Daniel Aegan

Fiction writer, dark humorists, stoned tarot reader. Dabbling in fantasy, sci-fi, villainpunk, horror, and whatever else I feel like. It’s the Blood Drive era. he/they 🏳️‍🌈

[danielaegan]

Tomorrow’s the day! You can finally get your copy of Who the Fuck is Rocky Phantasmic?! and find out the answer to the question posed by the title. Is Rocky a ghost? A zombie? An undead superhero who’s vowed to save a stranger from nonstop horrors sent by a demon from another dimension? A podcaster?

Who the Fuck is Rocky Phantasmic?! drops tomorrow wherever good books are sold (on the internet). Are you ready for a cosmic horror comedy? You’ve never experienced anything like this book, guaranteed.

And look at that sexy fuckin cover!

[danielaegan]

On October 29th in the year of the Lord 2024, a new novel will grace the world. Who the Fuck is Rocky Phantasmic?! has finished gestating, and the world’s book womb is ready to birth this bastard child of horror and comedy. The title may be a grammatical nightmare while promoting and talking about the book, but you’re in for the ride of the year as an ensemble of unlikely characters shoot for the MacGuffin to end all Macguffins.

But who the fuck is in this book?

Meet Dave, a queer indie writer who is definitely not a self-insert from the author no matter what anyone says. What does he know about mobsters and demons and undead mobsters in cahoots with demons? Even with his overactive imagination, he’s not ready for what’s coming.

Dave’s would-be partner in crime should’ve been canceled comedian Cliff Quinten, but they seemed to have gotten their wires crossed. Cliff’s on a mission of his own to save his floundering career, but he’s waylaid by his own personal horror movie playing out as he attempts to make his big comeback tour—only don’t call it a fucking comeback tour.

Dave’s polyamorous wife Heather is involved in all this nonsense too, though not by choice. All she wanted was to get laid and get home to her husband and daughter, but Heather’s plans are dashed by a priest who’s hunting her husband. Now she finds herself at the end of a chain, waiting for her opportunity to spring into actual and save her husband.

Father Stephen is the broken priest, a man with a demon in his head. He sees beyond the veil. Demons encircle his entire being, and the only way to stop them and save the world is to kill Dave before the one Father Stephen calls The Enemy can get him.

He’s not the only one after Dave. The Undead Boss has sent a pair of his cronies after him to make good on a deal he’s made with a demon called He Who Walks Above. With the help of a supervillain from the old country, they’re willing to get their hands dirty to get them on Dave. Do demons and low-level mob operations coexist? What kind of evil synergy is this?!

Through all this is a question on everyone’s lips: Who the Fuck is Rocky Phantasmic?!

****

Who the Fuck is Rocky Phantasmic?! drops hard on Tuesday 10/29, and will be available in paperback and ebook through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo Plus, Smashwords, Apple Books, or wherever you can find good books. It’s now available for preorders.

[danielaegan]

We’re one week away from the release of the premiere book of this fall season! Who the Fuck is Rocky Phantasmic?! is chock full of action, sex, violence, monsters, the undead, explosions, polyamory, and everything else you read for. Don’t sleep on this book!

It drops everywhere on Tuesday 10/29!

[danielaegan]

⚗️A Villainpunk Epic⚗️

My Good Friend Dr. Debaucherous is out now!

Who the Fuck is Rocky Phantasmic?! out 10/29!

🔬Villainous mentors

🧬Generic disruption

😈Devious plots

🧪Super powered

🏳️‍🌈Super queer

💩All superheroes are bastards

⚗️Insane science

Now available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords, Kobo Plus, or wherever good books are sold.

[danielaegan]

If you’re not prepared, you’re gonna get toasted.

Hit Villain Summer has already started, and you can celebrate with Reign of the Unfortunate, Bad News, and the upcoming My Good Friend Dr. Debaucherous (available July 23rd!). These books contains multitudes of villainpunk goodies, the baddest bad guys you’ll ever want to meet, and a heavy dose of thrills, laughs, and more thrills. Don’t miss out!

Books are available on Amazon, Barnes & Nobel, Apple Books, Kobo Plus, and a lot more!

[danielaegan]

Coming this April to a planet near you.

[danielaegan]

Check this out if you feel like reading about me bitching about important shit like passive aggressive quote farming, AI bullshit and the tech bros in support of it, some Elon Musk shrapnel, and maybe a bit about me writing stuff.

Enjoy!

Daniel’s Journal #78 – Satire and Irony May Be Dead, but Passive Aggression is Thriving

I wanted to do my weekly blog post about fighting against your muse, but I think I’ll save that for next week since I forgot to write it ahe

[danielaegan]

Let’s talk world-building and bloated word counts for a moment. Does info-dumping make a story unnecessarily longer and more complicated to understand? Should readers know everything up front about the world, or should they learn along with the character?

My engineer brain tends to create my worlds in the background as I write. I don’t dump the world’s history and geography into the first chapter. It likely doesn’t show up at all unless the plot demands it. This keeps the story moving and flowing along with the reader’s interest. Pacing is important, and a big steaming info-dump will weigh them down.

There are other ways to think of this. My opinion isn’t the only way to build a world. Some stories where the world is the character may demand some info-dumps here or there to keep it heading in the right direction.

What about word count? I ask in return, “What about it?” Shaving down your story should be focused around the unneeded world building bits. Most of the time when I second-draft, I’m adding stuff that may have been missed. Again, I’m keeping the descriptions subtle when I do this. Readers have an imagination, and you should trust that, especially when you’re constructing a short story or a novella.

In the end, your story is your story. As a reader, you’ll choose which worlds you’ll visit based on your preferences. If you want a piece or fantasy of sci-fi dependent on heavy world building dumps, you’ll find one more easily than a subtle version of those genres with more quick-paced action or dialogue that zips. Whatever hits right for you is your choice.

For my reading and writing flow, I prefer the latter approach. Keep the story moving, the conversations realistic and tight, and don’t you dare bore me with details about some shit that will have zero bearing on the plot. I say this to my brain as well. It may have a mind of its own, but it tends to listen to me.

[danielaegan]

Do you like your bad guys as bad as they come, or do you like your good guys behaving as badly as the villains?

Why not both?

Reign of the Unfortunate and Bad News are full of unexpectedly refreshing villainpunk badness.

Embrace your inner villain and check out these titles by Daniel Aegan!

Find these dastardly titles and other books from the Aegan Multiverse on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords, Kobo Plus, and more!

[danielaegan]

I wrote this blog piece about what’s coming to my author brand. Since you’ll see me posting more on my Tumblr, you should check it out!

Daniel’s Journal #74 – Changes Are Coming Soon(ish)

Change is good, and the time has come for one. No, I’m not announcing my candidacy into the political arena. Those cucks couldn’t handle me

[danielaegan]

If you’re looking for a fun read that grabs you and won’t let go, then look no further. In Search of Channel Void will take you to the edge of the multiverse and back.

Paul loves his dull life. He’s got plenty of weed, a boyfriend he likes (a lot), and his favorite show reruns all the time. But when he starts having vivid dreams about Channel Void, he starts to wonder if the wacky rumors of the sixties sci-fi show being based in alternate versions are true.

Jumping down the proverbial rabbit hole, Paul soon finds himself in the American southwest, looking for scraps of clues about Channel Void’s creator Ron Shea. What begins as a simple travel blog about possible episode locations soon gets surreal as Paul’s life gets entangled with an energy storm linked to Shea and his show. Paul makes new friends, some enemies, and has his life along with his perception of reality altered as he plunged deeper into the void than he ever thought possible.

In Search of Channel Void is an unsettling multiversal sci-fi urban fantasy by Daniel Aegan, and is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, kobo, SmashWords, and more!

[danielaegan]

In Search of Channel Void is only four days away. I can't believe this story's journey is almost over. It started with an inkling of an idea during a stoned Twilight Zone marathon, and it morphed into this oddity of a multiverse romp you'll have to read to believe.

See you on the seventh! 📺

[danielaegan]

Don’t worry about finding your way into the multiverse. It’ll find you.

In Search of Channel Void drops on 11/7/23. You are not ready.

[danielaegan]

Looking for your next read? How about next NINE reads? Check out Infinite Zero for all your short story needs. It’s full of sci-fi, fantasy, villainpunk, and horror tales, all with a comedic twist and full of that weird-ass Aegan style you didn’t know you needed. Out now in paperback and for Kindle on the ‘Zon or all over the place digitally!

Infinite Zero: An Anthology [Aegan, Daniel] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Infinite Zero: An Anthology

[danielaegan]

Check out this investigative piece I wrote for The Serving Times about some good people coming together to raise money for a great cause!

Just Desserts

Story by Daniel Aegan (@Daniel_Aegan) It was a sunny Sunday morning when the employees of a Shady Haven Star-Mart showed up to have a little

[danielaegan]

Taste Infinity on 7/20 when Infinite Zero drops!!

#

[danielaegan]

It’s 7/7, and it might be your lucky day. Stoned Tarot has a spread to help your luck along or assist you in manifesting some. Hit us up and try a Boiler Maker or a Munchie Mania spread! Now booking readings for tonight or tomorrow!

😶‍🌫️🎴