Category Archives: Friendship

Free Fiction From D.B. Jackson and Faith Hunter!

Posted on November 19, 2015 by dbjackson

Earlier this year, my wonderful friend Faith Hunter and I released “Water Witch,” a short story that combined her Jane Yellowrock world with the historical world I created for the Thieftaker Chronicles. Earlier this week, we embarked on a new … Continue reading →

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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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Release Day For HIS FATHER’S EYES!!

Posted on August 4, 2015 by dbjackson

Today is release day for His Father’s Eyes, second book in The Case Files of Justis Fearsson, the contemporary urban fantasy that I write under my own name for Baen Books. To mark the occasion, the 2015 Summer-of-Two-Releases Virtual Tour … Continue reading →

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Plea For Calm Revisited, and an Interview with Justis Fearsson

Posted on August 3, 2015 by dbjackson

“In the end, I return again to the point I made in my previous post. We are writers, blessed with the ability and opportunity to craft stories for a living. We should not be fighting over award ballots. I consider … 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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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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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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