Category Archives: travel

Signing Tour Update and Another Stop on the Blog Tour

Posted on July 10, 2013 by dbjackson

I had a fun signing last night at one of the nicest bookstores I’ve ever seen — The Fountain Bookstore in Richmond, Virginia.  Kelly, the shop owner was knowledgeable, professional, and incredibly nice, and we had a small but enthusiastic … Continue reading →

Posted in Appearances, Friendship, History, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Research, Thieftaker, Thieves' Quarry, travel, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Life | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Signing Tour Update and Another Stop on the Blog Tour

Dragon*Con is This Week!! (With Revised Schedule)

Posted on August 28, 2012 by dbjackson

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 , , , , , , | Comments Off on Dragon*Con is This Week!! (With Revised Schedule)

Blog Tour and Signing Tour Updates!

Posted on July 9, 2012 by dbjackson

The Summer 2012 THIEFTAKER Blog Tour takes me across the pond today to the blog of my good friend and fellow Magical Words contributor C. E. Murphy, who lives in Ireland.  Catie and I had lots of fun working on … Continue reading →

Posted in Appearances, Business of publishing, Friendship, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Thieftaker, travel, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Life | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on Blog Tour and Signing Tour Updates!

THIEFTAKER Signing Tour Announced!

Posted on June 5, 2012 by dbjackson

I have just put the current schedule for the THIEFTAKER Summer 2012 Signing Tour up on the D.B. Jackson website!  The tour, which includes appearances in Tennessee, upstate New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Delaware, and South Carolina, has most of its … Continue reading →

Posted in Appearances, Business of publishing, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Thieftaker, travel, Writing, Writing Life | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on THIEFTAKER Signing Tour Announced!

I Want To Go Back To College

Posted on March 19, 2012 by dbjackson

Really, I do.  It’s not that I miss being in my late teens and early 20s.  I don’t want to go back to that part of my life at all.  But I would love to be a college student again.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Friendship, kids, parenting, travel | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on I Want To Go Back To College

A More Perfect Union

Posted on March 15, 2012 by dbjackson

I’ll get back to Flash Fiction Tips soon — over the weekend or early next week.  But I’ve also posted about history on this site; with Thieftaker, my first historical fantasy, coming out later this year, it seems appropriate that … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Politics, travel | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on A More Perfect Union

An Apology for a Lame Post

Posted on March 12, 2012 by dbjackson

Yeah, I should probably do another writing tips post today.  And I certainly will do my best to post some later in the week.  But today is my birthday and I’m on the road visiting with friends, and I am … Continue reading →

Posted in Friendship, Fun, travel | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on An Apology for a Lame Post

A View of Costa Rica, part III

Posted on December 5, 2011 by dbjackson

Monteverde and the Costa Rican Cloud Forest: Two hours and fifteen minutes out from San Jose by car, as the road turns from asphalt to dirt and rock, and begins its at times harrowing ascent into the highlands, a question … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, food, Friendship, Fun, travel | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

A View of Costa Rica, part II

Posted on December 2, 2011 by dbjackson

People and the Culture: Before I continue my descriptions of our time in Costa Rica, I have a few confessions to make. I’ll start with a big one: I don’t speak Spanish. When I was in middle school I was … Continue reading →

Posted in cooking, Family, food, Friendship, travel | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

A View of Costa Rica, Part I

Posted on November 30, 2011 by dbjackson

We spent Thanksgiving week in Costa Rica, visiting my older daughter who is an exchange student at a high school in Monteverde — the Cloud Forest School, it’s called. Today, and in days to follow, I will share my impressions … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Setting, travel | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment