Category Archives: Publishing

Dead Man’s Reach Update

Posted on February 3, 2015 by dbjackson

Today I finished reading through the first pass galley proofs of Dead Man’s Reach, the fourth and (for now) final book in the Thieftaker Chronicles. There is really nothing left for me to do in terms of production for the … Continue reading →

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DragonCon, Here I Come . . . Again

Posted on February 2, 2015 by dbjackson

This is one of those announcements that I just love to make: I am very pleased to say that I have been invited back to DragonCon as a guest (as D.B. Jackson, but I’ll be there promoting my work as … Continue reading →

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A Book Goes Out, a Book Comes In, a Book Begins

Posted on January 29, 2015 by dbjackson

I turned in a book today. Shadow’s Blade, the newly titled, third installment in The Case Files of Justis Fearsson, is out of my hands and with my editor at Baen Books. That’s kind of exciting. I read it through … Continue reading →

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A Novel By Any Other Name . . .

Posted on January 28, 2015 by dbjackson

My Facebook page was hopping today, because I asked for people’s opinions on the title for the book I’ve been working on. The book is the third in my new series from Baen, The Case Files of Justis Fearsson. The … Continue reading →

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A Post About the Writing Life

Posted on January 27, 2015 by dbjackson

Today’s post can be found at the Magical Words blog site. It’s a post I struggled with (which is why it’s so late in going up), but feel very strongly about. It’s called The Writing Life and What it Means … Continue reading →

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Sewanee Book Signing Next Friday!

Posted on January 23, 2015 by dbjackson

It’s late on a Friday, not the best time to be making public service announcements. But I am very excited to say that I will be signing books in my home town of Sewanee, Tennessee, a week from today. Friday, … Continue reading →

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Jiggity Jig

Posted on January 22, 2015 by dbjackson

Yes, that’s right: Jiggity jig. As in “Home again, home again/Jiggity jig.” I am back home, after a ten-day road trip that included a couple of successful book signing events, a Guest of Honor appearance at MarsCon 25, at least … Continue reading →

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A Word About Editors

Posted on January 21, 2015 by dbjackson

I have just turned in a revised version of the short story I submitted to TEMPORALLY OUT OF ORDER, the new anthology being edited by Joshua Palmatier and Patricia Bray. I am on “Team Patty,” which means that Patricia edited … Continue reading →

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Plotting Versus Pantsing, at Magical Words

Posted on January 20, 2015 by dbjackson

Today’s installment in the continuing, unofficial Winter 2014-15 Spell Blind Blog Tour (which is way too much of a mouthful) can be found at the Magical Words blog site. The post is about plotting and pantsing — the age-old tension … Continue reading →

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Moving on From MarsCon

Posted on January 18, 2015 by dbjackson

I’m exhausted after a great weekend at MarsCon. Tomorrow I leave Williamsburg to do a few stock signings in North Carolina and then two bookstore events later in the week: a signing at the Books-A-Million in Gastonia, North Carolina on … Continue reading →

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