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Professional Wednesday: Learning From Each of Our Projects
Ideally, every new book and story we write is not just an adventure in imagination, a chance to discover new characters and settings and narratives, but also a learning opportunity. I continue to improve my writing with each project, and … Continue reading
Posted in Bell Bridge Books, Belle Books, Character, Islevale Cycle, Novels, Radiants, Short Fiction, The Chalice War, Thieftaker, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged Bell Bridge Books, Belle Books, blogging, Blood of the Southlands, Case Files of Justis Fearsson, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, humor, Islevale Cycle, journaling, LonTobyn Chronicle, narrators, point of view, Radiants, The Chalice War, Thieftaker Chronicles, Winds of the Forelands, writing, writing advice, writing life, writing tips
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Monday Musings: Remembering My Brother Bill
Five years ago this week, my family—spouse and kids, brother and sister and their families, cousins—gathered in northern Massachusetts to say goodbye to my oldest brother, Bill, who had passed away earlier in the year after a brief, intense battle … Continue reading
Posted in Family, kids, Music, Writing
Tagged birthdays, blogging, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, family, family history, humor, kids, memories, mental health, music, siblings, substance abuse
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Monday Musings: Some Hard Truths About Me
I don’t do well with change. You know how little kids have trouble with transitions, how you need to warn them about impending shifts in circumstance? “Sweetie, I know it’s been fun visiting Grandma and Grandpa, but in a few … Continue reading
Posted in parenting, Politics, Sports
Tagged baseball, blogging, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, family, friendship, humor, medicine, mental health, New York Mets, New York Yankees, parenting, politics, sports
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Professional Wednesday: What We Can Learn About Writing From a Horny Bluebird
I got you with the title, didn’t I? I thought I might. The horny bluebird in question lives in our yard and is so hopped up on testosterone, so eager to make himself THE player among breeding bluebirds in the … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Islevale Cycle, Novels, Publishing, Radiants, Short Fiction, Thieftaker, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged ambition, birds, blogging, business of writing, Case Files of Justis Fearsson, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, humor, ideas, Islevale Cycle, nature, novels, publishing business, Radiants, short fiction, Thieftaker Chronicles, writing, writing advice, writing business, writing life, writing tips
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Professional Wednesday: Confessions — The Ways In Which I Waste Work Time
I have shared some personal stuff in these posts in the past. Today’s post is the most private, the most embarrassing, the most revealing I’ve ever written. Well, not really. But today, I confess to all of you, in front … Continue reading
Posted in Fun, Novels, Research, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, creative process, creativity, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, distractions, fun, how to write, humor, Or not, procrastination, research, wasting time, writing, writing life
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Monday Musings: Baseball, Opening Day, and Childhood Dreams
Baseball season opens this week. That might not seem like a big deal to you. And in truth, it’s far less of a big deal for me now than it used to be. But once upon a time, Opening Day … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Fun, kids, parenting, Sports
Tagged baseball, blogging, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, dreams, family, fun, history, humor, kids, memories, New York Mets, New York Yankees, opening day, parenting, Roy White, sports
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Monday Musings: Christmas Trees Don’t Belong In November. Just Sayin’
When I was a kid, growing up culturally Jewish in the suburbs of New York City, we used to celebrate Christmas. Many of the Jewish families in our town did, and so too did some of our Jewish relatives in … Continue reading
Posted in Family, kids, parenting
Tagged blogging, Christmas, Christmas Tree, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, family, holidays, humor, memories, parenting
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Monday Musings: A Paean to the “Shuffle” Command
Let’s begin with the obvious: Everything that’s old is great, and new stuff sucks. It’s important to get that out of the way before we move on. I mean who are we kidding? The way things were when we were … Continue reading
Posted in cooking, Family, Fun, History, Music
Tagged albums, Beatles, blogging, CDs, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, family, fun, history, humor, LPs, marriage, memories, movies, music, rock n roll, Rolling Stones, technology, youth
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Monday Musings: Memories of “New Year’s” Passed
I thought the ball would, you know, drop. As in fall. As in have a bit of velocity. I thought maybe it was made of glass and would shatter. THAT would be cool. I will confess that I don’t usually … Continue reading
Posted in cooking, Family, food, Fun, kids, Music, parenting
Tagged Allman Brothers Band, Australia, blogging, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, family, holidays, humor, marriage, memory, music, New Year's Eve, Y2K
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Photo Friday: Live Long and Prosper. And Help Me Find My Mate…
It appeared early in the fall, on one of our first frosty mornings. There it lay on the rails-to-trails path: a lone glove. It looked new then, a recent purchase perhaps. Surely someone would be missing it. This is a … Continue reading
Posted in Fun, nature, photography
Tagged blogging, David B. Coe, fun, humor, nature, photography
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