Category Archives: Thieves’ Quarry

Today at Magical Words: Why I write

Posted on April 8, 2013 by dbjackson

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, Mindy Klasky, John Hartness, Kalayna Price, … Continue reading →

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A Post on Opening Lines, and a Chance for You to Critique My Work

Posted on February 4, 2013 by dbjackson

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, Mindy Klasky, John Hartness, Kalayna Price, … Continue reading →

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More Thieftaker Books On the Way!!

Posted on December 4, 2012 by dbjackson

I am delighted to ring in the holiday season by announcing that Tor has agreed to contract two more Thieftaker books! The second Thieftaker book, THIEVES’ QUARRY will be available in July 2013. And now I can say that it … Continue reading →

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Magical Words Discussion of Worldbuilding Continues

Posted on December 3, 2012 by dbjackson

Today, I continue my series of posts on worldbuilding with another installment at http://magicalwords.net, the group blog on the business and craft of writing fantasy that I maintain with fellow authors Faith Hunter, Misty Massey, A.J. Hartley, and Kalayna Price, … Continue reading →

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Worldbuilding Basics — A New Post at Magical Words

Posted on November 26, 2012 by dbjackson

Today’s post can be found at http://magicalwords.net, the group blog on the business and craft of writing fantasy that I maintain with fellow authors Faith Hunter, Misty Massey, A.J. Hartley, and Kalayna Price, among others.  The post is called “On … Continue reading →

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A Brand-New Interview!

Posted on November 13, 2012 by dbjackson

The THIEFTAKER Summer 2012 Blog Tour is long over, but that doesn’t mean I’m done with blog appearances.  Today I am interviewed by Dominick Swennen at the Fantastical Imaginations website.  We touch on several topics, from the books that first … Continue reading →

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Monday, Monday . . .

Posted on September 24, 2012 by dbjackson

I have a new post up at the Magical Words blogsite that I maintain with fellow authors Faith Hunter, Misty Massey, A.J. Hartley, Kalayna Price, among others.  The post is called “More on Fear and Writing, part I:  Confessions of … Continue reading →

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Rewrites, Mind Melds, and News

Posted on September 19, 2012 by dbjackson

Yes, it’s been a while since my last post.  I’ve been revising Thieves’ Quarry, the second Thieftaker book, which, it turns out, my editor likes as much as I do.  Good thing, that.  It doesn’t mean I didn’t need to … Continue reading →

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Another Blog Tour Stop and a Book Giveaway!

Posted on August 14, 2012 by dbjackson

The Summer 2012 Thieftaker Blog Tour takes me today to Fantasy Literature, where I am interviewed by Bill Capossere.  The interview covers a broad range of topics, from research to pseudonyms to magic systems.  Fantasy Literature recently reviewed THIEFTAKER (with … Continue reading →

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Researching New Thieftaker Books

Posted on January 17, 2012 by dbjackson

One of the things that often strikes friends and family as strange about my work is the distance in time between “what I’m working on” and “what I have coming out.”  We are still six months away from the July … Continue reading →

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