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Tag Archives: worldbuilding
Today on the Blog Tour
Today, the Summer 2014 A Plunder of Souls Blog Tour shifts into high gear, or at least into a higher gear. I have two appearances on the schedule today. The first is at the blog of my wonderful friend, Faith … Continue reading
Posted in A Plunder of Souls, Appearances, Business of publishing, Friendship, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Thieftaker, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged A Plunder of Souls, blog tour, Dominick Swennen, Faith Hunter, Fantastical Imaginations, magical words, misty massey, setting, Thieftaker, urban fantasy, worldbuilding
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A Blog Tour Post on Point of View
I’m back at Magical Words today with the latest Blog Tour installment. This one is a post about using Point of View to solve problems that crop up with our writing. The post can be found here. “…Point of view … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Character, Novels, Publishing, Setting, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blog tour, character, David B. Coe, how to write, magical words, point of view, worldbuilding, writing
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A Post About Adding Historical Details to Your Writing
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
Posted in Appearances, Business of publishing, History, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Research, Setting, Thieftaker, Thieves' Quarry, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blog tour, David B. Coe, history, how to write, publicity, publishing, research, setting, SFNovelists, Thieftaker, Thieves' Quarry, worldbuilding, writing
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“Creative Intersections,” a New Set of Posts at Magical Words
Today’s post can be found at http://magicalwords.net, the group blog on the business and craft of writing fantasy that I maintain, under the name David B. Coe, with fellow authors Faith Hunter, Misty Massey, Mindy Klasky, John Hartness, and Kalayna … Continue reading
Posted in Character, Fantasy, Novels, Publishing, Reading, Setting, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged character, David B. Coe, Faith Hunter, John Hartness, kalayna price, magical words, Mindy Klasky, misty massey, setting, worldbuilding, writing
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Today at Magical Words, a Third Worldbuilding Post
Today, I continue my series of posts on worldbuilding with the third (and perhaps final) installment at http://magicalwords.net, the group blog on the business and craft of writing fantasy that I maintain with fellow authors Faith Hunter, Misty Massey, A.J. … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Novels, Publishing, Setting, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged David B. Coe, fantasy, how to write, magical words, worldbuilding, writing
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Magical Words Discussion of Worldbuilding Continues
Today, I continue my series of posts on worldbuilding with another installment at http://magicalwords.net, the group blog on the business and craft of writing fantasy that I maintain with fellow authors Faith Hunter, Misty Massey, A.J. Hartley, and Kalayna Price, … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Fantasy, Novels, Publishing, Research, Setting, Thieftaker, Thieves' Quarry, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged David B. Coe, fantasy, how to write, magical words, worldbuilding, writing
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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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Flash Writing Tip! Making Our Imagined Worlds Come Alive
Okay, birthday is done, but I’m still on the road. Time for another Flash Writing Tip. Today’s topic: Worldbuilding! The object of worldbuilding for writers of speculative fiction is really no different from the goal of mainstream writers setting up … Continue reading
Posted in History, Novels, Reading, Setting, Short Fiction, Writing
Tagged fantasy, how to write, novels, setting, short fiction, worldbuilding, writing, writing tips
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Writing Tips: Point of View and Voice, part III — Voice and Authenticity
A couple of days ago, in the second installment of my Writing Tips series on Point of View and Voice, I focused on how I decide how many characters to use as POV characters, and how I choose which characters … Continue reading
Posted in Character, Ethan Kaille, Fantasy, History, Mystery, Novels, Reading, Thieftaker, Urban Fantasy, Writing
Tagged character, character development, history, how to write, narrative, point of view, Thieftaker, urban fantasy, worldbuilding, writing, writing tips
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