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Category Archives: Reading
A Post About Looking Backward in Order to Move Forward
Today’s post can be found at http://magicalwords.net, the group blog on the business and craft of writing fantasy that I maintain, under the name David B. Coe, with fellow authors Faith Hunter, Misty Massey, A.J. Hartley, C.E. Murphy, and Kalayna … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Character, Novels, Publishing, Reading, Setting, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged a.j. hartley, C.E. Murphy, creativity, David B. Coe, Faith Hunter, inspiration, kalayna price, magical words, misty massey, writing, writing advice, writing life
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A New Post in Which Ethan Kaille Visits Sephira Pryce
Today’s post is up at the blogsite of Lucienne Diver, my wonderful agent, who is also a terrific writer in her own right. This post is a little different than others I’ve written recently. It’s a fictional vignette in which … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Character, Ethan Kaille, Fantasy, Fun, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Reading, Thieftaker, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogs, Ethan Kaille, friendship, fun, Lucienne Diver, Thieftaker, writing, writing life
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A Post About Balance in the Writing Life
Today I have a post up at the SFNovelists blogsite, a site I maintain in cooperation with approximately 100 other published authors of fantasy and science fiction. The post (written under David B. Coe) is called “Six Non-Writing Things That … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Family, Friendship, Fun, Music, Novels, Publishing, Reading, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged creative process, creativity, family, friendship, music, SFNovelists, writing, writing life
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A Post About Barry Zito and Writing
Today’s post at the Magical Words blogsite is about writing, and the creative lessons to be learned from the success of an aging baseball pitcher. The post is called “Writing to Our Strengths, or What I Learned From Barry Zito.” … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Character, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Reading, Sports, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged baseball, creativity, publishing, writing, writing life
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A Post About Author Rankings
“Some of the greatest works of art our culture has produced were incredibly unpopular when they first were created; others were dismissed as not worthy of serious critical attention because they were popular with the masses. Popularity is a double-edged … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Reading, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged Amazon.com, business of writing, David B. Coe, magical words, publishing business, writing, writing life
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Today’s Guest: Max Gladstone!
Today, I welcome a very special guest: author Max Gladstone, whose first novel, Three Parts Dead, is out today from Tor Books. What makes Max so special? Well, in addition to be incredibly talented, thoughtful, and intelligent (read the post) … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Friendship, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Reading, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged Max Gladstone, pacing story arc, publicity, publishing, writing, writing process
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A New Post About Writerly Insecurities
Today’s post can be found at Magical Words, a blog site devoted entirely to essays on the craft and business of writing that I maintain (as David B. Coe) along with fellow authors Faith Hunter, Misty Massey, A.J. Hartley, Catie … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Novels, Publishing, Reading, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged a.j. hartley, business of writing, C.E. Murphy, David B. Coe, Faith Hunter, kalayna price, misty massey, publishing business, writing, writing life
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Summer Blog Tour Rolls Into Fall
With the coming and going of the Labor Day Weekend, the Summer 2012 THIEFTAKER Blog Tour has now become the Fall 2012 THIEFTAKER Blog Tour. But still it rolls on with two new posts going up in the last several … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Business of publishing, Fantasy, History, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Reading, Thieftaker, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blog tour, fantasist enterprises, inverviews, magical words, publicity, publishing, publishing business, SFSignal, Thieftaker, writing, writing life
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Guest Post from Morgan Keyes, and a Book Giveaway!
Today we welcome my good friend Morgan Keyes, who has just published a brand new middle grade fantasy, Darkbeast (Simon & Schuster). Morgan also writes as Mindy Klasky, and in that guise she is not only a colleague of mine … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Business of publishing, Friendship, History, kids, Novels, Publishing, Reading, Research, Setting, Thieftaker, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged kids, magical words, Mindy Klasky, Morgan Keyes, novels, publishing, research, SFNovelists, writing
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Dragon*Con is This Week!! (With Revised Schedule)
I’m heading to Atlanta the day after tomorrow for Dragon*Con, and frankly I am totally psyched. Can’t wait. I’ll be catching up with tons of old friends, and hopefully making some new connections. I will also be appearing on several … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Business of publishing, Fantasy, Fun, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Reading, Thieftaker, travel, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged appearances, conventions, DragonCon, publicity, publishing, Thieftaker, writing life
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