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Tag Archives: The Outlanders
Professional Wednesday (On Thursday): About Deadlines
Yes, this is a Professional Wednesday post, going up on a Thursday morning. And it’s about dealing with deadlines and professional obligations, which should give you some hint as to where this essay is going . . . . I … Continue reading
Posted in Bell Bridge Books, Business of publishing, Family, Invasives, kids, Novels, Publishing, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged agents, Bell Bridge Books, blogging, business of publishing, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, deadlines, editing, editor-writer relationship, editors, family, Invasives, life issues, parenting, publishing, The Outlanders, Tor Books, writing, writing business, writing life
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Monday Musings: How I Started Writing — A Case Study of Dubious Worth, part IV
Continuing my series on how I came to be a professional writer . . . (Here are links to Part I, Part II, and Part III) When we left off last week, I had just received 1) an offer to … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Family, Fantasy, History, kids, Novels, parenting, Publishing, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged awards, blogging, business of writing, Children of Amarid, creativity, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, history, LonTobyn Chronicle, marriage, memories, parenting, publishing business, The Outlanders, Tor Books, writing, writing life
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Monday Musings: My Favorite Things!
We are in the midst of a rainy-soon-to-be-snowy weekend here, and I am thinking about my Monday Musings post, looking for something fun and cheery to write about. There are always world issues to address, and I have been up … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Music, nature, Novels, photography, Publishing, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged baseball, birds, blogging, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, jazz, LonTobyn Chronicle, Miles Davis, music, nature, photography, Scotch, Single Malt, soccer, Sphere, sports, television, The Outlanders, writing, writing life
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Another Stop on the Blog Tour
Overtelling, pointing out the already obvious, undermines our writing. In a sense, “Trust your reader” is another way of saying “Trust yourself.” Err on the side of telling too little. Let your story speak for itself. And if your Beta … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Fantasy, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blog tour, Children of Amarid, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, Eagle-Sage, how to write, LonTobyn Chronicle, Lore Seekers Press, Melissa Gilbert, The Outlanders, writing, writing life
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Two Stops on the Blog Tour!
I’m pushing myself to take all sorts of creative chances, following bolder storylines and developing exotic characters. I’m writing leaner, sparser, the way I wish I’d written the old books. In short, I’m trying to make this next project something … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Business of publishing, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blog tour, Children of Amarid, contests, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, editing, LonTobyn Chronicle, Lore Seekers Press, reviews, revising, The Outlanders, writing, writing life
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Another Day, Another Post!
This bond allows them to draw on the power within the birds to heal, to do battle and protect themselves, and to cast a host of other spells. The birds themselves are characters in the stories, and to this day … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Business of publishing, Fantasy, nature, Publicity, Publishing, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blog tour, Book Whispers, Children of Amarid, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, Eagle-Sage, fantasy, LonTobyn Chronicle, Lore Seekers Press, magic systems, The Outlanders, writing, writing life
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New Post, Old Stop on the 2016 Blog Tour
I didn’t want to change anything with respect to plotting, character, world building, magic, setting, etc. Quite the opposite: I wanted to be faithful to the original story. The LonTobyn books had — and still have — a lot of … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Business of publishing, Fantasy, Friendship, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blog tour, Children of Amarid, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, Eagle-Sage, interview, Ken Schrader, LonTobyn Chronicle, Lore Seekers Press, The Outlanders, writing, writing life
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Quick-Tip Tuesday: More on Self-Editing
This is still the work of an inexperienced writer. Comparing The Outlanders to the work I’ve done more recently, I still cringe a little at the habits of that younger me. But I also see growth, a writer beginning to … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Novels, Publishing, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged Children of Amarid, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, editing, LonTobyn Chronicle, magical words, Quick-Tip Tuesday, self-editing, The Outlanders, writing, writing life
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