Dan Kolbet
The best and worst Hallmark holiday movies of ...

This is my definitive ranking of the 27 Hallmark Channel movies I reviewed in 2023. From the “Holly Hallmark Best Movies” to the “Coal in your Stocking” worst.

The best and worst Hallmark holiday movies of 2023
books, novels
Dan Kolbet
Video: Preview of Big Sky Lake

Big Sky Lake will be released in one week. In this video I give you a little preview of the story and what to expect.

Video: Preview of Big Sky Lake
novels
Dan Kolbet
How I wrote the novel Big Sky Lake: A peak ...

In this blog post I’m going to share how I wrote and published my novel Big Sky Lake and what tools I used including Scrivener, ProWritingAid, Canva, Booksprout and Kindle Direct Publishing.

How I wrote the novel Big Sky Lake: A peak inside the process
reviews, Christmas
Dan Kolbet
2023 Holiday Movie Rankings

I love a holiday movie, no matter the season. So I decided to share my personal rankings of this year’s movies in this post. (updated regularly)

2023 Holiday Movie Rankings
novels, books
Dan Kolbet
Playing with gender norms

I played with gender stereotypes with my lead character because obviously when you think of a parent staying home and running the house, it’s almost always a woman. A man can be a stay-at-home parent? Gasp, the horror! Clutches pearls…

reviews

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Book Review: Watch Me Disappear by Janelle Brown

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I’m definitely late to the game in reading Janelle Brown’s Watch Me Disappear, and shamefully late to my complete adoration of Brown’s other works entirely. Her latest Pretty Things was my favorite book of 2020, so I couldn’t help but start on the backlist. Watch Me Disappear is a can’t miss, even if it’s been out since 2017 and I’m painfully behind a million other people having read this book first. Add it to your list if you haven’t already.