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Hanukkah and Chili

Done for the day with "Robin Hood" writing and I realize that I haven't posted in a couple of days.  I've been a little busy, you see....

But I did want to wish all of you a belated Happy Hanukkah.  Belated because this is the sixth night, but still, the good wishes count, right?

Really not a lot going on here.  I managed to throw together a pot of chili (vegetarian, so it's kosher, even with the cheese...) and still get to my word quota for the day.  The house smells good and my wife didn't ha...

A Pair of Posts Today

I have two posts going up today. The first, my usual Monday Magical Words post, can be found 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, and C. E. Murphy. The post is called “The Ideal Writer” and it’s about the ways a writer ought to comport himself (in my opinion) in his professional activities and relationships. The second can be found at http://www.sfnovelists.com, the group blog...

Second "Robin Hood" Update

So, it's been a week. I started writing last Thursday, and I've just knocked off for the evening on this my seventh day of writing the "Robin Hood" novelization. I actually only worked half days on the weekend, but still those days count. My word count stands at just a hair over 25,000. I'm on page 101. (I'd put up one of those word count graphs, but I have no idea how long the book is going to end up.) Never in my life have I written at this pace. I never imagined that I could. And i...

Two Days Left In Book Contest!!

Two more days left in my pre-holiday book contest. Wouldn't you like to win a hardcover copy of The Sorcerers' Plague , the first book in my Blood of the Southlands trilogy? You can give it as a gift, or keep it for yourself, or wrap it and pretend it's a present for you from someone else. Okay, that last might be a pit pathetic. But still, it's a good book. And it'll be signed. By me, the guy who wrote it.

Just follow this link to the contests page at my website. Read the contest quest...

Another Post about Creativity

Today’s post can be found 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, and C. E. Murphy. The post is called “Always” and it’s about creative process and how we as writers are perceived by those who don’t write. I hope you enjoy it.

Oh, and by the way, that new contest is still up on my website: http://www.DavidBCoe.com. But this is the last week. The contest ends Thursday! So, visit...

First "Robin Hood" Update

So, I'm on my way. I spent Tuesday and Wednesday going over the support material that I received from the studio and mapping out in fairly broad terms the approach I'd take to writing the "Robin Hood" movie novelization. Today, I began the actual writing. Now, normally I write 6 to 8 pages a day -- about 1500 to 2000 words. That's a pretty good pace for me. But that pace is way too slow for this project, given the early January deadline I'm facing. Of all the elements of this project, t...

More News

Not too long ago, I told you all about a new project that I'd contracted -- a historical fantasy series that I'll be writing under a pseudonym. Well, after a summer of relative quiet, things are hopping here in my little writing world. I've just taken on yet another project. I'm going to be writing the novelization for the new Ridley Scott/Russell Crowe/Cate Blanchett "Robin Hood" movie that is coming out in May 2010. It's an exciting opportunity and a rather cool project. It's also a ch...

A New Post About Series and Story-Arcs

Today’s post can be found 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, and C. E. Murphy. The post is called “Story-Arcs and Series, Revisited” and it’s about the differences, in terms of both writing style and marketing, between extended story-arcs and true series. I hope you enjoy it.

Oh, and by the way, that new contest is still up on my website: http://www.DavidBCoe.com. Visit the ...

Wanna Win a Book?!

Seriously. I'm asking. Do you want to win a book? Of course you do! Who doesn't like free stuff? And this is really good free stuff. It's a hardcover copy of The Sorcerers' Plague , the first book in my Blood of the Southlands trilogy. And it'll even be signed. You'll treasure it forever. Or maybe you'll give it as a gift (the recipient doesn't have to know it's free!). You know, the holidays are coming up.

All you need to do is follow this link to the contests page at my website. Re...

Two Posts Up Today

I have two posts going up today. The first, my usual Monday Magical Words post, can be found 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, and C. E. Murphy. The post is called “Finding Real Magic in Writing” and it’s about the magical things that sometimes happen to us while we create. The second can be found at http://www.sfnovelists.com, the group blog on speculative fiction that I m...