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Blog Tour Post on Conventions!

Posted on August 23, 2013 by dbjackson

After a bit of a hiatus, the Summer 2013 Thieves’ Quarry Blog Tour is back with a post about conventions — specifically DragonCon (which I will be attending next week) and WorldCon.  The post can be found at SFNovelists, the … Continue reading →

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The Blog Tour is Back at Drey’s Library

Posted on July 24, 2013 by dbjackson

The Summer 2013 Thieves’ Quarry Blog Tour has me back at Drey’s Library today, where I am July’s featured author.  My post today is about my choice of pre-Revolutionary Boston as the setting for the books of my Thieftaker Chronicles.  … Continue reading →

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A Post About Adding Historical Details to Your Writing

Posted on July 23, 2013 by dbjackson

The Summer 2013 Thieves’ Quarry Blog Tour stops today at SFNovelists, the group blog I help maintain as part of a group of over 100 published authors of speculative fiction. This newest post is about the little details I like … Continue reading →

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A Post About New Beginnings, on the Blog Tour

Posted on July 22, 2013 by dbjackson

The Summer 2013 Thieves’ Quarry Blog Tour resumes today with a post at my “home” blog — the Magical Words site.  Magical Words is the group blog on the business and craft of writing fantasy that I maintain, under the … Continue reading →

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Signing Tour Update and Another Stop on the Blog Tour

Posted on July 10, 2013 by dbjackson

I had a fun signing last night at one of the nicest bookstores I’ve ever seen — The Fountain Bookstore in Richmond, Virginia.  Kelly, the shop owner was knowledgeable, professional, and incredibly nice, and we had a small but enthusiastic … Continue reading →

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Off to the Signing Tour as the Blog Tour Resumes

Posted on July 8, 2013 by dbjackson

It’s Monday, and as I roll toward Virginia to begin the Summer 2013 THIEVES’ QUARRY Signing Tour, the Summer 2013 Blog Tour rolls on as well.  I will have a post up today at the blog of my kind and … 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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Release Day Update: Post on Politics and the Writer is Up

Posted on July 2, 2013 by dbjackson

My post on politics, ideology, and the writer is now up at “A Dribble of Ink,” the blog site of Aidan Moher.  Here’s the link.

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It’s Release Day for Thieves’ Quarry and the Paperback of Thieftaker!

Posted on July 2, 2013 by dbjackson

At long last, release day for Thieves’ Quarry, and for the paperback edition of Thieftaker, is here!!  And the Summer 2013 Thieves’ Quarry Blog Tour continues. And the day has begun well, with a 5 “Bat” review from All Things … Continue reading →

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THIEVES’ QUARRY Launch Week Begins With Three New Stops on the Blog Tour!

Posted on July 1, 2013 by dbjackson

Thieves’ Quarry comes out tomorrow, as does the paperback edition of Thieftaker!! And I am very excited, to say the least. So, today begins a busy week on the Summer 2013 Thieves’ Quarry Blog Tour. I have three different posts … Continue reading →

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