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Category Archives: Thieftaker
Free Fiction From D.B. Jackson and Faith Hunter!
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
Posted in Character, Ethan Kaille, Friendship, Fun, History, Publishing, Short Fiction, Thieftaker, Urban Fantasy, Writing
Tagged collaboration, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, Ethan Kaille, Faith Hunter, free fiction, friendship, Hannah Everhart, Jane Yellowrock, newsletters, short fiction, Thieftaker, Water Witch, writing, writing life
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A Plunder of Souls Paperback Release
Tomorrow will see the trade paperback release of A Plunder of Souls, the third book in my Thieftaker Chronicles. For those of you who read that and feel as though you’re caught in a time-warp, yes, I understand. The hardcover … Continue reading
Posted in A Plunder of Souls, Business of publishing, Dead Man's Reach, Novels, Publishing, Thieftaker, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged A Plunder of Souls, business of publishing, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, Dead Man's Reach, writing, writing life
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The Blog Tour Ends With a Post on Ideas and Creativity
Over the years I’ve come to the conclusion that the act of creation is, among other things, an act of faith. We start our projects believing that when our work is done, the finished product will be complete and coherent, … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Business of publishing, Dead Man's Reach, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Thieftaker, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blog tour, creative process, creativity, David B. Coe, magical words, promotion, publicity, publishing, writing, writing life
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Today on the Blog Tour: Nemesis and Protagonist
One of the things that the first book did not do — because it wasn’t necessary to the plot — was to set up a nemesis for Jay Fearsson who would outlast the narrative of this particular novel. I mean … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Business of publishing, Character, Dead Man's Reach, Ethan Kaille, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Thieftaker, Urban Fantasy, Writing
Tagged blog tour, C.E. Murphy, Case Files of Justis Fearsson, character, David B. Coe, Ethan Kaille, Faith Hunter, His Father's Eyes, how to write, Jacinto Amaya, Jane Yellowrock, Justis Fearsson, Leo Pellisier, magical words, Negotiator Books, nemesis, protagonists, publicity, publishing, Sephira Pryce, Thieftaker, writing
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Breaking Down the Opening of HIS FATHER’S EYES
A few weeks ago, around the time of the release of Dead Man’s Reach, I broke down the opening paragraphs of that fourth Thieftaker novel, to give you some sense of what I was trying to accomplish on the first … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Business of publishing, Dead Man's Reach, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Thieftaker, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blog tour, Case Files of Justis Fearsson, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, Dead Man's Reach, His Father's Eyes, how to write, magical words, novels, openings, publicity, publishing, Thieftaker, writing
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The Virtual Tour Goes to the Library
I discovered worlds there. As a kid, I was fascinated by nature and the Apollo moon missions, and so I took out every book I could find on birds and mammals, rockets and space. Thanks to the librarian — I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Business of publishing, Dead Man's Reach, Family, Fun, kids, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Reading, Thieftaker, travel, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged Australia, blog tour, Case Files of Justis Fearsson, David B. Coe, Dead Man's Reach, family, His Father's Eyes, kids, libraries. reading, publicity, publishing, Thieftaker, Travel, Word Nerds
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POV and Q&A, Today on the Blog Tour!
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
Posted in Appearances, Business of publishing, Dead Man's Reach, Friendship, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Thieftaker, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blog tour, Brandy Schillace, Case Files of Justis Fearsson, character, David B. Coe, Dead Man's Reach, His Father's Eyes, interviews, Lucienne Diver, point of view, publicity, publishing, Thieftaker, voice, writing, writing life
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Community and Genre, part 2, and Another Giveaway!
Surely there is room in this genre for quiet stories and loud ones, for the old-fashioned and the new-and-weird, for space opera and epic fantasy, for military SF and urban fantasy, for writers of all races, religions, sexual orientations, and … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Business of publishing, Dead Man's Reach, Novels, Politics, Publicity, Publishing, Reading, Thieftaker, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged Bitten By Books, blog tour, Case Files of Justis Fearsson, David B. Coe, Dead Man's Reach, giveaways, His Father's Eyes, reading, SFSignal, Thieftaker, writing, writing life
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Today I Talk Books With Mermaids
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
Posted in Appearances, Business of publishing, Dead Man's Reach, Fantasy, Friendship, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Reading, Thieftaker, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged Alethea Kontis, blog tour, Case Files of Justis Fearsson, David B. Coe, Dead Man's Reach, friendship, His Father's Eyes, publicity, publishing, reading, Thieftaker, writing, writing life
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The Crazed Life of a Writer, Today on the Virtual Tour
“We are, in many respects, the most egotistical people in the world. I mean it; it takes some serious sense of self to be able to say, “I just made up a story, and it’s so fucking good that you … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Business of publishing, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Thieftaker, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blog tour, Case Files of Justis Fearsson, David B. Coe, Dead Man's Reach, His Father's Eyes, magical words, publicity, publishing, Thieftaker, writing, writing life
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