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About Me

Just created: www.danjolley.com !I'm a native Georgian professional writer in my mid-thirties, married with cats. I've been primarily writing comic books (DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, lots of others) for about seventeen years now, and have more recently started writing novels. My first solo novel series, an original Young Adult sci-fi espionage adventure story called ALEX UNLIMITED, hit stores in May of 2007 through a co-pub deal with TokyoPop and HarperCollin.

Plus here's the first ever, to my knowledge, Alex Unlimited fan site: alexunlimited.com

For the last two years or so I've had a job at Icarus Studios in Cary, North Carolina, writing content for the upcoming MMORPG "Fallen Earth."

Take a look: fallenearth.com

My Interests

Movies, video games, working out, watching the UFC. Not much time for hobbies, really.

I'd like to meet:

Fellow pro writers, first and foremost. I've not gotten into movies or TV yet, but I'd like to chat with people who have. I'm sort of a knowledge sponge. Well, that's not completely accurate, because some days it seems as if every time I learn something new, I have to forget something old to make room for it. So I guess I'm more like...I don't know. A knowledge footlocker?

Music:

Rob Zombie, Disturbed, Staind, Natasha Bedingfield, John Mayer, Southern Culture on the Skids, Linkin Park, old QueensrÃ¿che, 80's mixes. Jonathon Coulton when I'm feeling extra-geeky.

Movies:

Sling Blade, Brotherhood of the Wolf, Usual Suspects, Highlander, L.A. Confidential, The Crow, Night Watch (the Russian one) lots and lots of others

Television:

Anything UFC-related, The Shield, Heroes, Ghost Hunters, MythBusters, Family Guy

Books:

Ringworld, The Long ARM of Gil Hamilton, The Crow (graphic novel), most Louis L'Amour

Heroes:

Larry Niven, Randy Couture (at the risk of sounding like Joe Rogan)

My Blog

BLOG MOVING!

From now on, all my blogging activities will take place at:www.danjolley.blogspot.comYou can also check out my official website: www.danjolley.comAll visitors welcome!-- Dan...
Posted by Dan Jolley on Sun, 27 Apr 2008 01:27:00 PST

MY FIRST FAN SITE and other surreal things

I don't even know what to say. Take a look:alexunlimited.comWords pretty much fail me at this point. :)
Posted by Dan Jolley on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:19:00 PST

70 tank LFG

I don't know if this is a case of life imitating art or what, exactly, but a strange thing has happened. Before I got the job on the content team for Fallen Earth, I had never played an MMO, but the d...
Posted by Dan Jolley on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:03:00 PST

FINALLY DONE!

The latest Twisted Journeys book is in the can and on the way to Lerner! What a load off!Of course, now I get to dive directly into the next Warriors book without a break, but honestly, doing the Warr...
Posted by Dan Jolley on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:25:00 PST

FREE TIME AND OTHER MYTHS

Despite previous comments concerning my rabid World of Warcraft habit, I am doing a lot more writing than game-playing (as usual). I'm THIS close to finishing the latest Twisted Journeys book, after w...
Posted by Dan Jolley on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 09:15:00 PST

FORT BRAGG, HO!

I'll be doing a signing this Friday night at Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, NC, talking primarily to the families of soldiers about Alex Unlimited and Warriors. I've never done a signing on a military ba...
Posted by Dan Jolley on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 07:46:00 PST

FIVE FOR WRITING!

Soon a small interview with yours truly will appear on Richard Dansky's website. For those who don't know, Richard is a prolific author, game designer, and self-professed cad. I can only aspire to the...
Posted by Dan Jolley on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 08:05:00 PST

FAT & HAPPY

Marie and I had dinner tonight with our friends Mike & Annie and Rich & Melinda at Vivace, a mind-blowingly good restaurant in Raleigh. I can't say enough good things about this place. Plus the head c...
Posted by Dan Jolley on Wed, 07 Nov 2007 07:34:00 PST

TINTINNABULATION IN MY EARS, EARS, EARS

So I've had this ringing in my left ear for about two weeks now. I was also feeling woozy and lightheaded, so I went to the doctor about it, and discovered I had an ear infection, for which he prescri...
Posted by Dan Jolley on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 06:37:00 PST

MIDNIGHT OIL

No, not the 80's band. Just the kind you burn when you're up late working on a Saturday night to meet a rapidly-approaching deadline.These Twisted Journeys books I do for Lerner are an interesting exp...
Posted by Dan Jolley on Sun, 04 Nov 2007 08:40:00 PST