Category Archives: Dead Man’s Reach

POV and Q&A, Today on the Blog Tour!

Posted on August 6, 2015 by dbjackson

As writers we should be deliberate in choosing the proper voice for each story. We shouldn’t choose third person simply because the market might prefer it, as once it did, nor should we automatically gravitate toward first person just because … Continue reading →

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Community and Genre, part 2, and Another Giveaway!

Posted on August 5, 2015 by dbjackson

Surely there is room in this genre for quiet stories and loud ones, for the old-fashioned and the new-and-weird, for space opera and epic fantasy, for military SF and urban fantasy, for writers of all races, religions, sexual orientations, and … Continue reading →

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Today I Talk Books With Mermaids

Posted on July 31, 2015 by dbjackson

Choosing three books that changed my life, even if it’s just for the purposes of a blog tour, is a little like choosing “Three Meals That Helped me Grow Big and Strong.” Sort of. Actually, no one would ever accuse … Continue reading →

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The Blog Tour Today!

Posted on July 28, 2015 by dbjackson

Interested in seeing how characters might wreak their revenge on the writer who creates them? Then have I got a post for you! The 2015 Summer-of-Two-Releases Virtual Tour makes several stops today, including one at the SciFiChick.com, where I interview … Continue reading →

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Two New Posts and a Book Giveaway!

Posted on July 27, 2015 by dbjackson

The 2015 Summer-of-Two-Releases Virtual Tour starts back up again today much the way it finished last week. I have two posts going live this morning. The first is at ISmellSheep.com, and it includes a giveaway of a signed hardcover edition … Continue reading →

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Today on the Blog Tour: A Post and an Interview

Posted on July 24, 2015 by dbjackson

The 2015 Summer-of-Two-Releases Virtual Tour winds up a busy week with appearances at the blogs of two of my writing friends. A.M. Dellamonica, author of Blue Magic, Indigo Springs, and Child of a  Hidden Sea, interviews me about Dead Man’s … Continue reading →

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Book Launch Party and Giveaway Live Now at Bitten By Books!

Posted on July 23, 2015 by dbjackson

My book launch event for Dead Man’s Reach  is now live at Bitten By Books! Join us for conversation and a chance to win a $40.00 Amazon gift card!! http://bittenbybooks.com/author-d-b-jackson-release-party-and-40-00-amazon-gift-card-contest-live-here/

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Blood, Magic, and Giveaways, Today on the Virtual Tour

Posted on July 23, 2015 by dbjackson

The 2015 Summer-of-Two-Releases Virtual Tour visits Brandy Schillace today, with a post at her Fiction Reboot blog. The post is called “Blood, Magic, and History,” and it touches on the history behind the narrative of DEAD MAN’S REACH, the fourth … Continue reading →

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More Free Fiction, and a Post About Community and Genre

Posted on July 22, 2015 by dbjackson

The 2015 Summer-of-Two-Releases Virtual Tour continues today with a couple of posts. One is an essay, the first of two, on Genre and Community. The post appears at SFSignal, and I’m grateful to John DeNardo for hosting me again. You … Continue reading →

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Celebrating the Release of DEAD MAN’S REACH!

Posted on July 21, 2015 by dbjackson

The 2015 Summer-of-Two-Releases Virtual Tour reaches a milestone today with the first of those releases. Dead Man’s Reach, the fourth and (for now) final installment in the Thieftaker Chronicles is out today from Tor Books. And to mark the occasion … Continue reading →

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