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Dani Kollin

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I'm an accidental science fiction author.
A few years back, broke, desperate and living with my wife and three kids at my in-laws, I decided to get together with my brother, Eytan and write a book. Mind you I had no idea how to go about this but I did know that Eytan had some great ideas and little tenacity and I had a lot of tenacity and a gift for knowing how to turn great ideas into a marketable ones. I applied my advertising copywriter skill set (word craftsmanship and reader empathy) to the one idea of Eytan's I felt was strongest and then together we created an outline, basic plot points and an extrapolated world built on that initial concept. 8 years later our first book, The Unincorporated Man, hit the shelves. It went on to win the
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The Unincorporated Woman Nominated For 2011 Prometheus Award for Best Novel

Opened my email this morning to the following very exciting news (paraphrased):

Two sf novels published this year by TOR Books have been nominated for next year's Prometheus Award for Best Novel. Please pass on our congratulations to the authors: Vernor Vinge, forThe Children of the Sky; and Dani and Eytan Kollin, for The Unincorporated Woman. The judges are especially intrigued by these new 2011 n Read more of this blog post »
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“Not by one's word but by one's actions can you really get to know a man.”
Dani Kollin, The Unincorporated War

“If we don't hold true to our beliefs--especially now when it's most difficult--then why bother having these beliefs and why ask our brave citizens to die for them?”
Dani Kollin, The Unincorporated War

“I am always correct, Kirk, until I realize I'm not and then change my mind, but then I'm correct again….”
Dani Kollin, The Unincorporated War

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Dani Kollin LOL. Well, speaking of that ephemeral quarter and in the immortal words of our new leader, change is good.

Couldn't resist.

Dani


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