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Category Archives: Fantasy
Creative Wednesday: Communicating Our World Building To Our Readers
Tomorrow night, I will be giving a talk on world building here at the university, in a themed residential house devoted to writing. The students from the house, at least those I’ve met so far, are earnest and passionate and … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, History, Novels, Setting, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, D.B. Jackson, data dumps, David B. Coe, descriptions, dialogue, how to write, language, world building, writing, writing advice, writing life, writing tips
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Professional Tuesday: The Creative Origins of RADIANTS
A couple of years ago, I put the finishing touches on the third book of a time travel/epic fantasy trilogy called the Islevale Cycle. I loved the Islevale books then, and I remain incredibly proud of them today. I think … Continue reading
Posted in Falstaff Books, Fantasy, Islevale Cycle, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Time's Assassin, Time's Children, Time's Demon, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged Belle Books, blogging, Covid-19, creativity, D.B, David B. Coe, Falstaff Books, ideas, Invasives, Islevale Cycle, Jackson, novels, Radiants, Time's Assassin, Time's Children, Time's Demon, writing, writing life
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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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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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Photo Friday: Wishes For 2021
At long last, 2020 is in the world’s rearview mirror, and good riddance. We have a couple of weeks of craziness to get through, and a pandemic to beat back. But I enter this new year optimistic, for our planet, … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Friendship, Fun, kids, nature, photography
Tagged blogging, Covid-19, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, family, friendship, holidays, nature, New Year, photography
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Writing-Tip Wednesday: Call For Stories, and Submission Advice Revisited!
I am co-editing a new Zombies Need Brains anthology with my friend, Joshua Palmatier, who is the founder and owner of Zombies Need Brains. Joshua is co-editing all three of the ZNB anthologies this year, which to my mind is … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Character, Fantasy, Publishing, Short Fiction, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged business of writing, character, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, Derelict, editing, Galactic Stew, guidelines, ideas, Joshua Palmatier, narrative, proofreading, publishing, publishing business, short fiction, submission guidelines, writing, writing life, Zombies Need Brains
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Monday Musings: Our New Game Nights
About a month ago, Nancy and I decided that we had been watching too much television during our evenings together, and that we needed something else to pass the time in this age of Covid and a world gone mad. … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Fantasy, Fun, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, Dungeons and Dragons, family, fantasy, fun, games, Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion, marriage, work life, 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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Welcome J.D. Blackrose! Her PLUCK AND COVER Blog Tour Stops Here Today!
J.D. Blackrose (aka my wonderful friend, Joelle Reizes) is promoting Pluck and Cover, the first of her Zombie Cosmetologist novellas. (Find it on Amazon.) Here is the series description: Waylon Jenkins has a problem. Well, he’s got a few of … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Friendship, Publicity, Publishing, Writing
Tagged D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, fiction, J.D. Blackrose, Joelle Reizes, novellas, Pluck and Cover, publicity, publishing
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