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The Blog Tour is Back at Drey’s Library

Posted on July 24, 2013 by dbjackson

The Summer 2013 Thieves’ Quarry Blog Tour has me back at Drey’s Library today, where I am July’s featured author.  My post today is about my choice of pre-Revolutionary Boston as the setting for the books of my Thieftaker Chronicles.  … Continue reading →

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A Post About Adding Historical Details to Your Writing

Posted on July 23, 2013 by dbjackson

The Summer 2013 Thieves’ Quarry Blog Tour stops today at SFNovelists, the group blog I help maintain as part of a group of over 100 published authors of speculative fiction. This newest post is about the little details I like … Continue reading →

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Signing Tour Update and Another Stop on the Blog Tour

Posted on July 10, 2013 by dbjackson

I had a fun signing last night at one of the nicest bookstores I’ve ever seen — The Fountain Bookstore in Richmond, Virginia.  Kelly, the shop owner was knowledgeable, professional, and incredibly nice, and we had a small but enthusiastic … Continue reading →

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Off to the Signing Tour as the Blog Tour Resumes

Posted on July 8, 2013 by dbjackson

It’s Monday, and as I roll toward Virginia to begin the Summer 2013 THIEVES’ QUARRY Signing Tour, the Summer 2013 Blog Tour rolls on as well.  I will have a post up today at the blog of my kind and … Continue reading →

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Guest Post from Morgan Keyes, and a Book Giveaway!

Posted on August 29, 2012 by dbjackson

Today we welcome my good friend Morgan Keyes, who has just published a brand new middle grade fantasy, Darkbeast (Simon & Schuster).  Morgan also writes as Mindy Klasky, and in that guise she is not only a colleague of mine … Continue reading →

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Two Stops Today on the THIEFTAKER Blog Tour!

Posted on June 26, 2012 by dbjackson

Today the Summer 2012 THIEFTAKER Blog Tour makes two stops, one at the blog of the fabulous and debonaire Blake Charlton, where I talk about my journey from academia to fiction writing; and the other at Sideshow Freaks, the blog … Continue reading →

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Blog Tour Continues Today

Posted on June 19, 2012 by dbjackson

The THIEFTAKER Summer 2012 Blog Tour continues today with a post I’ve written for the blog of my friend Barbara Ashford, a terrific writer with whom I share not only a passion for history, but also personal roots in the … Continue reading →

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Off to the Races With a New Story Idea

Posted on May 2, 2012 by dbjackson

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 →

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Flash Writing Tip: Research — How Much Is Enough?

Posted on April 26, 2012 by dbjackson

Researching the Thieftaker books and stories has been a great deal of fun.  Lots of work, yes, but incredibly interesting and gratifying.  And weaving that research into the text of the books has been fun, too.  There is something incredibly … Continue reading →

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Today In History: Lighting the Fuse

Posted on March 22, 2012 by dbjackson

On this day, in 1765, the English Parliament passed legislation that would come to be known in the North American colonies as the Stamp Act.  In the wake of the Seven Years’ War against France (referred to in the colonies … Continue reading →

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