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Professional Wednesday: Reading Books Several Times

Posted on August 23, 2023 by dbjackson

I have just started reading a book that I have read at least one time before. Maybe two. It is Under Heaven, by Guy Gavriel Kay, a terrific historical fantasy set in a world modeled after Tang Dynasty China. The … Continue reading →

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Professional Wednesday: Writing Work-For-Hire Projects

Posted on August 16, 2023 by dbjackson

Love what you write. I say it a lot. It is the single piece of advice I always offer when asked what tips I would give to young writers (young of age, young of career). And I believe the advice … Continue reading →

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Professional Wednesday: In Defense of Simplicity

Posted on August 9, 2023 by dbjackson

Today, as I was sitting at my desk, staring at a blank screen, trying to decide what I could possibly have left to write about when it comes to giving writing advice, a familiar song came on my Apple Music … Continue reading →

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A Word of Thanks, and a Bit of Bragging

Posted on August 3, 2023 by dbjackson

My summer of releases continues tomorrow!! So far this year I have had releases in May (The Chalice War: Stone, the first book in my new Celtic urban fantasy), June (The Chalice War: Cauldron), and July (Artifice and Craft, which … Continue reading →

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Professional Wednesday: One Last Teaser, and a Plea For Help — Please Read

Posted on August 2, 2023 by dbjackson

Believe it or not, writers don’t particularly enjoy asking you to buy and read our stuff. We are not, as a rule, good at sales or comfortable touting our own work. We prefer to write, to spend time with our … Continue reading →

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Professional Wednesday: Beginnings, Middles, and Endings, part VI — Final Thoughts

Posted on July 19, 2023 by dbjackson

This week I close out my Professional Wednesday feature on “Beginnings, Middles, and Endings” with some general observations about narrative structure. If you are just coming to this series of posts, I would recommend you go back and read the … Continue reading →

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Professional Wednesday: Marketing Strategy, a New Release, and an Excerpt!!

Posted on June 6, 2023 by dbjackson

This Friday — the day after tomorrow!! — The Chalice War: Cauldron, the second book in my new Celtic-themed urban fantasy series, will be released by Bell Bridge Books. For those of you thinking, “Wait, didn’t you JUST have a … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: A Letter To My Younger Self

Posted on May 22, 2023 by dbjackson

Dear Younger Me, Yes, that’s really our hairline now. Calm down. It’s not— Would you please calm down? Thank you. What did you expect? Seriously. Dad was bald. Bill and Jim had lost their hair by the time they were … Continue reading →

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Professional Wednesday: Looking At Our Old Work With Compassion

Posted on May 17, 2023 by dbjackson

I continue to read through and revise the books of my Winds of the Forelands epic fantasy series, a five-book project first published by Tor Books in 2002-2007. The series has been out of print for some time now, and … Continue reading →

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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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