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Category Archives: Ethan Kaille
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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Quick-Tip Tuesday: Mapping Out the New Year
What can I say? I have a bit of an OCD streak. Okay, maybe even more than “a bit.” But setting work goals and making up a work schedule for a new year is not just about me being the … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Ethan Kaille, Fantasy, Novels, Publishing, Short Fiction, Thieftaker, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, goals, LonTobyn Chronicle, New Year's Resolutions, Quick-Tip Tuesday, Thieftaker, Winds of the Forelands, writing, writing life
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Keeping On With a New Quick-Tip Tuesday Post
It would be so easy to give up, to set writing aside for a while. Because when we write, by necessity we access emotion, and that’s not a place I particularly want to go right now. To which my inner … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Ethan Kaille, Family, Friendship, Novels, Publishing, Thieftaker, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, magical words, Quick-Tip Tuesday, writing, writing life
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Free Fiction From D.B. Jackson and Faith Hunter!
Earlier this year, my wonderful friend Faith Hunter and I released “Water Witch,” a short story that combined her Jane Yellowrock world with the historical world I created for the Thieftaker Chronicles. Earlier this week, we embarked on a new … Continue reading
Posted in Character, Ethan Kaille, Friendship, Fun, History, Publishing, Short Fiction, Thieftaker, Urban Fantasy, Writing
Tagged collaboration, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, Ethan Kaille, Faith Hunter, free fiction, friendship, Hannah Everhart, Jane Yellowrock, newsletters, short fiction, Thieftaker, Water Witch, writing, writing life
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Today on the Blog Tour: Nemesis and Protagonist
One of the things that the first book did not do — because it wasn’t necessary to the plot — was to set up a nemesis for Jay Fearsson who would outlast the narrative of this particular novel. I mean … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Business of publishing, Character, Dead Man's Reach, Ethan Kaille, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Thieftaker, Urban Fantasy, Writing
Tagged blog tour, C.E. Murphy, Case Files of Justis Fearsson, character, David B. Coe, Ethan Kaille, Faith Hunter, His Father's Eyes, how to write, Jacinto Amaya, Jane Yellowrock, Justis Fearsson, Leo Pellisier, magical words, Negotiator Books, nemesis, protagonists, publicity, publishing, Sephira Pryce, Thieftaker, writing
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The Blog Tour Today!
Interested in seeing how characters might wreak their revenge on the writer who creates them? Then have I got a post for you! The 2015 Summer-of-Two-Releases Virtual Tour makes several stops today, including one at the SciFiChick.com, where I interview … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Business of publishing, Dead Man's Reach, Ethan Kaille, Fantasy, Friendship, Fun, Novels, Politics, Publicity, Publishing, Thieftaker, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged All Things Urban Fantasy, blog tour, Bradley Beaulieu, Case Files of Justis Fearsson, David B. Coe, Dead Man's Reach, Ethan Kaille, His Father's Eyes, interviews, Justis Fearsson, Karen Miller, publicity, publishing, SciFiChick, Thieftaker, writing, writing life
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Two New Posts and a Book Giveaway!
The 2015 Summer-of-Two-Releases Virtual Tour starts back up again today much the way it finished last week. I have two posts going live this morning. The first is at ISmellSheep.com, and it includes a giveaway of a signed hardcover edition … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Business of publishing, Dead Man's Reach, Ethan Kaille, Fun, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Thieftaker, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blog tour, Case Files of Justis Fearsson, David B. Coe, Dead Man's Reach, giveaways, His Father's Eyes, I Smell Sheep, Literary Escapism, publicity, publishing, Sephira Pryce, Thieftaker
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Celebrating the Release of DEAD MAN’S REACH!
The 2015 Summer-of-Two-Releases Virtual Tour reaches a milestone today with the first of those releases. Dead Man’s Reach, the fourth and (for now) final installment in the Thieftaker Chronicles is out today from Tor Books. And to mark the occasion … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Business of publishing, Character, Dead Man's Reach, Ethan Kaille, Fantasy, Friendship, History, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Short Fiction, Thieftaker, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blog tour, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, Dead Man's Reach, Ethan Kaille, Faith Hunter, Hannah Everhart, Jane Yellowrock, Max Gladstone, publicity, publishing, Thieftaker, writing
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