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Tag Archives: how to write
It’s Quick-Tip Tuesday!!
The first step is to remember that despite the way the “Plotter v. Pantser” debate is usually framed, we don’t have to approach this decision as an either-or proposition. I know people who don’t outline at all; I know people … Continue reading
Posted in Novels, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, how to write, magical words, pantsing, plotting, quick-tip Tuesdays, writing, writing life
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A New Quick-Tip Tuesday Post!
With that in mind, I would like to suggest that you use the idea of the narrative theme to stir your imagination. It can be really hard to come up with an idea on demand for just a generic a … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Novels, Publishing, Reading, Short Fiction, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged anthologies, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, how to write, magical words, novels, quick-tip Tuesdays, short fiction, writing, writing life
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Happy New Year, and My Return to Magical Words
To repeat something I have said many times before, there is no single right way to do any of this. You have to discover your own creative path. My purpose in writing these Quick Tips each Tuesday will be to … Continue reading
Posted in Novels, Short Fiction, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged David B. Coe, how to write, magical words, quick-tip Tuesdays, 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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Today’s Post: Openings and Hooking Readers, pt. 1
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
Posted in Appearances, Business of publishing, Dead Man's Reach, 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, how to write, magical words, opening lines, openings, Thieftaker
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Plotting Versus Pantsing Update
Last week at the Magical Words blogsite, which I helped found so many years ago with Faith Hunter, Misty Massey, and C.E Murphy, I posted about plotting versus pantsing. For those not in the writing profession, plotting refers to setting … Continue reading
Posted in Novels, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged C.E. Murphy, Case Files of Justis Fearsson, David B. Coe, Faith Hunter, how to write, magical words, misty massey, outlining, pantsing, plotting, writing
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Visiting with Stephen Leigh!
Today I am blogging at the site of Stephen Leigh, who is a terrific fantasy writer and one of the nicest people I have met in my nearly 20 years in this business. Stephen invited me to his site to … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Character, Friendship, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Thieftaker, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blog tour, Case Files of Justis Fearsson, character, David B. Coe, how to write, narrative, point of view, publicity, Spell Blind, Stephen Leigh, writing
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A Magical Words Post on Point of View
Today’s post, the latest in the unofficial Spell Blind Winter 2014-15 Blog Tour, can be found at the Magical Words blog site. The post discusses point of view, and for those who know me this comes as no surprise. I … Continue reading
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Tagged blog tour, Case Files of Justis Fearsson, character, David B. Coe, how to write, magical words, point of view, Spell Blind, Thieftaker, writing
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A Post About Opening Passages, at Magical Words
Today’s post in the unofficial Spell Blind Winter 2014-15 Blog Tour can be found over at Magical Words. The post is called “Openings, Hooks, and Breaking Rules,” and it breaks down the opening passages of Spell Blind, the first book … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, Case Files of Justis Fearsson, David B. Coe, how to write, opening lines, openings, publishing, Spell Blind, writing
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