Category Archives: Fantasy

Harry Connolly: It’s Dangerous To Go Alone

Posted on February 6, 2015 by dbjackson

Today, I welcome author Harry Connolly to my site for a guest post about writing, publishing, and the power of perseverance. Good to see you here, Harry! ***** So, I wrote a series and it flopped commercially. Twenty Palaces, the … Continue reading →

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Dead Man’s Reach Update

Posted on February 3, 2015 by dbjackson

Today I finished reading through the first pass galley proofs of Dead Man’s Reach, the fourth and (for now) final book in the Thieftaker Chronicles. There is really nothing left for me to do in terms of production for the … Continue reading →

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A Book Goes Out, a Book Comes In, a Book Begins

Posted on January 29, 2015 by dbjackson

I turned in a book today. Shadow’s Blade, the newly titled, third installment in The Case Files of Justis Fearsson, is out of my hands and with my editor at Baen Books. That’s kind of exciting. I read it through … Continue reading →

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A Very Special Interview

Posted on January 14, 2015 by dbjackson

Today on the unofficial Winter 2014-15 Spell Blind Blog Tour I have a very special post up at the website of Lucienne Diver, writer, agent, friend. The post is an interview with Namid’skemu, a character from Spell Blind and the … Continue reading →

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A New Interview is Up!

Posted on January 12, 2015 by dbjackson

My friend Joshua Palmatier (aka Benjamin Tate) has interviewed me about the release of Spell Blind, the first book in the Case Files of Justis Fearsson. We talk about pseudonyms, urban fantasy, and character development, and, of course, we do … Continue reading →

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My Weekend in NYC

Posted on January 7, 2015 by dbjackson

I have just returned from what was a truly glorious weekend in New York City, where I attended the annual conference of the American Historical Association. Now, as a veteran of AHA conventions and someone who attended many of the … Continue reading →

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Release Day for SPELL BLIND!!

Posted on January 6, 2015 by dbjackson

Today is release day for Spell Blind, the first book in my new contemporary urban fantasy from Baen Books, the Case Files of Justis Fearsson. This release has been a long time in coming, and I really could not be … Continue reading →

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A New Year’s Post at Magical Words

Posted on December 30, 2014 by dbjackson

I have a post up today at Magical Words — another in what I am calling the Unofficial Winter 2014-15 Spell Blind Blog Tour.  The post is called “Taking Stock and Taking Risks,” and it is about the closing of … Continue reading →

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SPELL BLIND is Now Available for E-Readers!!

Posted on December 29, 2014 by dbjackson

Some of you have already contacted me about this, and I have noticed it on several bookseller sites:  The hardcover edition of Spell Blind, the first book in my new series, The Case Files of Justis Fearsson, will be published … Continue reading →

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A Pair of Posts Up Today

Posted on December 23, 2014 by dbjackson

Today on the unofficial Spell Blind Winter 2014-15 Blog Tour, I have two posts up. The first can be found at the Magical Words blogsite. It’s a pretty light-hearted post  — a list of holiday superlatives (best holiday movie, best … Continue reading →

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