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Tag Archives: business of writing
Professional Wednesday: Creativity and the Market
As a professional writer — as a professional in the arts — I take on several career roles. I am an artist, of course. I create. I am an editor, and not just in the traditional sense of editing the … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Novels, Publishing, Short Fiction, Thieftaker, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, business of writing, creativity, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, Derelict, editing, how to write, publishing, publishing business, self-editing, selling books, Thieftaker, Tor Books, writing, writing advice, writing business, writing life, writing tips, Zombies Need Brains
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Writing-Tip Wednesday: Call For Stories, and Submission Advice Revisited!
I am co-editing a new Zombies Need Brains anthology with my friend, Joshua Palmatier, who is the founder and owner of Zombies Need Brains. Joshua is co-editing all three of the ZNB anthologies this year, which to my mind is … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Character, Fantasy, Publishing, Short Fiction, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged business of writing, character, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, Derelict, editing, Galactic Stew, guidelines, ideas, Joshua Palmatier, narrative, proofreading, publishing, publishing business, short fiction, submission guidelines, writing, writing life, Zombies Need Brains
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Writing-Tip Wednesday: On Blogging
So, at the risk of going full-on meta, I would like to post today about blogging — the value and costs of maintaining a blog, the secrets of keeping the blog fresh for you and for your readers. When I … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Publicity, Publishing, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, business of writing, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, how to write, publicity, publishing, publishing business, social media, time management, writing, writing advice, writing business, writing life, writing tips
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Monday Musings: Missing DragonCon
Like so many of you, like so many of my fans, my colleagues, my friends, I was supposed to be in Atlanta for DragonCon this Labor Day weekend. Yes, I have taken part in several online panels and visited with … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Business of publishing, Friendship, Publicity, Publishing, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, business of writing, conventions, Covid-19, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, DragonCon, friendship, publishing, writing, writing life
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Writing-Tip Wednesday: How To Handle Profanity In Your Writing
Have you watched the HBO series Deadwood? It’s a Western, the creative child of the brilliant David Milch. It’s violent, brutally realistic, and absolutely the most profane thing I have ever watched, with the possible exception of the Academy Award-winning … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Novels, Publishing, Setting, Thieftaker, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, business of writing, character, cursing, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, fantasy, how to write, narrative, novels, profanity, publishing, publishing business, short fiction, Thieftaker Chronicles, worldbuilding, writing, writing advice, writing life, writing tips
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Writing-Tip Wednesday: Let’s Talk Trunk Novels
A good idea remains such, regardless of the market and our inability to execute that idea when first it comes to us. Sometimes we need to grow into the ambition of certain projects. Let me tell you about my trunk … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Fantasy, Islevale Cycle, Novels, Publishing, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, business of writing, Case Files of Justis Fearsson, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, editing, how to write, Islevale Cycle, publishing, publishing business, revisions, trunk novels, writing, writing advice, writing life, writing tips
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Writing-Tip Wednesday: Self-Defining Success
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
Posted in Angry Robot Books, Business of publishing, Falstaff Books, Islevale Cycle, Novels, Publishing, Time's Assassin, Time's Children, Time's Demon, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged Angry Robot Books, blogging, business of writing, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, Falstaff Books, how to write, Islevale Cycle, John Hartness, Lucienne Diver, publishing, publishing business, publishing industry, reviews, Time's Assassin, Time's Children, Time's Demon, writing, writing advice, writing life, writing tips
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Monday Musings: On New Releases and All That Comes With Them
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
Posted in Angry Robot Books, Business of publishing, Falstaff Books, Islevale Cycle, Novels, Publishing, Time's Assassin, Time's Children, Time's Demon, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, business of writing, creativity, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, Falstaff Books, Islevale Cycle, new releases, publishing, publishing business, Time's Assassin, Time's Children, Time's Demon, writing, writing life
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Writing Tip-Wednesday: Reevaluating Goals in the Time of Covid-19
Each of us responds in his or her own way to stress and uncertainty and fear – and there is plenty of all three to go around right now. I have one friend who has been unbelievably productive during the … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Novels, Publishing, Short Fiction, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, business of writing, Covid-19, creativity, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, goals, how to write, publishing, publishing business, writing, writing advice, writing life, writing tips
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Writing-Tip Wednesday: Making the Most of Our Present Situation
My Writing-Tip Wednesday post for last week was a downer (and also had a rather annoying typo near the end, for which I apologize). No way around it: The publishing business is in a bad place right now, and if … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Publishing, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, business of writing, Butt in Chair, Covid-19, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, how to write, publishing business, writing, writing advice, writing life, writing tips
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