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Category Archives: Friendship
The Blog Tour Rolls On: Interview with Ethan Kaille and a Post About Magic
The Summer 2013 Thieves’ Quarry Blog Tour rolls on with two more posts today. One is a different sort of post from most of the others I’ve done: It’s an interview with Ethan Kaille, the lead character in my Thieftaker … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Business of publishing, Character, Ethan Kaille, Fantasy, Friendship, Fun, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Thieftaker, Thieves' Quarry, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged character, David B. Coe, Dominick Swennen, Ethan Kaille, Fantastical Imaginations, fantasy, magic, magic systems, magical words, Mindy Klasky, Thieftaker, Thieves' Quarry, writing
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The Summer 2013 Blog Tour Continues With Three Posts!
The Summer 2013 Thieves’ Quarry Blog Tour moves into high gear today with three posts going up at various sites. The first, which can be found at http://www.sfnovelists.com, tells about the evolution of the Thieftaker books from alternate world fantasies … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Business of publishing, Friendship, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Thieftaker, Thieves' Quarry, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blog tour, C.E. Murphy, David B. Coe, orson scott card's intergalactic medicine show, publicity, SFNovelists, Thieftaker, Thieves' Quarry, writing, writing life
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Today Magical Words Welcomes Author Will McIntosh
Today’s post can be found at http://magicalwords.net, the group blog on the business and craft of writing fantasy that I maintain, under the name David B. Coe, with fellow authors Faith Hunter, Misty Massey, Mindy Klasky, John Hartness, Kalayna Price, … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Fantasy, Friendship, Novels, Publishing, Short Fiction, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged business of writing, David B. Coe, magical words, novels, publishing, short fiction, titles, Will McIntosh
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The Summer 2013 Blog Tour Visits with Brandy Schillace, part I
The Summer 2013 THIEVES’ QUARRY Blog Tour, continues today with a post on blending history and fiction at The Fiction Reboot, Brandy Schillace’s blog on all things writing! The post, which is called “‘Warp and Weft’: Blending History and Fantasy,” … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Boston, Ethan Kaille, Fantasy, Friendship, History, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Reading, Research, Setting, Thieves' Quarry, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blog tour, Brandy Schillace, creative process, fantasy, history, Thieves' Quarry, writing
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A Post About Narrative and Life, At Magical Words
Today’s post can be found at http://magicalwords.net, the group blog on the business and craft of writing fantasy that I maintain, under the name David B. Coe, with fellow authors Faith Hunter, Misty Massey, Mindy Klasky, John Hartness, Kalayna Price, … Continue reading
Posted in Character, Family, Friendship, kids, Novels, parenting, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged character, creative process, creativity, David B. Coe, family, friends, magical words, narrative, writing, writing life
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One Month Since the Bombing: Fundraiser Update
A month ago today, bombs set off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon killed three people and wounded hundreds. One month. It doesn’t seem like that long ago, and yet the bombing has virtually disappeared from the headlines. … Continue reading
Posted in Boston, Family, Friendship, Thieftaker, Writing Life
Tagged Boston, boston marathon bombing, charity, fundraiser, Thieftaker
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A New-Old Book From Stephen Leigh
Tomorrow, May 7, my good friend Stephen Leigh is coming out with a new book. All right, actually he is coming out with an old book, but chances are it’s new to you. Stephen has been writing professionally since 1975 … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Friendship, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Reading, Short Fiction, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged Assassins' Dawn, novels, publishing, science fiction, Stephen Leigh, writing
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One Author’s Plight
Stephanie Burgis is a fellow fantasy author and also a member of SFNovelists, an online group of over one hundred published speculative fiction writers, of which I am also a part (as David B. Coe). Stephanie writes middle grade novels … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Friendship, Novels, Publishing, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged business of writing, friends, publishing, publishing business, SFNovelists, writing
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A Post About Balance in the Writing Life
Today I have a post up at the SFNovelists blogsite, a site I maintain in cooperation with approximately 100 other published authors of fantasy and science fiction. The post (written under David B. Coe) is called “Six Non-Writing Things That … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Family, Friendship, Fun, Music, Novels, Publishing, Reading, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged creative process, creativity, family, friendship, music, SFNovelists, writing, writing life
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Today’s Guest: Max Gladstone!
Today, I welcome a very special guest: author Max Gladstone, whose first novel, Three Parts Dead, is out today from Tor Books. What makes Max so special? Well, in addition to be incredibly talented, thoughtful, and intelligent (read the post) … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Friendship, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Reading, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged Max Gladstone, pacing story arc, publicity, publishing, writing, writing process
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