Tag Archives: writing life

A Post About Looking Backward in Order to Move Forward

Posted on November 5, 2012 by dbjackson

Today’s post can be found at http://magicalwords.net, the group blog on the business and craft of writing fantasy that I maintain, under the name David B. Coe, with fellow authors Faith Hunter, Misty Massey, A.J. Hartley, C.E. Murphy, and Kalayna … Continue reading →

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A New Post in Which Ethan Kaille Visits Sephira Pryce

Posted on October 24, 2012 by dbjackson

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 →

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A Post About Balance in the Writing Life

Posted on October 23, 2012 by dbjackson

Today I have a post up at the SFNovelists blogsite, a site I maintain in cooperation with approximately 100 other published authors of fantasy and science fiction.  The post (written under David B. Coe) is called “Six Non-Writing Things That … Continue reading →

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A Post About Barry Zito and Writing

Posted on October 22, 2012 by dbjackson

Today’s post at the Magical Words blogsite is about writing, and the creative lessons to be learned from the success of an aging baseball pitcher.  The post is called “Writing to Our Strengths, or What I Learned From Barry Zito.” … Continue reading →

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Interview and Review Up

Posted on October 18, 2012 by dbjackson

I have a new interview up at The Word Nerds blogsite.  It was a fun set of questions to answer, and I’m grateful to Bethany for asking me to the site. Check out the Q&A here. Thieftaker was also reviewed … Continue reading →

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A Post About Author Rankings

Posted on October 15, 2012 by dbjackson

“Some of the greatest works of art our culture has produced were incredibly unpopular when they first were created; others were dismissed as not worthy of serious critical attention because they were popular with the masses.  Popularity is a double-edged … Continue reading →

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A New Post About Writerly Insecurities

Posted on October 1, 2012 by dbjackson

Today’s post can be found at Magical Words, a blog site devoted entirely to essays on the craft and business of writing that I maintain (as David B. Coe) along with fellow authors Faith Hunter, Misty Massey, A.J. Hartley, Catie … Continue reading →

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Monday, Monday . . .

Posted on September 24, 2012 by dbjackson

I have a new post up at the Magical Words blogsite that I maintain with fellow authors Faith Hunter, Misty Massey, A.J. Hartley, Kalayna Price, among others.  The post is called “More on Fear and Writing, part I:  Confessions of … Continue reading →

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Faith Hunter Is Here! Sephira Pryce-Jane Yellowrock Interview!

Posted on September 21, 2012 by dbjackson

Today I am hosting my dear friend (and Magical Words co-founder) Faith Hunter, New York Times Bestselling author of the Jane Yellowrock books.  The latest installment in the Jane Yellowrock series, Death’s Rival, will be released on October 2, and … Continue reading →

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Rewrites, Mind Melds, and News

Posted on September 19, 2012 by dbjackson

Yes, it’s been a while since my last post.  I’ve been revising Thieves’ Quarry, the second Thieftaker book, which, it turns out, my editor likes as much as I do.  Good thing, that.  It doesn’t mean I didn’t need to … Continue reading →

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