Category Archives: Friendship

Blog Tour and Signing Tour Updates!

Posted on July 9, 2012 by dbjackson

The Summer 2012 THIEFTAKER Blog Tour takes me across the pond today to the blog of my good friend and fellow Magical Words contributor C. E. Murphy, who lives in Ireland.  Catie and I had lots of fun working on … Continue reading →

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Today is Release Day for THIEFTAKER!!

Posted on July 3, 2012 by dbjackson

To quote Rabbit from Winnie-the-Pooh, “Today’s the day!!!”  THIEFTAKER is officially out and ready for purchase in hardcover and ebook format at all bricks-and-mortar and online booksellers.  I’ve been waiting a long time for this, and I’m pretty excited!!  To … Continue reading →

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Today On the THIEFTAKER Blog Tour!

Posted on July 2, 2012 by dbjackson

The day before the long-awaited release of THIEFTAKER, the Summer 2012 Blog Tour stops at the blog of SFNovelist friend and fellow Tor writer Alyx Dellamonica.  My post there is about the magic system I’ve created for the Thieftaker universe.  … Continue reading →

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Writing Exercise: Character and Voice

Posted on April 19, 2012 by dbjackson

Developing our writing voice for a story or a character can be incredibly difficult; it can also be quite rewarding when we get it right.  The key for me is stepping out of “myself” and forcing myself into the psyche … Continue reading →

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I Want To Go Back To College

Posted on March 19, 2012 by dbjackson

Really, I do.  It’s not that I miss being in my late teens and early 20s.  I don’t want to go back to that part of my life at all.  But I would love to be a college student again.  … Continue reading →

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An Apology for a Lame Post

Posted on March 12, 2012 by dbjackson

Yeah, I should probably do another writing tips post today.  And I certainly will do my best to post some later in the week.  But today is my birthday and I’m on the road visiting with friends, and I am … Continue reading →

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Yesterday’s Storms

Posted on March 3, 2012 by dbjackson

We’ll get back to writing tips on Monday.  For today, my thoughts are with those who were hurt in yesterday’s storms, those who lost homes or loved ones.  My family and I were deeply fortunate.  There were violent storms in … Continue reading →

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Writing Tips: Writing Is Hard

Posted on February 21, 2012 by dbjackson

Sounds sort of weird, I know.  I mean, what kind of tip is “Writing is hard?” In all honesty, it might be the most important tip I ever post to this site. Let me start by saying that this is … Continue reading →

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Writing Tips: More on Dialogue — Conversations As Narrative

Posted on January 27, 2012 by dbjackson

The other day, in my first Writing Tips post, I wrote about said-bookisms and the challenges of dialogue attribution.  Just to reiterate, the key to effective dialogue attribution is showing readers the emotions and thoughts of those characters who speak … Continue reading →

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A View of Costa Rica, part III

Posted on December 5, 2011 by dbjackson

Monteverde and the Costa Rican Cloud Forest: Two hours and fifteen minutes out from San Jose by car, as the road turns from asphalt to dirt and rock, and begins its at times harrowing ascent into the highlands, a question … Continue reading →

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