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Category Archives: Ethan Kaille
Professional Wednesday: In Which I Ask You, What Should I Write Next?
As I discussed at length in last week’s Professional Wednesday post, I have recently completed a first draft of the third book in my contemporary Celtic urban fantasy, The Chalice Wars. The novel needs to sit for a while before … Continue reading
Posted in Belle Books, Business of publishing, Ethan Kaille, Fantasy, Friendship, Invasives, Novels, Publishing, Radiants, Short Fiction, The Chalice Wars, Thieftaker, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged a.j. hartley, Artifice and Craft, blogging, Blood of the Southlands, Case Files of Justis Fearsson, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, editing, Edmund R. Schubert, Invasives, LonTobyn Chronicle, Radiants, The Chalice Wars, The Loyalist Witch, Thieftaker Chronicles, Winds of the Forelands, writing, writing life, Zombies Need Brains
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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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Professional Wednesday: Cover Art and Why It Matters
Last week, I was able to share with you the incredible art work for my upcoming novel, Invasives, the second Radiants book, which will be out February 18. And because I’m mentioning the art here, I have yet another excuse … Continue reading
Posted in Angry Robot Books, Business of publishing, Ethan Kaille, Falstaff Books, Fantasy, Islevale Cycle, Mystery, Novels, Publishing, Thieftaker, Time's Demon, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged Angry Robot Books, Belle Books, blogging, Blood of the Southlands, business of writing, Chris McGrath, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, Debra Dixon, Falstaff Books, Invasives, Islevale Cycle, jacket art, Jan Weßbecher, LonTobyn Chronicle, Lore Seekers Press, publishing, publishing business, Radiants, Robyne Pomroy, Romas Kukalis, Thieftaker Chronicles, Time's Demon, Tor Books, Winds of the Forelands, writing, writing life
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Some Thoughts on Release Day for “The Witch’s Storm”
Today is release day for “The Witch’s Storm,” the first installment in my new trilogy of Thieftaker novellas, The Loyalist Witch — Thieftaker, Fall 1770. For more about the release, you can read the interview I did with Faith Hunter … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Character, Ethan Kaille, Family, History, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Short Fiction, Thieftaker, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged business of writing, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, Faith Hunter, Lore Seekers Press, new releases, publicity, publishing, publishing business, releases, short fiction, The Adams Gambit, The Cloud Prison, The Loyalist Witch, The Witch's Storm, Thieftaker, writing, writing life
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Faith Hunter Interviews D.B. Jackson — “The Witch’s Storm,” part 2
Tomorrow, May 18, Lore Seekers Press will release a new Thieftaker novella, “The Witch’s Storm,” the first installment in a trilogy called The Loyalist Witch — Thieftaker, Fall 1770. Today (with my D.B. Jackson hat on) I sat down with … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Dead Man's Reach, Ethan Kaille, Friendship, History, Novels, Publishing, Short Fiction, Thieftaker, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, Faith Hunter, fantasy, historical fantasy, history, Lore Seekers Press, new releases, novels, short fiction, The Loyalist Witch, The Witch's Storm, Thieftaker, writing, writing life
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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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Thieftaker Cover Reveal! THE LOYALIST WITCH
I shared this with subscribers to my newsletter and Facebook Group on Tuesday, along with another in a series of teasers from the new Thieftaker project. Now, here for all to see, is the artwork for the new Thieftaker novellas … Continue reading
Posted in Ethan Kaille, Fantasy, History, Mystery, Publishing, Short Fiction, Thieftaker, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, Chris McGrath, cover art, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, Ethan Kaille, history, jacket art, mystery, new releases, news, publishing, short fiction, The Loyalist Witch, Thieftaker, Thieftaker Chronicles, writing, writing life
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Writing-Tip Wednesday: “Pitch Inside”
In the mid-1980s, my favorite baseball player on the planet was a young pitcher for the New York Mets named Dwight Gooden. Gooden had a meteoric career that was shortened by injuries and chronic drug abuse. But for the first … Continue reading
Posted in Character, Ethan Kaille, Fantasy, Islevale Cycle, Novels, Short Fiction, Thieftaker, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged baseball, blogging, Blood of the Southlands, Case Files of Justis Fearsson, challenges, character, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, how to write, Islevale Cycle, LonTobyn Chronicle, plotting, risks, Thieftaker Chronicles, Winds of the Forelands, world building, writing, writing advice, writing life, writing tips
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Writing-Tip Wednesday: Dialogue, Part I
I love writing dialogue, in part because I love reading dialogue. I believe that people are natural eavesdroppers. We like to listen in on other people’s conversations. That’s what reading dialogue is all about – it is one of the … Continue reading
Posted in Ethan Kaille, Reading, Thieftaker, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, character, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, dialogue, how to write, Thieftaker, writing, writing advice, writing convincing dialogue, writing life, writing tips
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