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Release Day for AFTER HOURS

Posted on March 1, 2011 by dbjackson

After Hours:  Tales From the Ur-Bar is now officially out and available for purchase!  This anthology, edited by Joshua Palmatier and Patricia Bray, and published by DAW, includes “The Tavern Fire,” the very first D.B. Jackson publication.  Set in Boston, … Continue reading →

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Writing a Bit of Mythology

Posted on February 28, 2011 by dbjackson

Expanding just a bit on my previous post… Today, still working on another project, I wrote my own short myth, something that would help to clarify my own thinking about the magic system I’m developing.  And I found myself adopting … Continue reading →

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Mythology and History

Posted on February 25, 2011 by dbjackson

Expanding here on a short post to the D.B. Jackson Facebook page… I spent much of this week reading mythology for another project, and I found myself thinking about the degree to which American history can be considered a mythology.  … Continue reading →

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Past, Present, and Future

Posted on February 24, 2011 by dbjackson

Tonight my wife and I are going to see a university production of the Greek tragedy Hecuba, by Euripides.  For the past couple of days I’ve been reading legends from the Mythology and Ulster Cycles of Celtic history.  There is … Continue reading →

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AFTER HOURS!!

Posted on February 22, 2011 by dbjackson

Fun times!  Today I received my author’s copy of After Hours:  Tales from the Ur-Bar, the anthology edited by Joshua Palmatier and Patricia Bray that includes my short story, “The Tavern Fire.” This is my first publication as D.B. Jackson, … Continue reading →

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A Bit About Boston in the 1760s

Posted on February 17, 2011 by dbjackson

Had a comment on another site from a friend — he was wondering about the size of Boston in the 1760s, where “The Tavern Fire” and the Thieftaker books are set.  Boston was, by that time, the third largest city … Continue reading →

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Going Live!

Posted on February 16, 2011 by dbjackson

Well, the site is as close to ready as it’s going to be without an actual book out yet.  And my Facebook account, Twitter account, etc. are open and ready for business.  So I guess it’s time for me to … Continue reading →

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My First Post

Posted on January 26, 2011 by dbjackson

What if you had a coming out party, and no one came?

That’s kind of what I’m doing right now. This is sort of a test, a way to see if my RSS Feed is working. But it’s also, by necessity, my first blog post. Thing is, my website and blog are still a few weeks shy of being ready for prime time. So, nobody is going to read this for a while.

Still, I believe an introduction is in order.

–Ahem–

My name is D.B. Jackson, and I’m a fantasy author. Have been for about fifteen years now. But I’m starting something new, and so I’m doing it under a new name. The something new is historical urban fantasy. Continue reading →

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