writingcommunity killzoneblog.com/2025/05/high...
- Reposted by Dale Ivan SmithIn this week’s newsletter, a special Mother’s Day gallery dedicated to Audrey. theartofmichaelwhelan.substack.com/p/musings-on...
- Happy Mother's Day! My mom was born with a heart defect, contracted measles as a child before the vaccine existed, losing most of her hearing. She had open-heart surgery when such surgery was still experimental. She had four children, giving us a love for reading and encouraged my writing.
- Reposted by Dale Ivan SmithI have a new book! The finale of the Vampire Detective Midnight series is now live and available to read in KU! 🖤 found family - grey/dark hero - twists - lots of action! - soulmates - complete series #Booksky 📚💙 #Scifi-Books 📚🪐 #UrbanFantasy open.substack.com/pub/jcandrij...
- Reposted by Dale Ivan SmithToday's blue sky has feathery clouds.
- Reposted by Dale Ivan SmithSolarpunk Future! May 29th 1-5pm #Pittsburgh FREE! reimaginejobs.org/solar-punk-f... This is our 3rd year with lots of activists, a green job fair, art & more. I'll lead a workshop on solarpunk visioning & tabling my novels & short story collections. The energy on this amazing! Please come!
- If you see this, post the most recent photo of yourself from your camera roll. No cheating!
- WHOOPS! After I’d been at the gym for a bit this morning I realized I’d put on my old mystery writing inspiration shirt by mistake #mystery #writing #cozymystery
