Category Archives: Friendship

Writing Tip Wednesday: Guest Author Tina LeCount Myers on Writing a Series

Posted on March 11, 2020 by dbjackson

Today I welcome to the blog my dear friend, Tina LeCount Myers. Tina and I met at a World Fantasy Convention a few years back and immediately fell into an easy friendship. I have since read her work and discovered … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: The Social Side of Cons

Posted on March 2, 2020 by dbjackson

At the end of this week, I will drive to Charlotte for the Saga Professional Development Conference, where I will be speaking over the weekend. It should be a fun event and I hope to see many of you there. … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: Getting the Most Out of a Convention

Posted on February 17, 2020 by dbjackson

I am just finishing up a very nice weekend at Boskone, a terrific regional convention in Boston. This was my second Boskone, and I feel that I am starting to know people at the con, and also to be known. … Continue reading →

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Photo Friday: Reflections (Also Not the Last of the Year…)

Posted on January 31, 2020 by dbjackson

Anyone who is familiar with my photography knows that I love to play with reflections: the imperfect rendering of a sky or mountain or forest on the surface of a lake, the echo of coastal cloud formations in wet sand. … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: Music and Memory

Posted on January 13, 2020 by dbjackson

Last week, I wrote about the musical biographies and autobiographies I’ve been reading, and I wanted to stay on the theme of music this week. I am the youngest of four kids, and all of my siblings are (were) much … Continue reading →

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TIME’S CHILDREN Blog Tour Info!!

Posted on September 26, 2018 by dbjackson

TIME’S CHILDREN, the first book in The Islevale Cycle, my new series from Angry Robot Books, will be released in just six days (10/2). This is an epic fantasy/time travel story, and I have a post up at the blog … Continue reading →

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Beyond the Dark Place: A #HoldOnToTheLight Post

Posted on September 6, 2017 by dbjackson

We traffic in emotion and internal monologue, in the interpretation of sensation and the vagaries of mood and feeling. Most of the time — at least ideally — we can separate our own emotions and thoughts from those of our … Continue reading →

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The Passing of a Writer

Posted on January 15, 2017 by dbjackson

Writing is a business and an art. It is a hobby and a way of life. But more than anything else — whether in the hands of an established professional or a weekend dabbler — it is a gift and … Continue reading →

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New Post, Old Stop on the 2016 Blog Tour

Posted on November 22, 2016 by dbjackson

I didn’t want to change anything with respect to plotting, character, world building, magic, setting, etc. Quite the opposite: I wanted to be faithful to the original story. The LonTobyn books had — and still have — a lot of … Continue reading →

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Keeping On With a New Quick-Tip Tuesday Post

Posted on November 15, 2016 by dbjackson

It would be so easy to give up, to set writing aside for a while. Because when we write, by necessity we access emotion, and that’s not a place I particularly want to go right now. To which my inner … Continue reading →

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