Tag Archives: short fiction

A New Quick-Tip Tuesday Post!

Posted on January 12, 2016 by dbjackson

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 →

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Free Fiction From D.B. Jackson and Faith Hunter!

Posted on November 19, 2015 by dbjackson

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 →

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More Free Fiction, and a Post About Community and Genre

Posted on July 22, 2015 by dbjackson

The 2015 Summer-of-Two-Releases Virtual Tour continues today with a couple of posts. One is an essay, the first of two, on Genre and Community. The post appears at SFSignal, and I’m grateful to John DeNardo for hosting me again. You … 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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A Word About Editors

Posted on January 21, 2015 by dbjackson

I have just turned in a revised version of the short story I submitted to TEMPORALLY OUT OF ORDER, the new anthology being edited by Joshua Palmatier and Patricia Bray. I am on “Team Patty,” which means that Patricia edited … Continue reading →

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“Long Nights Moon” is Live at Baen.Com

Posted on December 15, 2014 by dbjackson

“Long Nights Moon,” the first published short story (or fiction of any sort for that matter) in the Justis Fearsson universe (written under the David B. Coe) is up and available at Baen.com.  This holiday themed short story takes place … Continue reading →

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A New Post About Short Fiction and a Kickstarter Campaign

Posted on September 23, 2014 by dbjackson

After a lengthy hiatus from blogging (I’ve actually been spending my days writing a new novel) I have a post up today at the SFNovelists Blog Site, which I help maintain along with approximately 100 other writers of fantasy and … Continue reading →

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More Posts Up and the First Thieftaker Giveaway of the Summer!!

Posted on July 1, 2014 by dbjackson

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 →

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Blog Tour Update and General News

Posted on June 27, 2014 by dbjackson

The first week of the Summer 2014 A Plunder of Souls Blog Tour is winding down, with this post, which is not on the official schedule, but which counts anyway.  My Blog Tour, my blog, my rules.  This was a … Continue reading →

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Another Busy Day on the Blog Tour!

Posted on July 3, 2013 by dbjackson

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 →

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