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Category Archives: Character
More Posts Up and the First Thieftaker Giveaway of the Summer!!
Two big posts up today in the continuing Summer 2014 Plunder of Souls Blog Tour. The first is at Magical Words, the site on the craft and business of writing that I co-founded and still maintain with my friends Faith … Continue reading
Posted in A Plunder of Souls, Appearances, Business of publishing, Character, Ethan Kaille, Fantasy, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Short Fiction, Thieftaker, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged A Plunder of Souls, All Things Urban Fantasy, blog tour, business of publishing, character, David B. Coe, Ethan Kaille, Faith Hunter, giveaways, magical words, misty massey, novels, publicity, publishing, short fiction, Thieftaker
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A Post Goes Up and a New Short Story Drops!
Today, I am back at Magical Words, the blog on the craft and business of writing that I co-founded with Faith Hunter and Misty Massey, writing about creating characters, and celebrating the release of the newest Thieftaker short story, “The … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Character, Ethan Kaille, Fantasy, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Short Fiction, Thieftaker, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged character, David B. Coe, Ethan Kaille, Faith Hunter, how to write, magical words, misty massey, Price of Doing Business, Sephira Pryce, Thieftaker, tor.com, writing
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A Post About Plotting and Pantsing at Magical Words
After about a six-week hiatus from posting, I am back at Magical Words, the blogsite on the craft and business of writing that I co-founded and continue to maintain (under the name David B. Coe) with Faith Hunter and Misty … Continue reading
Posted in A Plunder of Souls, Character, Novels, Publishing, Reading, Setting, Thieftaker, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged A Plunder of Souls, David B. Coe, Faith Hunter, how to write, magical words, misty massey, outlining, pantsing, plotting, Thieftaker, Weremyste Cycle, writing
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Happy News, and the Story Behind It
Today I am posting at Magical Words, the group blog about the craft and business of writing that I maintain with fellow authors Faith Hunter, Misty Massey, John Hartness, Mindy Klasky, and several others. The post is called “On Publishing … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Character, Fantasy, Novels, Publishing, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged Baen Books, blog tour, David B. Coe, Faith Hunter, John Hartness, magical words, Mindy Klasky, misty massey, publishing, Spell Blind, Weremyste Cycle, writing, writing life
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A Monday Magical Words Post About Point of View and Dialog
Today’s post is up at Magical Words, the blog on the craft and business of writing that I maintain with Faith Hunter, Misty Massey, Mindy Klasky, John Hartness and several other wonderful writers. The post is called “On Writing: Creative … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Character, Novels, Publishing, Short Fiction, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blog tour, character, creative process, David B. Coe, dialog, how to write, magical words, point of view, writing, writing process
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A Blog Tour Post on Point of View
I’m back at Magical Words today with the latest Blog Tour installment. This one is a post about using Point of View to solve problems that crop up with our writing. The post can be found here. “…Point of view … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Character, Novels, Publishing, Setting, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blog tour, character, David B. Coe, how to write, magical words, point of view, worldbuilding, writing
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Emotion and Writing, Today on the Blog Tour!
Today the Summer 2013 Thieves’ Quarry Blog Tour is back at Magical Words, the group blog on the craft and business of writing that I maintain, as David B. Coe, with Faith Hunter, Misty Massey, John Hartness, James Tuck, and … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Character, Family, Novels, Thieftaker, Thieves' Quarry, travel, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blog tour, character, David B. Coe, DragonCon, emotion, Faith Hunter, James Tuck, John Hartness, magical words, Mindy Klasky, misty massey, Thieftaker, Thieves' Quarry, writing, writing life
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Beating the Heat with the Blog Tour and Giveaways!!
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
Posted in Appearances, Business of publishing, Character, Ethan Kaille, Friendship, Fun, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Reading, Thieftaker, Thieves' Quarry, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged All Things Urban Fantasy, Bitten By Books, blog tour, contests, Drey's Library, Fantasy Hotlist, giveaways, Patrick St. Denis, publicity, publishing, reading, Thieftaker, Thieves' Quarry
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A Very Special Day on the Blog Tour: Sephira Pryce at Bitten By Books
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
Posted in Appearances, Boston, Business of publishing, Character, Ethan Kaille, Fantasy, Fun, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Thieftaker, Thieves' Quarry, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged Bitten By Books, blog tour, contest, Ethan Kaille, giveaways, publicity, publishing, Sephira Pryce, Thieftaker, Thieves' Quarry
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Another Busy Day on the Blog Tour!
After a really fun release day for Thieves’ Quarry, and for the paperback edition of Thieftaker, I am back at work today with four stops on the Summer 2013 Thieves’ Quarry Blog Tour. The first post is actually a short … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Business of publishing, Character, Ethan Kaille, Fantasy, Friendship, Fun, History, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Setting, Short Fiction, Thieftaker, Thieves' Quarry, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blog tour, David B. Coe, Drey's Library, Ethan Kaille, Faith Hunter, history, Jane Yellowrock, Lucienne Diver, Mary Robinette Kowal, publicity, publishing, short fiction, writing
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