Category Archives: Writing

Today’s Post: Openings and Hooking Readers, pt. 1

Posted on July 16, 2015 by dbjackson

Today’s installment in the 2015 Summer-of-Two-Releases Virtual Tour is all about opening lines for a novel or story. In it, I break down the opening paragraphs of Dead Man’s Reach, the fourth book in the Thieftaker Chronicles (written as D. … Continue reading →

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A New Short Story, and a Blog Post on Friendship

Posted on July 15, 2015 by dbjackson

Big day today. And because I’m at the AMAZING Antioch Writers’ Workshop, and our days are pretty full, I’m only now getting around to posting about it. My newest short story, written as David B. Coe in the Justis Fearsson … Continue reading →

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Today on the Virtual Tour

Posted on July 14, 2015 by dbjackson

Today’s installment on the 2015 Summer-of-Two-Releases Virtual Tour finds me at the Fantasy Book Critic blog site.  My post compares and contrasts the approach I took in the two novels I have coming out over the next few weeks — … Continue reading →

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Today’s Blog Tour Post, by Ethan Kaille!

Posted on July 13, 2015 by dbjackson

Today on the 2015 Summer-of-Two-Releases Virtual Tour, we have a special post from Ethan Kaille, the conjuring, thieftaking hero of the Thieftaker Chronicles. Ethan has a lot to say about the state of Boston, his home city, in the winter … Continue reading →

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A New Post About Publishing With Two Houses

Posted on July 9, 2015 by dbjackson

Today the 2015 Summer-of-Two-Releases Virtual Tour returns to Magical Words with a post about what it’s like to publish two series, under two different names, with two different publishers. We are a little under two weeks away from the July … Continue reading →

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The Virtual Tour Begins!!

Posted on July 2, 2015 by dbjackson

Today, I begin my 2015 Summer-of-Two-Releases Virtual Tour, with a post at the Magical Words blog site. Dead Man’s Reach, the fourth and final volume of the Thieftaker Chronicles, will be released in nineteen days, on July 21. His Father’s … Continue reading →

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The Blog Tour

Posted on June 29, 2015 by dbjackson

Yes, it’s that time of year again, when I start showing up at other people’s websites, talking about myself and my work. Also known as the blog tour! This year’s 2015 Summer of Two Releases Tour will begin later this … Continue reading →

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Today I am Interviewed by Diana Pharaoh Francis

Posted on March 11, 2015 by dbjackson

I have a new interview up — my good friend Diana Pharaoh Francis, a wonderful writer in her own right, asked me some questions about writing Spell Blind, the first book in my new series, the Case Files of Justis … Continue reading →

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Interview with Stephen Leigh!

Posted on March 5, 2015 by dbjackson

My good friend Stephen Leigh, who is a terrific writer, has a new book out, and so I invited him here to talk a bit about his work and his writing life. Why don’t you begin by telling us about … Continue reading →

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A Better Day

Posted on February 11, 2015 by dbjackson

First off, my deepest thanks to all who left comments of support and encouragement and advice in response to yesterday’s post. Your words helped. Your good wishes helped. I knew already that I was not alone in feeling those things; … Continue reading →

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