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Tag Archives: creative process
A New Post About Revising at SFNovelists
Today’s post can be found at http://www.sfnovelists.com, the group blog on speculative fiction that I maintain, as David B. Coe, along with a group of over one hundred published authors of fantasy and science fiction. It is called “Writing and … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, City of Shades, Novels, Thieftaker, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged City of Shades, creative process, David B. Coe, how to write, revising, SFNovelists, Thieftaker, writing process
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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 Blog Tour Post About the Fear of Being “Scooped”
“It comes down to this: Writing and publishing books is not a zero-sum game.” The Summer 2012 THIEFTAKER Blog Tour rolls on today with another post at my “home blog” — Magical Words. The post is another in my series … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Business of publishing, movies, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Thieftaker, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blog tour, creative process, how to write, ideas, magical words, writing, writing life
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The Blog Tour Goes “Home” to Magical Words
Today the Summer 2012 THIEFTAKER Blog Tour goes back “home” to Magical Words with a post on ideas and creativity called “On Creativity and Writing: Making the Most of Ideas, part II–The Fear.” For those of you who have been … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Business of publishing, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Thieftaker, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged creative process, creativity, how to write, ideas, magical words, publicity, publishing, Thieftaker, writing
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Off to the Races With a New Story Idea
Sometimes inspiration for a story will come at the oddest times from the oddest places. A case in point: I was just thumbing through a book on the history of Boston, called When In Boston: A Time Line and Almanac … Continue reading
Posted in Boston, Ethan Kaille, History, Research, Short Fiction, Sports, Thieftaker, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged Boston, creative process, Ethan Kaille, history, horse racing, research, short fiction, sports, Thieftaker, writing process
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