Category Archives: Novels

Writing-Tip Wednesday: The ABCs of Character

Posted on August 5, 2020 by dbjackson

Last week, I wrote about befriending our characters, as a way of using empathy to improve our character development. This week I would like to continue the discussion of character work by taking a slightly different approach to creating and … Continue reading →

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Writing-Tip Wednesday: Befriend Your Characters…And Be-Character Your Friends

Posted on July 29, 2020 by dbjackson

This will be a relatively brief Writing-Tip Wednesday post. It’s a lazy, hot, stormy day and I’m feeling, well, lazy and hot… So far this year, I have used my Wednesday posts to offer advice about any number of things, … Continue reading →

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Writing-Tip Wednesday: World Building Lessons I’d Forgotten

Posted on July 22, 2020 by dbjackson

Back in early March, I posted about creating magic systems, and said then that I expected I would post about world building at least once more over the course of the year. And so here I am, making myself a … Continue reading →

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Writing-Tip Wednesday: The Allure of the New Shiny

Posted on July 15, 2020 by dbjackson

All of us who write have felt it. Many of us have given into it. Others have resisted. Personally, I’ve done both — with different projects and also within a single one. We loves it and we hates it, but … Continue reading →

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Writing-Tip Wednesday: Self-Defining Success

Posted on July 8, 2020 by dbjackson

As you know at this point, we are in the midst of release week for Time’s Assassin, the third book in my epic fantasy/time travel series, The Islevale Cycle. For today’s writing tip, I am going to address a matter … Continue reading →

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Release Day Interview: David B. Coe Interviews D.B. Jackson!

Posted on July 7, 2020 by dbjackson

Release week continues with a special Tuesday interview post! Yes, that’s right: I am going to interview… Myself!! Today, I am pleased to welcome author D.B. Jackson to the blog. D.B. has a new novel out this week. Time’s Assassin, … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: On New Releases and All That Comes With Them

Posted on July 6, 2020 by dbjackson

It is release week for Time’s Assassin, the third book in my epic fantasy/time travel series, The Islevale Cycle, and so that will be the focus of my posts this week. And I’d like to kick off the week with … Continue reading →

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Writing-Tip Wednesday: Taking Stock Halfway Through 2020

Posted on July 1, 2020 by dbjackson

As of today, July 1, we are halfway done with 2020. Yeah, I know. It seems like this year has lasted a decade. And it seems like this year has flown. Time is unnervingly elastic right now, at least from … Continue reading →

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Writing-Tip Wednesday: Special Guest, Alma Alexander!

Posted on June 10, 2020 by dbjackson

Today, I welcome my friend Alma Alexander to the blog to talk about her new novel, The Second Star. She has lots to say about the book, about writing in general, and about advice for beginning writers. Please welcome her … Continue reading →

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Writing-Tip Wednesday: “A Feat of Association”

Posted on June 3, 2020 by dbjackson

Sometimes, originality lies not in the absolute novelty of what we come up with, but rather in the connections we make between two or more disparate influences. One of my favorite musicals of all time is West Side Story. The … Continue reading →

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