Tag Archives: Spell Blind

Professional Wednesday: My Best Mistakes, Part III — Reviews, Damn Reviews, and More Reviews

Posted on February 22, 2023 by dbjackson

Continuing the “My Best Mistakes” series of blog posts . . . . Very early in my career, when my first book, Children of Amarid, was the only one I had out, I responded publicly to a online review from … Continue reading →

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Professional Wednesday: Listening To My Own Work

Posted on June 15, 2022 by dbjackson

About seven years ago, I received out of the blue, an email from the actor Bronson Pinchot, who is probably best known for playing the role of “Balki” in the sitcom Perfect Strangers. He was, by then, enjoying a successful … Continue reading →

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Professional Wednesday: Most Important Lessons — Dealing With the Slog, part I

Posted on June 1, 2022 by dbjackson

Just keep swimming Just keep swimming Just keep swimming… Yes, I am a Pixar fan. Sue me. My kids were the perfect age for the magical first generation of Pixar movies — Toy Story (1 and 2); Monsters, Inc., Finding … Continue reading →

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Win a Signed Copy of HIS FATHER’S EYES!!

Posted on March 11, 2016 by dbjackson

HIS FATHER’S EYES, the second novel in my Case Files of Justis Fearsson series (a contemporary urban fantasy from Baen Books) will be re-released in paperback on March 29, 2016. To mark the occasion, I’m giving away two signed copies … 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 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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A Novel By Any Other Name . . .

Posted on January 28, 2015 by dbjackson

My Facebook page was hopping today, because I asked for people’s opinions on the title for the book I’ve been working on. The book is the third in my new series from Baen, The Case Files of Justis Fearsson. The … Continue reading →

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Sewanee Book Signing Next Friday!

Posted on January 23, 2015 by dbjackson

It’s late on a Friday, not the best time to be making public service announcements. But I am very excited to say that I will be signing books in my home town of Sewanee, Tennessee, a week from today. Friday, … Continue reading →

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Plotting Versus Pantsing, at Magical Words

Posted on January 20, 2015 by dbjackson

Today’s installment in the continuing, unofficial Winter 2014-15 Spell Blind Blog Tour (which is way too much of a mouthful) can be found at the Magical Words blog site. The post is about plotting and pantsing — the age-old tension … Continue reading →

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Dealing with Inaccuracies in my New Book

Posted on January 19, 2015 by dbjackson

Yesterday I received one of those emails that authors usually hate to get. A reader wrote to let me know that there were a couple of details in my new novel, Spell Blind (book I in The Case Files of … Continue reading →

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