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Tag Archives: magic
Writing-Tip Wednesday: Creating Magic Systems
I do everything in my power to keep magic from taking over my story, because ultimately, even in the most imaginative fantasy worlds, magic should remain secondary to character and plot. For today’s Writing Tip, I would like to offer … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Islevale Cycle, Novels, Short Fiction, Thieftaker, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, Case Files of Justis Fearsson, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, how to write, Islevale Cycle, magic, magic systems, Saga Conference, Thieftaker, Winds of the Forelands, worldbuilding, writing, writing advice, writing life
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Oh, Yeah: I’m Also at John Scalzi’s Blog!
Sometimes, when we rush, we do stupid things. To that end, I somehow forgot to mention in this morning’s post (below) that I am today’s guest at John Scalzi’s “The Big Idea” blog. I’m writing about magic systems and how … Continue reading
Posted in A Plunder of Souls, Appearances, Business of publishing, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Setting, Thieftaker, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged A Plunder of Souls, blog tour, David B. Coe, John Scalzi, magic, promotion, publicity, publishing, The Big Idea, Thieftaker, worldbuilding
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The Blog Tour Rolls On: Interview with Ethan Kaille and a Post About Magic
The Summer 2013 Thieves’ Quarry Blog Tour rolls on with two more posts today. One is a different sort of post from most of the others I’ve done: It’s an interview with Ethan Kaille, the lead character in my Thieftaker … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Business of publishing, Character, Ethan Kaille, Fantasy, Friendship, Fun, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Thieftaker, Thieves' Quarry, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged character, David B. Coe, Dominick Swennen, Ethan Kaille, Fantastical Imaginations, fantasy, magic, magic systems, magical words, Mindy Klasky, Thieftaker, Thieves' Quarry, writing
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Today On the THIEFTAKER Blog Tour!
The day before the long-awaited release of THIEFTAKER, the Summer 2012 Blog Tour stops at the blog of SFNovelist friend and fellow Tor writer Alyx Dellamonica. My post there is about the magic system I’ve created for the Thieftaker universe. … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Business of publishing, Friendship, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Thieftaker, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged magic, promotion, publicity, publishing business, SFNovelists, Thieftaker, writing, writing life
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Flash Writing Tips: Three Rules I Follow When Creating Magic
This post is about creating magic. Literally. More to the point, it’s about creating a viable magic system for your fantasy story or novel. A couple of months back I wrote about worldbuilding and might have alluded briefly to magic … Continue reading
Posted in Character, Ethan Kaille, Fantasy, nature, Novels, Setting, Short Fiction, Thieftaker, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged Ethan Kaille, magic, magic systems, novels, short fiction, Thieftaker, worldbuilding, writing, writing advice, writing tips
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Researching New Thieftaker Books
One of the things that often strikes friends and family as strange about my work is the distance in time between “what I’m working on” and “what I have coming out.” We are still six months away from the July … Continue reading
Posted in Boston, Ethan Kaille, History, Novels, Publishing, Reading, Research, Setting, Thieftaker, Thieves' Quarry, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged Boston, Boston Massacre, D.B. Jackson, fantasy, history, magic, research, Thieftaker, writing
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