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Author Archives: dbjackson
Professional Wednesday: Thoughts on Teaching Writing
As I have mentioned previously, this past weekend, and the weekend before, I participated in the Futurescapes Writers’ Workshop as both a lecturer and a workshop instructor. I gave a talk on writing epic fantasy, and then ran critique groups … Continue reading
Posted in Friendship, Publishing, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, business of writing, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, friendship, Futurescapes, how to write, point of view, publishing, teaching, writing, writing advice, writing life, writing tips
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Monday Musings: Writing Scared
It often takes me some time to settle on a topic for my Monday Musings post. Some weeks one issue or another is such an obvious choice that composing the post is easy. Other weeks I can struggle with the … Continue reading
Posted in History, Politics, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, debate, free speech, freedom of expression, history, opinions, politics
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Professional Wednesday: The Two World-Builds
They don’t care that the twelfth king of Hamsterdom was Belchamiethius IV, known to his subjects as “Conquerer of the Exercise Wheel.” They don’t need to know the names of each mountain peak in the Twelve Dunce Cap Range. This … Continue reading
Posted in Ethan Kaille, History, Novels, Reading, Research, Thieftaker, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, Ethan Kaille, Futurescapes, how to write, novels, reading, research, setting, short fiction, Thieftaker, world building, writing, writing advice, writing life, writing tips
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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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Creative Friday: My Brother the Artist
For this week’s Creative Friday post, I would like to tell you about my brother, Jim. It happens to be his birthday, so please feel free to wish him many happy returns of the day. Jim is a painter. He … Continue reading
Professional Wednesday: Writing All Sorts of Stuff
As I mentioned in last week’s Professional Wednesday post, I have a teaching gig coming up. I’ll be leading a couple of critique workshops, and this Saturday, I’ll be giving a long talk on writing epic fantasy. This opportunity came … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Fantasy, Friendship, Islevale Cycle, Novels, Publishing, Short Fiction, Thieftaker, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, Boskone, business of publishing, business of writing, creativity, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, epic fantasy, fantasy, genre, historical fantasy, how to write, publishing business, subgenre, urban fantasy, writing, writing advice, writing life, writing tips
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Creative Friday: Rime and Mist
Late last week, after days of snow and freezing temperatures, we finally had a much needed thaw. But before the thaw began, I took a Friday morning walk out to Jackson Lake, a spot I have visited often in the … Continue reading
Posted in nature, photography
Tagged blogging, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, frost, mist, nature, photography, reflections, winter
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Professional Wednesdays: Lessons From Manuscript Critiques — Simple Is Better
I am reading stories right now for a teaching gig I have coming up in early March. I’ll be running a critique workshop, and so I not only have to read and comment on the manuscripts, I also should take … Continue reading
Posted in Novels, Publishing, Setting, Short Fiction, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, concision, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, Faith Hunter, how to write, mechanics of writing, prose, sentence structure, teaching, worldbuilding, writing, writing advice, writing life, writing tips
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Monday Musings: My Declaration of Creative Independence
So many professional issues on my mind today — I’m finding it hard to organize my thoughts into something coherent. These remain hard times for creators. Writers, musicians and composers, visual artists of all sorts, actors and directors, dancers and … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Family, Friendship, Novels, Publishing, Short Fiction, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, business of writing, Covid-19, creativity, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, family, friendship, marriage, novels, publishing, publishing business, short fiction, small press, writing, writing career, writing life, writing profession
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Creative Friday: SITTIN’ IN Fifty (!) Years Later
For this week’s Creative Friday post, I’m doing something a little different, and writing about someone else’s creativity. Lately, I have been on a kick of going back to old music that I once loved but lost touch with along … Continue reading
Posted in Fun, History, Music
Tagged blogging, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, fun, history, Loggins and Messina, memories, music, Sittin' In, youth
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