June 27th, 2009
Literary Agent Steve Laube Has A New Blog
Written by Robert Treskillard on June 27th, 2009 @ 07:21:52 am (636 views)
For all of you fans of literary agent blogs, Steve Laube has just started his own!
His first post is titled "Who Decides to Publish Your Book?". He gives excellent advice about the publishing process, using examples from his own experience.
As pa… more »
June 25th, 2009
Excellent Writing Advice at Double Edge Publishing
Written by Robert Treskillard on June 25th, 2009 @ 12:18:10 pm (414 views)
The ever-energetic Frank Creed (of the Lost Genre Guild fame) sent me over to check out Double Edge Publishing, and I ended up finding a regular column called "Writer's Cramps" in their Mindflights magazine.
Not only did I find some generally terrific… more »
June 23rd, 2009
Tom Pawlik's VANISH and VALLEY OF THE SHADOW
Written by Robert Treskillard on June 23rd, 2009 @ 08:40:54 pm (686 views)
Today I am reviewing VANISH by Tom Pawlik.
This review is part of the June Christian Science Fiction and Fantasy Blog Tour, and we are reviewing Tom's first book even though his second book, VALLEY OF THE SHADOW, has just come out.
The first thing… more »
June 14th, 2009
I Officially Begin Writing MERLIN'S SHADOW
Written by Robert Treskillard on June 14th, 2009 @ 06:09:19 pm (452 views)
Merlin's blade is gone. Whither has it gone? You'll have to read book one to find out. You have a guess, you say? You may be right in your guess, but the question is HOW does it happen? And why? And what will be the result?
(S.D. Smith, you're n… more »
June 14th, 2009
1,000 Visits To My Top Blog Post !!
Written by Robert Treskillard on June 14th, 2009 @ 06:04:20 pm (340 views)
Posted in Announcements
Yes, its has finally happened! My most popular blog post has received 1,000 page views.
No, this isn't a huge number, but its a great start only two years into blogging. People are consistently coming to my blog for information on King Arthur, Merli… more »
June 12th, 2009
A Treasure Trove Of Writing Advice
Written by Robert Treskillard on June 12th, 2009 @ 11:14:49 am (354 views)
Nathan Bransford, literary agent blogonaire (yes, I just invented that word), has pulled together a post linking together ALL of his writing advice dating back to October of 2006.
Go get it! more »
June 10th, 2009
Co-Top Blogger For May's CSFF Tour
Written by Robert Treskillard on June 10th, 2009 @ 08:18:05 am (318 views)
May 2009
I am privileged to share the "CSFF Top Blogger" award for May with John Otte!
So go on over to John's blog and congratulate him! (And it is surely NOT the least read blog on the web, I can assure you.)
He's a pastor in the Missouri-… more »
June 9th, 2009
KearneyHub's Interview With Stephen Lawhead
Written by Robert Treskillard on June 9th, 2009 @ 05:58:39 pm (339 views)
Stephen Lawhead happens to be touring the U.S. right now, and last night he read from his book, Hood, at the public library in Kearney, Nebraska, which is where he grew up.
So Kearney's news site has published a short interview with him covering how h… more »
June 2nd, 2009
Orson Scott Card's "How To Write Science Fiction and Fantasy" — A Review
Written by Robert Treskillard on June 2nd, 2009 @ 09:40:50 am (489 views)
I just finished Orson Scott Card's "How To Write Science Fiction and Fantasy", and learned a lot.
One of the most helpful bits of advice was "Make sure you end the story that you begin". Before I can explain this, you have to understand the four diffe… more »
















