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Monday Musings: The Power of Professional Friendships

Posted on April 25, 2022 by dbjackson

Coming off a fun, productive weekend at JordanCon in Atlanta, I find myself thinking about the power of professional friendships. I am fortunate beyond measure to have a wonderful life partner, children I adore, family (immediate and extended) who mean … Continue reading →

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Professional Wednesday: With Special Guest, E.C. Ambrose!

Posted on April 20, 2022 by dbjackson

Today, I am delighted to welcome to the blog my dear friend, E.C. Ambrose (a.k.a. Elaine Isaak). Elaine and I have known each other for a long time, and she is one of the truly good people in this business. … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: Thoughts About My Upcoming Appearance at JordanCon

Posted on April 18, 2022 by dbjackson

This coming weekend, I will be attending JordanCon in Atlanta. There I will see many friends — colleagues as well as fans. I will sell some books, talk about writing, both on panels and informally over drinks and meals, and … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: Taking Stock This Thanksgiving Week

Posted on November 22, 2021 by dbjackson

A year ago at this time, I wrote a post about Thanksgiving — random thoughts on the holiday, essentially. I just reread it, and laughed once more at some of the memories I recounted. Part of the post touched on … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: Easing Back In

Posted on April 26, 2021 by dbjackson

Dear Friends, About five weeks ago, I announced on various platforms that I would be withdrawing from social media for a while, and would also be delaying the releases of some upcoming projects. My announcement prompted expressions of sympathy and … Continue reading →

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Professional Wednesday: Thoughts on Teaching Writing

Posted on March 17, 2021 by dbjackson

As I have mentioned previously, this past weekend, and the weekend before, I participated in the Futurescapes Writers’ Workshop as both a lecturer and a workshop instructor. I gave a talk on writing epic fantasy, and then ran critique groups … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: My Declaration of Creative Independence

Posted on February 22, 2021 by dbjackson

So many professional issues on my mind today — I’m finding it hard to organize my thoughts into something coherent. These remain hard times for creators. Writers, musicians and composers, visual artists of all sorts, actors and directors, dancers and … Continue reading →

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Professional Wednesday: Thoughts After Virtual Boskone

Posted on February 17, 2021 by dbjackson

Boskone was held this past weekend. Virtually, of course. It has quickly become one of my favorite conventions, and it was the only in-person convention I attended last year (not counting the SAGA professional workshop) before COVID shut down the … Continue reading →

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Creative Friday: A Photo, and Thoughts About My Mom

Posted on February 5, 2021 by dbjackson

I took this photo back around Christmas, while on a photo walk with my wonderful friend, John Willis. Like me, he is an avid amateur photographer, and he gets out on photo walks almost daily. Before our walk, he had … Continue reading →

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Professional Wednesday: Rethinking the Digital Revolution

Posted on February 3, 2021 by dbjackson

I’m a dinosaur. I have been in this business for more than a quarter century. My first book was published during the Clinton Administration. I could list for you all the celebrities born since that first publication, but I’ve never … Continue reading →

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