Howdy. I'm Daniel.

I'm a science fiction author from Austin, Texas, and I'm here to entertain you with stories of technology, violence, and the tangled complexities of human relationships in a vast, interconnected dystopian universe.

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About Me

I'm a huge tech nerd, gamer, cinephile, and exhausted father of two precocious children who bring me joy but also rob me of time to write.

My website is the best place to find news about upcoming books, short stories, deleted scenes, scratch writing, political debate, things I like to buy, and my strong beliefs on traffic laws.

I'm a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin with a B.A. in English and a minor in Computer Science. I'm just as excited by token ring networks as I am by Oxford commas.

Contact

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• Pixelfed

Tools

Independent Publishing

• Backup: OneDrive
• Ambiance: Pandora, Defonic
• Timer: Digital Timer
• Keyboard: Das Keyboard 6 Professional
• Printer: Brother Black & White Laser Printer
• Editing: Pentel EnerGel RTX Retractable Liquid Gel Pen
• Story Bible: Obsidian
• Daily Writing: Typora
• First Draft: Scrivener, Novlr
• Word Processor: Microsoft Word
• Graphics: Canva, BookBrush

Productivity

• Calendar: Motion
• Daily Notes: Logseq
• Editor: Grammarly
• Coding: Sublime Text

Books on Writing

• On Writing by Stephen King
• How Not to Write a Novel

Authors I Follow

• Carl Gillingham
• Pamela Koehne-Drube
• Suz Korb
• Stacey LP
• Doc Glasgow
• Jenni Warner Green
• Nina Voss
• Lindsey Smith

Professionally Speaking

I am also an experienced technical services leader and love helping people solve problems. I have spent most of my career with Uplogix / Lantronix, leading a global team of technical support specialists providing both free and paid services.

Daniel Verastiqui, Technical Services Leader

Daniel Verastiqui is a Technical Services Director from Austin, TX. Skilled in Technical Support, Process Development, and Customer Satisfaction.

Affiliate Disclaimer

This is one of those websites that uses affiliate links and may one day put a penny or two in my pocket, but it hasn't in 18 years, so it's probably not a big deal.