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Tag Archives: Ethan Kaille
Two New Posts, One New Giveaway!
The Summer 2014 Plunder of Souls Blog Tour stops today at Drey’s Library, for my second appearance this month, and at the blog of my agent, friend, and fellow author, Lucienne Diver. At Drey’s Library, Sephira Pryce, the beautiful and … Continue reading
Posted in A Plunder of Souls, Appearances, Boston, Business of publishing, Character, Fantasy, History, Novels, Politics, Publicity, Publishing, Research, Thieftaker, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged A Plunder of Souls, blog tour, character, David B. Coe, Drey's Library, Ethan Kaille, giveaways, history, Lucienne Diver, promotion, publicity, publishing, research, Sephira Pryce, Thieftaker, writing
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More Posts Up and the First Thieftaker Giveaway of the Summer!!
Two big posts up today in the continuing Summer 2014 Plunder of Souls Blog Tour. The first is at Magical Words, the site on the craft and business of writing that I co-founded and still maintain with my friends Faith … Continue reading
Posted in A Plunder of Souls, Appearances, Business of publishing, Character, Ethan Kaille, Fantasy, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Short Fiction, Thieftaker, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged A Plunder of Souls, All Things Urban Fantasy, blog tour, business of publishing, character, David B. Coe, Ethan Kaille, Faith Hunter, giveaways, magical words, misty massey, novels, publicity, publishing, short fiction, Thieftaker
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A Post Goes Up and a New Short Story Drops!
Today, I am back at Magical Words, the blog on the craft and business of writing that I co-founded with Faith Hunter and Misty Massey, writing about creating characters, and celebrating the release of the newest Thieftaker short story, “The … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Character, Ethan Kaille, Fantasy, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Short Fiction, Thieftaker, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged character, David B. Coe, Ethan Kaille, Faith Hunter, how to write, magical words, misty massey, Price of Doing Business, Sephira Pryce, Thieftaker, tor.com, writing
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A Very Special Day on the Blog Tour: Sephira Pryce at Bitten By Books
Today is a very special day on the Summer 2013 Thieves’ Quarry Blog Tour. I am at Bitten By Books for an all-day book launch and giveaway. Actually, I’m not there — Sephira Pryce is. For those of you who … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Boston, Business of publishing, Character, Ethan Kaille, Fantasy, Fun, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Thieftaker, Thieves' Quarry, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged Bitten By Books, blog tour, contest, Ethan Kaille, giveaways, publicity, publishing, Sephira Pryce, Thieftaker, Thieves' Quarry
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Another Busy Day on the Blog Tour!
After a really fun release day for Thieves’ Quarry, and for the paperback edition of Thieftaker, I am back at work today with four stops on the Summer 2013 Thieves’ Quarry Blog Tour. The first post is actually a short … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Business of publishing, Character, Ethan Kaille, Fantasy, Friendship, Fun, History, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Setting, Short Fiction, Thieftaker, Thieves' Quarry, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blog tour, David B. Coe, Drey's Library, Ethan Kaille, Faith Hunter, history, Jane Yellowrock, Lucienne Diver, Mary Robinette Kowal, publicity, publishing, short fiction, writing
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The Blog Tour Rolls On: Interview with Ethan Kaille and a Post About Magic
The Summer 2013 Thieves’ Quarry Blog Tour rolls on with two more posts today. One is a different sort of post from most of the others I’ve done: It’s an interview with Ethan Kaille, the lead character in my Thieftaker … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Business of publishing, Character, Ethan Kaille, Fantasy, Friendship, Fun, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Thieftaker, Thieves' Quarry, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged character, David B. Coe, Dominick Swennen, Ethan Kaille, Fantastical Imaginations, fantasy, magic, magic systems, magical words, Mindy Klasky, Thieftaker, Thieves' Quarry, writing
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A New Post in Which Ethan Kaille Visits Sephira Pryce
Today’s post is up at the blogsite of Lucienne Diver, my wonderful agent, who is also a terrific writer in her own right. This post is a little different than others I’ve written recently. It’s a fictional vignette in which … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Character, Ethan Kaille, Fantasy, Fun, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Reading, Thieftaker, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogs, Ethan Kaille, friendship, fun, Lucienne Diver, Thieftaker, writing, writing life
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A Free Thieftaker Story Now Available in Two Formats!!
I have just posted a new Thieftaker story to the D.B. Jackson website. This is an original, never-before-published short story. It’s called “The Witch of Dedham,” and it is available from this web page in two ways. You can download … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Fantasy, History, Publicity, Publishing, Reading, Short Fiction, Thieftaker, Urban Fantasy, Writing
Tagged Ethan Kaille, free fiction, free samples, freebies, short fiction, The Witch of Dedham, Thieftaker, writing
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Ethan Kaille’s Diary: 30 May 1765
Late in the spring of 1765, word of Parliament’s passage of the Stamp Act, one of the so-called Grenville Acts (named for George Grenville, Prime Minister of Great Britain and King George III’s Chancellor of the Exchequer) reached the New … Continue reading
Posted in Boston, Character, Ethan Kaille, History, Novels, Politics, Research, Setting, Thieftaker, Writing
Tagged Boston, character, Ethan Kaille, history, novels, Stamp Act, Thieftaker, writing
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Flash Writing Tips: Three Rules I Follow When Creating Magic
This post is about creating magic. Literally. More to the point, it’s about creating a viable magic system for your fantasy story or novel. A couple of months back I wrote about worldbuilding and might have alluded briefly to magic … Continue reading
Posted in Character, Ethan Kaille, Fantasy, nature, Novels, Setting, Short Fiction, Thieftaker, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged Ethan Kaille, magic, magic systems, novels, short fiction, Thieftaker, worldbuilding, writing, writing advice, writing tips
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