Category Archives: Business of publishing

A New Interview as the Summer Blog Tour Shifts Into Fall

Posted on September 10, 2013 by dbjackson

It’s been a couple of weeks since my last post for the Summer 2013 Thieves’ Quarry Blog Tour (yes, it’s September, but it’s still summer officially . . .), and in that time I have attended DragonCon, and been busy … Continue reading →

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Blog Tour Post on Conventions!

Posted on August 23, 2013 by dbjackson

After a bit of a hiatus, the Summer 2013 Thieves’ Quarry Blog Tour is back with a post about conventions — specifically DragonCon (which I will be attending next week) and WorldCon.  The post can be found at SFNovelists, the … Continue reading →

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Blog Tour Resumes With a Post About Writing and Critiquing

Posted on August 5, 2013 by dbjackson

After a brief hiatus while I enjoyed some family time at the beach, I am back with another installment in the Summer 2013 Thieves’ Quarry Blog Tour.  Today’s post comes on the eve of my departure for Calgary, Alberta, where … Continue reading →

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Blog Tour Back at Unusual Historicals for a Giveaway!

Posted on July 28, 2013 by dbjackson

Once again, the Summer 2013 Thieves’ Quarry Blog Tour is at Unusual Historicals, this time for a Q&A, and of course, the THIEVES’ QUARRY giveaway.  Leave a comment or ask a question on the post and you’ll be entered to … Continue reading →

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Blog Tour at Unusual Historicals, with an Excerpt and a Giveaway!

Posted on July 25, 2013 by dbjackson

Today on the Summer 2013 Thieves’ Quarry Blog Tour, I am at Unusual Historicals with an excerpt from the new book, and a chance to win a free signed copy!  Follow this link to the site, and watch for the … Continue reading →

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The Blog Tour is Back at Drey’s Library

Posted on July 24, 2013 by dbjackson

The Summer 2013 Thieves’ Quarry Blog Tour has me back at Drey’s Library today, where I am July’s featured author.  My post today is about my choice of pre-Revolutionary Boston as the setting for the books of my Thieftaker Chronicles.  … Continue reading →

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A Post About Adding Historical Details to Your Writing

Posted on July 23, 2013 by dbjackson

The Summer 2013 Thieves’ Quarry Blog Tour stops today at SFNovelists, the group blog I help maintain as part of a group of over 100 published authors of speculative fiction. This newest post is about the little details I like … Continue reading →

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A Post About New Beginnings, on the Blog Tour

Posted on July 22, 2013 by dbjackson

The Summer 2013 Thieves’ Quarry Blog Tour resumes today with a post at my “home” blog — the Magical Words site.  Magical Words is the group blog on the business and craft of writing fantasy that I maintain, under the … Continue reading →

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Beating the Heat with the Blog Tour and Giveaways!!

Posted on July 17, 2013 by dbjackson

It’s hot, it’s muggy; the full weight of summer seems to have settled over the entire continent.  There is no escaping it.  Or is there?  I will not claim that the Summer 2013 Thieves’ Quarry Blog Tour is a cure … Continue reading →

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A Very Special Day on the Blog Tour: Sephira Pryce at Bitten By Books

Posted on July 16, 2013 by dbjackson

Today is a very special day on the Summer 2013 Thieves’ Quarry Blog Tour.  I am at Bitten By Books for an all-day book launch and giveaway.  Actually, I’m not there — Sephira Pryce is.  For those of you who … Continue reading →

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