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Tag Archives: movies
Monday Musings: It ALWAYS Feels Good To Finish a Book
I could have ended this post at the title. That really is the point. I have been writing fiction for close to thirty years. I have finished more than thirty novels and as many pieces of short fiction, and yes, … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Character, Family, Novels, Publishing, Short Fiction, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, business of writing, character, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, emotional issues, family, life issues, movies, novelisations, publishing, publishing business, writing, writing life
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Monday Musings: My Favorite Hidden Gems
Not so very long ago, I wrote a post on some of my favorite things. I thought I would follow up on that with a post about a few things I love that I consider “hidden gems,” things I have … Continue reading
Posted in Fun, movies, Music, Novels, Reading, Writing
Tagged Aaron Sorkin, Alison Brown, Americanization of Emily, blogging, C.E. Murphy, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, Jerry Douglas, Lynn Flewelling, movies, music, novels, Passion Fish, Sports Night, television, The West Wing, writing
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Professional Wednesday: Punctuating Our Stories (Not the Way You Think I Mean It)
“Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.” We all know the line. Even people who haven’t seen Casablanca know the line. (And please, don’t get me started about not seeing Casablanca. I mean, sure, it’s dated, … Continue reading
Posted in Character, Ethan Kaille, Islevale Cycle, movies, Novels, Thieftaker, Writing
Tagged blogging, Casablanca, character, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, editing, endings, Guy Gavriel Kay, how to write, Islevale Cycle, J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, movies, narrative, plotting, Thieftaker Chronicles, Tigana, writing, writing advice, writing tips
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Monday Musings: Some Weird Occurrences Have Me Thinking About Technology
This past week, I had a couple of weird experiences that made me feel like I was an extra in Poltergeist or Enemy of the State. And I thought I would share them with you because if I’m freaked out, … Continue reading
Posted in Family, food, technology
Tagged appliances, blogging, creepiness, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, devices, family, food, movies, privacy, surveillance, technology
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Monday Musings: A Paean to the “Shuffle” Command
Let’s begin with the obvious: Everything that’s old is great, and new stuff sucks. It’s important to get that out of the way before we move on. I mean who are we kidding? The way things were when we were … Continue reading
Posted in cooking, Family, Fun, History, Music
Tagged albums, Beatles, blogging, CDs, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, family, fun, history, humor, LPs, marriage, memories, movies, music, rock n roll, Rolling Stones, technology, youth
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THE HOBBIT and Book Identity, at Magical Words
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, Mindy Klasky, John Hartness, Kalayna Price, … Continue reading
Posted in City of Shades, movies, Mystery, Novels, Reading, Thieftaker, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged David B. Coe, how to write, J.R.R. Tolkien, magical words, movies, writing
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A Post About Avoiding Convenient Plot Choices
Today’s post can be found at http://www.sfnovelists.com, the group blog on speculative fiction that I maintain along with a group of over one hundred published authors of fantasy and science fiction. The post is called “Avoiding the Convenient Plot Point,” … Continue reading
Posted in Character, Ethan Kaille, movies, Novels, Reading, Setting, Thieftaker, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged character, David B. Coe, editing, harry potter, how to write, movies, narrative, reading, revisions, SFNovelists, star wars, writing
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Review: The Hunger Games
Last night I went with a group to see the movie adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ YA bestseller, The Hunger Games. Our group consisted of seven teenagers, all of whom had read at least the first book in the Hunger Games … Continue reading
Posted in Fun, movies, Novels, Reading, Writing
Tagged Jennifer Lawrence, movies, reading, reviews, Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games, writing
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The 1760s a “Golden Age”? I Don’t Think So
Last night I watched Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris, an homage to 1920s Paris, and to that “Golden Age” when the City of Light’s streets were haunted by Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gertrude Stein and Pablo Picasso. It … Continue reading
Posted in Boston, History, movies, Novels, Politics, Sports, Thieftaker
Tagged Boston, D.B. Jackson, history, movies, novels, politics, sports, Thieftaker
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