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Category Archives: Novels
Monday Musings: How I Started Writing — A Case Study of Dubious Worth, part IV
Continuing my series on how I came to be a professional writer . . . (Here are links to Part I, Part II, and Part III) When we left off last week, I had just received 1) an offer to … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Family, Fantasy, History, kids, Novels, parenting, Publishing, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged awards, blogging, business of writing, Children of Amarid, creativity, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, history, LonTobyn Chronicle, marriage, memories, parenting, publishing business, The Outlanders, Tor Books, writing, writing life
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Monday Musings: How I Started Writing — A Case Study of Dubious Worth, part III
Today I continue my series of posts on how I got started in writing. (If you want to catch up, you can find the first post here, and the second post here.) The subtitle of this collection of posts is … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Family, Fantasy, Friendship, History, Novels, Publishing, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, business of writing, Children of Amarid, creativity, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, history, LonTobyn Chronicle, marriage, memory, publishing, publishing business, Sewanee, Stanford University, teaching, Terry Goodkind, Tom Doherty, Tor Books, Wizard's First Rule, writing, writing career, writing life
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Professional Wednesday: Throw Nothing Away — A Writing Lesson Courtesy of INVASIVES
February has begun, Punxsutawney Phil has done his schtick, and time seems to be moving at breakneck speed. In a little over two weeks, Invasives, the second Radiants book, will be released by Belle Books. Like Radiants, this is a … Continue reading
Posted in Belle Books, Family, Invasives, kids, Novels, parenting, Radiants, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged Belle Books, blogging, cancer, character, creative process, creativity, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, family, how to write, ideas, Invasives, kids, novels, parenting, publishing, Radiants, writing, writing advice, writing life, writing tips
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Monday Musings: How I Started Writing — A Case Study of Dubious Worth, part II
Last week, in the first of what I expect to be a three or four part series on how I got started in writing, I posted about my early creative efforts and the teachers who were so influential in encouraging … Continue reading
Posted in Family, History, Novels, parenting, Politics, Thieftaker, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, creativity, criticism, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, education, family, graduate school, history, inspiration, kids, parenting, teaching, writing, writing life
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Professional Wednesday: Cover Art and Why It Matters
Last week, I was able to share with you the incredible art work for my upcoming novel, Invasives, the second Radiants book, which will be out February 18. And because I’m mentioning the art here, I have yet another excuse … Continue reading
Posted in Angry Robot Books, Business of publishing, Ethan Kaille, Falstaff Books, Fantasy, Islevale Cycle, Mystery, Novels, Publishing, Thieftaker, Time's Demon, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged Angry Robot Books, Belle Books, blogging, Blood of the Southlands, business of writing, Chris McGrath, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, Debra Dixon, Falstaff Books, Invasives, Islevale Cycle, jacket art, Jan Weßbecher, LonTobyn Chronicle, Lore Seekers Press, publishing, publishing business, Radiants, Robyne Pomroy, Romas Kukalis, Thieftaker Chronicles, Time's Demon, Tor Books, Winds of the Forelands, writing, writing life
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Monday Musings: My Favorite Things!
We are in the midst of a rainy-soon-to-be-snowy weekend here, and I am thinking about my Monday Musings post, looking for something fun and cheery to write about. There are always world issues to address, and I have been up … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Music, nature, Novels, photography, Publishing, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged baseball, birds, blogging, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, jazz, LonTobyn Chronicle, Miles Davis, music, nature, photography, Scotch, Single Malt, soccer, Sphere, sports, television, The Outlanders, writing, writing life
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Professional Wednesday: “Write What You Know,” part II
Put another way, I was driven . . . not merely by the fact that I “know” these things, but rather by the fascination and passion that drove me to learn about them in the first place. With last week’s … Continue reading
Posted in History, Novels, Publishing, Thieftaker, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged birds, birdwatching, blogging, creativity, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, Guy Gavriel Kay, history, hobbies, how to write, ideas, LonTobyn Chronicle, magic systems, narrative, Thieftaker Chronicles, where do ideas come from, world building, writing, writing advice, writing life, writing tips
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Professional Wednesday: Write What You Know?
I remember a conversation with my father when I was a kid, about a friend of the family who was trying to make a second career for himself as a writer of fiction. His first novel had come out recently, … Continue reading
Posted in Angry Robot Books, Fantasy, Islevale Cycle, Novels, Publishing, Thieftaker, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, creativity, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, fantasy, how to write, Islevale Cycle, Radiants, speculative fiction, Thieftaker Chronicles, write what you know, writing, writing advice, writing life, writing tips
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Professional Wednesday: Writing To Heal
Writing saved me this year. I have been through a lot over the past 12 months, from dealing with the devastating reality of one of my kids having cancer, to coming to terms with my personal mental health issues, to … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Family, Friendship, kids, Novels, parenting, photography, Politics, Publishing, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, Covid-19, creativity, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, editing, family, history, Invasives, journaling, kids, New Year's, parenting, politics, Radiants, why do we write, writing, writing life
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Monday Musings: Showing 2021 The Door
A year ago, as 2020 was winding down and the nation was exhausted from months of lockdowns and economic devastation, from a disturbingly divisive Presidential campaign, and from the anti-democratic rantings and tantrums of our then Sore-Loser-In-Chief, I wrote a … Continue reading
Posted in Family, History, kids, Novels, Politics, Publishing, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, Covid-19, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, editing, family, history, January 6 Insurrection, kids, novels, parenting, politics, publishing, vaccinations, writing, writing life
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