Tag Archives: D.B. Jackson

Then and Now in Publishing: A New Blog Tour Post

Posted on September 7, 2016 by dbjackson

Children of Amarid was first published in 1997, which is a really, really long time ago. The person who wrote that book must be, you know, old. Not “Rime-of-the-Ancient-Mariner” old, but at least venerable. Perhaps even vintage. Certainly grizzled. I’m … Continue reading →

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On the Blog Tour: Visiting With Faith Hunter

Posted on August 31, 2016 by dbjackson

I knew that I would need to revise the book before it could be published. Kind of the way I knew I would need to rotate the tires on my car at some point. I acknowledged it as part of … Continue reading →

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Quick-Tip Tuesday, and a Blog Tour Update!

Posted on August 23, 2016 by dbjackson

It’s Quick-Tip Tuesday, and I’m back at Magical Words with a post about how to establish and meet work goals without setting ourselves up for disappointment and discouragement. You can find the post here. And the Summer/Fall 2016 Blog Tour … Continue reading →

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The Summer/Fall 2016 Blog Tour Rolls On

Posted on August 12, 2016 by dbjackson

Today I have a post up at Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist. I first “met” Patrick St. Denis in 2005, when he began his list with a number of book reviews, including very kind reviews of my LonTobyn Chronicle. And so it … Continue reading →

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Today on the Summer/Fall 2016 Blog Tour

Posted on August 7, 2016 by dbjackson

As the Summer/Fall Blog Tour continues, I visit today with friend and fellow writer Ken Schrader, who interviews me about the Author’s Edit of Children of Amarid, and writing stuff in general.  Come on by and join the conversation! You … Continue reading →

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Quick-Tip Tuesday: Emotion and Narrative

Posted on July 26, 2016 by dbjackson

So how do we imbue our prose with emotion? Well, we DON’T do it with a sledge hammer. I am not telling you to bludgeon your readers with paragraphs-long explorations of your characters’ emotions. That would be no better than … Continue reading →

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Quick-Tip Tuesday: More on Self-Editing

Posted on July 12, 2016 by dbjackson

This is still the work of an inexperienced writer. Comparing The Outlanders to the work I’ve done more recently, I still cringe a little at the habits of that younger me. But I also see growth, a writer beginning to … Continue reading →

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A Quick-Tip Tuesday Post on Writing Communities

Posted on June 14, 2016 by dbjackson

Writing can be a lonely profession. We often work on our own, toiling alone for hours at a time, sending our work into what can feel like a marketplace vacuum, and waiting for feedback that can be hurtful, even brutal. … Continue reading →

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A Quick-Tip Tuesday Post on Self-Editing!

Posted on May 31, 2016 by dbjackson

I’ve noticed an incredible amount of extra verbiage in my early books — filler, if you will: superfluous words that add little to the storytelling, but clutter up my prose. For the wordiness-intolerant, these words are as unwelcome as, well, … Continue reading →

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A Quick-Tip Tuesday Post on Travel and Narrative

Posted on May 17, 2016 by dbjackson

We never know when we’re going to draw upon experiences in our lives, be it for setting or character, plot or emotional content, dialog or action or romance or any of the myriad other narrative elements that come, at least … Continue reading →

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