Category Archives: Fantasy

A Free Thieftaker Story Now Available in Two Formats!!

Posted on May 31, 2012 by dbjackson

I have just posted a new Thieftaker story to the D.B. Jackson website.  This is an original, never-before-published short story.  It’s called “The Witch of Dedham,” and it is available from this web page in two ways.  You can download … Continue reading →

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Maurice Sendak

Posted on May 8, 2012 by dbjackson

I’m sure that this will not be the only tribute to Maurice Sendak that you read today and in the days to come.  That’s okay.  Sendak’s books reached so many of us, and meant so much to all who read … Continue reading →

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Flash Writing Tips: Three Rules I Follow When Creating Magic

Posted on May 4, 2012 by dbjackson

This post is about creating magic.  Literally.  More to the point, it’s about creating a viable magic system for your fantasy story or novel.  A couple of months back I wrote about worldbuilding and might have alluded briefly to magic … Continue reading →

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The Grass Is Always Greener In Another Part of the Bookstore…

Posted on April 13, 2012 by dbjackson

I’ve played guitar since I was fourteen years old, and I still enjoy it.  But when I am listening to a rock and roll song that really gets me going, I don’t play air-guitar.  No, I pretend to play the … Continue reading →

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New Story Is Out!!

Posted on April 2, 2012 by dbjackson

The newest Ethan Kaille story is out and available for all to read.  “A Memory of Freedom,” which is about Ethan’s first job as a thieftaker — the beginning of his new career after he had served 14 years laboring … Continue reading →

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Writing Tips: Point of View and Voice, part III — Voice and Authenticity

Posted on March 8, 2012 by dbjackson

A couple of days ago, in the second installment of my Writing Tips series on Point of View and Voice, I focused on how I decide how many characters to use as POV characters, and how I choose which characters … Continue reading →

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Writing Tips: Point of View and Voice, part I — Overview

Posted on March 1, 2012 by dbjackson

Today, I begin a series of posts on point of view and voice in storytelling.  This topic will take several posts, because it is arguably THE key element in storytelling.  We’ll kick off the discussion today with an overview of … Continue reading →

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Writing on a Whim: The Project That Won’t Let Go

Posted on February 28, 2012 by dbjackson

The other day, posting elsewhere, I commented on the fact that I was about to get back to writing after spending the first couple of months of this year working on short story revisions and a proposal for the next … Continue reading →

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My First Post

Posted on January 26, 2011 by dbjackson

What if you had a coming out party, and no one came?

That’s kind of what I’m doing right now. This is sort of a test, a way to see if my RSS Feed is working. But it’s also, by necessity, my first blog post. Thing is, my website and blog are still a few weeks shy of being ready for prime time. So, nobody is going to read this for a while.

Still, I believe an introduction is in order.

–Ahem–

My name is D.B. Jackson, and I’m a fantasy author. Have been for about fifteen years now. But I’m starting something new, and so I’m doing it under a new name. The something new is historical urban fantasy. Continue reading →

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