Scott Appleton, publisher at Flaming Pen Press, and upcoming AMG author of the excellent Swords of The Six, gave this endorsement of Merlin's Blade:Having loved the tales of King Arthur since childhood, I can say without a doubt that Merlin's Blade i… more »

A big, big, day! I finished working through Tegid's excellent edits this last week, fixed up the cover image last night ... and just placed an order for twelve copies of MERLIN'S BLADE! Most of these are for securing endorsements, but a few are for… more »

Yes it's true. I had just finished entering all the (beyond-excellent) edits that Tegid had given me for Merlin's Blade, when the mailman dropped off the last 125 pages sent by Tegid (thanks!) ... and the first professionally printed copy of Merlin'… more »

I've been waiting quite awhile to announce this, and that's been hard since it's such big news. Why did I wait to announce it?  Because until this last Tuesday, I didn't know if I was even going.  And that uncertainty was after I had registered, paid t… more »

Yes indeed—the first ever copy of Merlin's Blade is rolling off the press right now , and will be sent to me in a week or two. If this proof copy turns out as expected , then I will be ordering more copies to give to seven published authors I've met, a… more »

Well ... the International Christian Retail Show (ICRS) has come and gone from my adopted hometown of St. Louis. The amazing thing is that, thanks to Douglas Bond and P&R Publishing, I was able to step onto the floor of the convention, even if b… more »

I've decided to pick up Merlin's Shadow once more, which currently stands at 156 solidly written pages. This is book 2 in The Merlin Spiral, and I would love to start writing again. Alas!  I want to delay writing fresh material for two reasons:I ju… more »

This is a bittersweet post to write. While I greatly enjoyed the interaction with other authors, I found—at least for now—that this site is not an easy way to get noticed by publishers, Christian or otherwise. To get the attention of an ABA publisher,… more »

Just last night I officially finished my 10th draft of Merlin's Blade, and it is the best yet. Not only have I removed a lot of passive verbs (thanks, Scott !), but I was able to improve the writing at many, many spots. Chief among these was my… more »

At least for me ... as I didn't make it to the quarterfinals. But I did get some free reviews of my novel, and for that you would think I'd be glad. The problem is that there's nothing helpful in the reviews ... no real action points that I can run wit… more »