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Dan Hanly - Fantasy Author

@danhanly.com

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Welsh author of Dark Fantasy and Mystery. Buy my debut novel 'The Great Leap' today: amzn.to/455s8rI

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Dan Hanly - Fantasy Author @danhanly.com · Oct 17

New followers?! Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Dan Hanly and I'm an #author of dark #fantasy and mystery stories. My debut The Great Leap is out now! A group of teenagers, having been banished from their town, are forced to live in a magical, primaeval forest www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D2RKZGDT

The Great Leap: A Dark Medieval Fantasy Novel (Children of Inauron Book 1) eBook : Hanly, Dan: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

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Dan Hanly - Fantasy Author @danhanly.com · 11d

The Children of Inauron series places great importance on mental health.

Last night, @danielecoolbaugh.bsky.social and I dove into why this is core to the series on the Fantasy & Sci-Fi Fanatic's Podcast.

Shorts soon. Full episode in March.

#MentalHealth #StoneColdBlood #Fantasy #Podcast

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Dan Hanly - Fantasy Author @danhanly.com · 12d

I just had a great conversation with @danielecoolbaugh.bsky.social on The Fantasy and Sci-Fi Fanatic's Podcast. Thanks Dan for having me on! Can't wait to hear it when it airs next year. Give Dan a follow for great Fantasy and Sci-Fi content! #fantasyandscififanaticpodcast #podcast #author #fantasy

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Dan Hanly - Fantasy Author @danhanly.com · 12d

Do we need more content, as a society? Are we not already drowning because of just how much content exists online?

This isn't about creating a better experience for users, it's about showing shareholders how the number went up.

#ai #automation #contentcreation #author

Dan Hanly - Fantasy Author @danhanly.com · 12d

YouTube are allowing people to automatically create shorts from their content with AI, and other platforms are doing similar things, focusing AI automation of content creation, to the point where it requires little - if any - intervention by a human. What's the end-goal, here?

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Omar Kooheji 🍉 @ohmz.bsky.social · 16d

Okay, list is shaping up pretty well… But there’s a few more spaces if people want added, will also remove if people want me to. (Limit is 150).

Folk attending @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social in Brighton next month…

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Dan Hanly - Fantasy Author @danhanly.com · 18d

Have the Americans raptured yet?

Dan Hanly - Fantasy Author @danhanly.com · 21d

All the measures that countries, blocs and alliances have put in place since WWII, to prevent WWIII from happening have been shown to be little more than a disappointed finger wag.

There are no authorities in the world that can prevent atrocities...and the dictators know this.

Dan Hanly - Fantasy Author @danhanly.com · 21d

Every single worldwide deterrent has proven to be ineffective. Leaders of Israel, Russia, the USA have all broken the law on an international and national level, and...nothing has happened to them as a result.

Dan Hanly - Fantasy Author @danhanly.com · 27d

I'm hiding in my study 😂 I would help, but at this point she would want that even less than I do

Dan Hanly - Fantasy Author @danhanly.com · 27d

Please someone save me, my wife has woken up and is in a "sorting" mood. I think I'm about to be pulled into the mother of all side quests

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ALT: a close up of a man 's face with the words `` i need help '' on it .

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Dan Hanly - Fantasy Author @danhanly.com · 29d

Today in the South Wales Valleys:

Pissing Down
Blue Sky/Sunny
Pissing Down
Blue Sky/Sunny
Pissing Down
Blue Sky/Sunny
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and so on.

Dan Hanly - Fantasy Author @danhanly.com · Sep 10

Fingers crossed that this Charlie Kirk incident isn't the spark that causes the fire. I'm not sure I'm mentally prepared for the American Civil War 2: Electric Boogaloo

Dan Hanly - Fantasy Author @danhanly.com · Sep 6

A lot of fun was had by all! It was an honour to be included in the inaugural episode, and I hope it stirs a lot of discussion about things we'd all want banished forever! #author #indieauthor #spotlightindie

Spotlight Indie @spotlightindie.bsky.social · Sep 6

What happens when you get a bunch of indie authors together and tell them to be as opinionated as they want about the minor irritations of life? You get Begone! But what do @nicksnapeauthor.bsky.social @philspeculates.bsky.social and @danhanly.com want to see banished forever? youtu.be/ai-PJAaCWs0

Dan Hanly - Fantasy Author @danhanly.com · Sep 6

Our very own little Room-101-like experience! I was honoured to be included, and I had a lot of fun. Check it out!

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Spotlight Indie @spotlightindie.bsky.social · Sep 6

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Dan Hanly - Fantasy Author @danhanly.com · Aug 29

Walder Frey. I'd be like "what the fuck, bro?"

Dan Hanly - Fantasy Author @danhanly.com · Aug 28

Happy Birthday!

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Dan Hanly - Fantasy Author @danhanly.com · Aug 28

Last month, I made £10 from book sales, so a couple more months of that and I'll be right there buying it! Can't wait!!

Dan Hanly - Fantasy Author @danhanly.com · Aug 28

It was a great experience! Really enjoyed it

Dan Hanly - Fantasy Author @danhanly.com · Aug 25

I think the key thing for me is the relative brutality between what is shown vs what is expected in the world.

A clean stabbing would be too much for a bright fluffy unicorn world, yet I'd happily read some of the most brutal scenes in Malazan.

So for grimdark that's done right, sky's the limit.

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David Green @davidgreenwriter.bsky.social · Aug 24

I have a Discord server. There's talk about my books on there sometimes, but other than that there's lots of other chat, other books, TV, gaming, movies and just a nice place to hang out.

Come and join if you like :)

discord.gg/QbCvNzYYjC

Join the David Green's Empire of Stories Discord Server!

Check out the David Green's Empire of Stories community on Discord – hang out with 43 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.

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Dan Hanly - Fantasy Author @danhanly.com · Aug 24

The best double-act since Laurel & Hardy

Dan Hanly - Fantasy Author @danhanly.com · Aug 24

It's all connected! Now we just need to find a way to work on Donna Karen and the Dead Kennedies!

Dan Hanly - Fantasy Author @danhanly.com · Aug 24

Denmark Kong - the Viking version 😁

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Dan Hanly - Fantasy Author @danhanly.com · Aug 24

Well, it would normally be Donkey Kong, but since changing jobs to work at a domain management company, I regret to inform you that it's now ".dk" the country code TLD for Denmark 😭

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