David B Coe

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After the Mania

Last week, I shared with readers a vision of the manic phase that hits me during the pre-creative process of writing. The *I have an idea, now what?* phase.  A lot has happened since then in the creative process. The idea found a direction and an outlet in a 4 page, single spaced outline, and [...]

Holding Lightning / The Big Bang

Before you think I’m nuts (I am, but I get paid for most of it) the following blog is mostly tongue in cheek. Sometimes readers forget that I write fiction, and that means that I have a tendency toward hyperbole. Not that I did that here. Nope. No way. (grins)
Blog starts……..now.

I like writing. I mean, [...]

Where Did My New New-Shiny Come From? Beats Me…

“Where do you get your ideas?”

I’m asked that question all the time.  People read my books or merely find out what I do for a living, and immediately they want to know where my ideas come from.  And I never have a clue as to what to tell them.

I have a friend — a writer [...]

Feeling Awkward

Hi Y’all.
This feels weird. Like, really weird.
David B Coe, (our own darlin’, and yes, I’m blaming him) suggested that we writers at MW should take an empty Friday when we have a book coming out, or freshly out, and do our own bit of PR. We all agreed, and and then he suggested that I [...]

The Downward Side of a Huge Sigh

The last week was incredibly stressful. When school ends, the library has to be in a certain state of order. This isn’t just convincing students and teachers to return their borrowed materials, but putting every single item in our 13K item collection in its proper place, inventorying the whole thing and then searching [...]

Trying to Make Sense of Ideas

This weekend I attended RavenCon in Richmond, Virginia, as did Misty.  It was a fun con.  I had the chance to catch up with many of my friends in the industry who I don’t get to see very often, including not only Misty, but also writer and editor Edmund Schubert, who guest blogged here at [...]