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Category Archives: Short Fiction
A Word of Thanks, and a Bit of Bragging
My summer of releases continues tomorrow!! So far this year I have had releases in May (The Chalice War: Stone, the first book in my new Celtic urban fantasy), June (The Chalice War: Cauldron), and July (Artifice and Craft, which … Continue reading
Posted in Bell Bridge Books, Belle Books, Business of publishing, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Short Fiction, The Chalice War, Writing
Tagged Artifice and Craft, Bell Bridge Books, Belle Books, blogging, business of publishing, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, Dragonesque, editing, Edmund R. Schubert, Joshua Palmatier, new releases, novels, publicity, publishing, short fiction, The Chalice War, writing, writing business, Zombies Need Brains
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Professional Wednesday: Beginnings, Middles, and Endings, part V — What Makes a Good Ending?
Continuing my Professional Wednesday feature on “Beginnings, Middles, and Endings,” (previous posts can be found here, here, here, and here) I now turn to endings. And I will begin by stating the obvious: The ending to our story is likely … Continue reading
Posted in Falstaff Books, Fantasy, Islevale Cycle, Novels, Reading, Setting, Short Fiction, Thieftaker, Writing
Tagged blogging, Casablanca, character development, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, Guy Gavriel Kay, how to write, Islevale Cycle, Lord of the Rings, narrative, narrative arc, Thieftaker Chronicles, three-act structure, Tigana, Time's Assassin, writing, writing advice, writing tips
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Professional Wednesday: Beginnings, Middles, and Endings, Part I — Openings
This week, I launch a new series here in the Professional Wednesday feature — “Beginnings, Middles, and Endings.” Sometimes I focus on minute details of writing in these posts, arcane points of craft or business that are helpful to some, … Continue reading
Posted in Bell Bridge Books, Belle Books, Friendship, Novels, Radiants, Short Fiction, Writing
Tagged Bell Bridge Books, Belle Books, blogging, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, friendship, Guy Gavriel Kay, how to write, J.D. Blackrose, Joelle Reizes, novels, opening lines, openings, Radiants, short fiction, writing, writing advice, writing tips
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Professional Wednesday: Learning From Each of Our Projects
Ideally, every new book and story we write is not just an adventure in imagination, a chance to discover new characters and settings and narratives, but also a learning opportunity. I continue to improve my writing with each project, and … Continue reading
Posted in Bell Bridge Books, Belle Books, Character, Islevale Cycle, Novels, Radiants, Short Fiction, The Chalice War, Thieftaker, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged Bell Bridge Books, Belle Books, blogging, Blood of the Southlands, Case Files of Justis Fearsson, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, humor, Islevale Cycle, journaling, LonTobyn Chronicle, narrators, point of view, Radiants, The Chalice War, Thieftaker Chronicles, Winds of the Forelands, writing, writing advice, writing life, writing tips
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Professional Wednesday: Eliminating Excess Verbiage, Part II
Last week, I revisited an old Magical Words post I’d done about eliminating excess verbiage in our writing, putting a new spin on the discussion. As promised, I would like to continue that conversation today. Before I dive back into … Continue reading
Posted in Novels, Publishing, Short Fiction, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged adverbs, blogging, concision, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, dialogue, editing, how to write, publishing, self-editing, writing, writing advice, writing tips
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Professional Wednesday: Eliminating Excess Verbiage, Part I
As I mentioned in a recent post, I have been doing a tremendous amount of editing and revising these past several months. Between co-editing (with Edmund Schubert) the Artifice and Craft anthology for Zombies Need Brains, revising my upcoming Chalice … Continue reading
Posted in Novels, Publishing, Short Fiction, The Chalice War, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged Artifice and Craft, blogging, concision, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, Edmund R. Schubert, how to write, passive voice, publishing, The Chalice War, writing, writing advice, writing tips, Zombies Need Brains
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Professional Wednesday: When To Fight an Edit, and When To Let it Go
I know my knee-jerk response is not always my wisest response. All of us who have gone through the editorial process are familiar with the conundrum: We want to work with our editors. We want to cultivate reputations for being … Continue reading
Posted in Character, Novels, Reading, Short Fiction, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, character, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, editing, editor-writer relationship, editorial process, editors, how to write, plotting, publishing, revision process, revisions, wording, working with editors, writing, writing advice, writing life, writing tips
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Professional Wednesday: What Holds Me Back, part III — Imposter Syndrome and Other Insecurities
Continuing my series of posts on “What Holds Me Back,” I turn today to more difficult issues. In my experience, the greatest challenges creators face are emotional ones, and I have struggled with such things throughout my career. This is … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Short Fiction, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, business of writing, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, imposter syndrome, publicity, publishing, publishing business, reviews, royalties, self-doubt, writing, writing advice, writing life
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Professional Wednesday: What Holds Me Back, part II — Building a Platform
Last week, I started my newest series for the Professional Wednesday feature: “What Holds Me Back.” My first entry was on life in general, and the ways in which we learn to cope with life’s intrusions on our creative output. … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, History, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Short Fiction, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, business of writing, creativity, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, publicity, publishing, publishing business, self-promotion, social media, time management, writing, writing advice, writing tips
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Professional Wednesday: Three Ways To Help Your Short Fiction Submission, and Three Ways To Doom It
The deadline for submissions to Artifice and Craft, the anthology I’m co-editing with Edmund Schubert for Zombies Need Brains, is ten days away. December 31. As of this writing, we are closing in on 400 submissions. The anthology will have … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Character, Publishing, Short Fiction, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, editing, Edmund R. Schubert, guidelines, how to write, Joshua Palmatier, publishing, publishing business, short fiction, submission guidelines, writing, writing advice, writing business, writing life, writing tips, Zombies Need Brains
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