Tag Archives: His Father’s Eyes

Professional Wednesday: Listening To My Own Work

Posted on June 15, 2022 by dbjackson

About seven years ago, I received out of the blue, an email from the actor Bronson Pinchot, who is probably best known for playing the role of “Balki” in the sitcom Perfect Strangers. He was, by then, enjoying a successful … Continue reading →

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Win a Signed Copy of HIS FATHER’S EYES!!

Posted on March 11, 2016 by dbjackson

HIS FATHER’S EYES, the second novel in my Case Files of Justis Fearsson series (a contemporary urban fantasy from Baen Books) will be re-released in paperback on March 29, 2016. To mark the occasion, I’m giving away two signed copies … Continue reading →

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Today on the Blog Tour: Nemesis and Protagonist

Posted on August 20, 2015 by dbjackson

One of the things that the first book did not do — because it wasn’t necessary to the plot — was to set up a nemesis for Jay Fearsson who would outlast the narrative of this particular novel. I mean … Continue reading →

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Breaking Down the Opening of HIS FATHER’S EYES

Posted on August 13, 2015 by dbjackson

A few weeks ago, around the time of the release of Dead Man’s Reach, I broke down the opening paragraphs of that fourth Thieftaker novel, to give you some sense of what I was trying to accomplish on the first … Continue reading →

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The Virtual Tour Goes to the Library

Posted on August 12, 2015 by dbjackson

I discovered worlds there. As a kid, I was fascinated by nature and the Apollo moon missions, and so I took out every book I could find on birds and mammals, rockets and space. Thanks to the librarian — I’ve … Continue reading →

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POV and Q&A, Today on the Blog Tour!

Posted on August 6, 2015 by dbjackson

As writers we should be deliberate in choosing the proper voice for each story. We shouldn’t choose third person simply because the market might prefer it, as once it did, nor should we automatically gravitate toward first person just because … Continue reading →

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Community and Genre, part 2, and Another Giveaway!

Posted on August 5, 2015 by dbjackson

Surely there is room in this genre for quiet stories and loud ones, for the old-fashioned and the new-and-weird, for space opera and epic fantasy, for military SF and urban fantasy, for writers of all races, religions, sexual orientations, and … Continue reading →

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Release Day For HIS FATHER’S EYES!!

Posted on August 4, 2015 by dbjackson

Today is release day for His Father’s Eyes, second book in The Case Files of Justis Fearsson, the contemporary urban fantasy that I write under my own name for Baen Books. To mark the occasion, the 2015 Summer-of-Two-Releases Virtual Tour … Continue reading →

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Plea For Calm Revisited, and an Interview with Justis Fearsson

Posted on August 3, 2015 by dbjackson

“In the end, I return again to the point I made in my previous post. We are writers, blessed with the ability and opportunity to craft stories for a living. We should not be fighting over award ballots. I consider … Continue reading →

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Today I Talk Books With Mermaids

Posted on July 31, 2015 by dbjackson

Choosing three books that changed my life, even if it’s just for the purposes of a blog tour, is a little like choosing “Three Meals That Helped me Grow Big and Strong.” Sort of. Actually, no one would ever accuse … Continue reading →

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