Dan Bergstein's Blog

Team Jacob? Team Edward? Team Emmett? Need help deciding? Blogging Twilight is now available as an ebook! Blogging Twilight: Viper Edition All the blogs, all the murmurs, all the face-touching in one place! Blogging Twilight: Viper Edition collects every one of my Twilight Blogs. From the first book, to the last “book.” It’s all here. … Continue reading Blogging Twilight: Viper Edition is Available Now →

“The ideal reading length for a blog post is seven minutes. That translates to roughly 1,600 words.” – Content writing advice offered by marketing experts. Seven minutes? That makes sense. I haven’t timed my eyeballs or my brain, but spending seven minutes on a blog seems right. If you want an engaging blog, it should … Continue reading This Blog Is Engaging and Perfect →

Creative people have different daily routines. Some writers wake up early to write; some can only work late into the night. We all have our quirks. Because I’m fascinated with the routines of other writers, I felt I should share my own daily routine. Maybe this will work for you. It works for me! I … Continue reading My Daily Writing Routine →

To Whom It May Concern: I was delighted to find your job listing as my skills would be a great asset to your team of motivated individuals. To hit a few points mentioned in the job listing, I’d first like to be upfront and admit I have no experience working as an accountant, but that … Continue reading Cover Letter & Resume →

I put together and painted a model of a spaceship, because we are still in a pandemic. What else am I going to do? This is a Battlestar Galactica Viper model kit. It wasn’t too difficult to assemble, but I did glue my fingers to everything. Then it was time for paint! Dan’s 2 -Day … Continue reading Dan’s 2-Day Process for Painting a Spaceship →

It’s been a terrible year and a bizarre holiday season, but the Lego Advent Calendar delivered traditional Christmas cheer. I think we all needed this. I’m glad I opened the calendar. I had fun. Sorry for all the He-Man talk. (DID YOU KNOW HIS MOM WAS FROM EARTH? SHE WAS AN ASTRONAUT!) And now the … Continue reading 2020 Lego Advent Calendar: Day Twenty-Four →

We’re not having any family or friend holiday parties this year, and yet the amount of things that need doing is just as long.  It’s the mystery of Christmas. Even when no Christmas exists, there is still Christmas. I am mildly stressed. Though holiday stress is not the same as Covid-19 stress. Holiday stress is … Continue reading 2020 Lego Advent Calendar: Day Twenty-Three →

It’s a dark winter night. The air is as sharp as needles. I’m on my eighth cup of coffee as I sit in my car waiting…and waiting. The radio crackles and cackles a Christmas song sung by a long-dead crooner. I wait. Merry Christmas? We’ll see. The waiting is the job. The chasing? That’s the … Continue reading 2020 Lego Advent Calendar: Day Twenty-Two →

Spend this week however you’d like. Go all in on the holidays. Do nothing at all. Bake cookies. Bake leftover pizza. Read quietly in bed. Binge Schitt’s Creek. Sit in the dark drinking room temperature coffee. Start to suspect your neighbor of treason based on the number of times he checked the mail which correlates … Continue reading 2020 Lego Advent Calendar: Day Twenty-One →

I’ve read 25 books this year. My goal was to read 12. I crushed my goal like a beer can! And then I crushed a real beer can! And I screamed, “Literature!” By far the best book I read was Lonesome Dove, by Larry McMurtry. I began this 1,000-page cowboy epic at the beginning of the … Continue reading 2020 Lego Advent Calendar: Day Twenty →