June 4th, 2011
New Excalibur Art For Merlin's Blade
Written by Robert Treskillard on June 4th, 2011 @ 09:21:20 pm (408 views)
Okay, so I admit it ... I have been dissatisfied with the current design and quality of my version of Excalibur ... so I redid it. Not only did I change the funky bolt-shaped hilt end pieces to circles (which is more authentic), but I took a cue fro… more »
October 5th, 2010
The Laity Lodge Writers Retreat: A Travelogue
Written by Robert Treskillard on October 5th, 2010 @ 05:38:24 pm (2186 views)
I arrived back form Texas on Sunday night, and I finally found a little time to write about my experience at the Laity Lodge Writers Retreat.ThursdayAfter six hours of travel (four flying and two driving), I arrived at the lodge, making friends w… more »
September 23rd, 2010
A Treasure Hunt Extraordinaire!
Written by Robert Treskillard on September 23rd, 2010 @ 03:56:35 pm (599 views)
This morning I finished reading THE SKIN MAP by Stephen R. Lawhead. Last week I finished reading VENOM & SONG by Wayne Thomas Batson and Christopher Hopper. Both of these are excellent books, and both are fun to read. Venom & Song is the C… more »
February 28th, 2010
BIG NEWS x 2 for Stephen Lawhead Fans !
Written by Robert Treskillard on February 28th, 2010 @ 03:51:15 pm (815 views)
First of all, I announce to you that THE SONG OF ALBION will be re-released by Thomas Nelson in hardcover on August 31st! This is fantastic news for what I consider one of Lawhead's greatest fantasy series, and one of the best I have ever read. It… more »
December 31st, 2009
A Pictish Ballad
Written by Robert Treskillard on December 31st, 2009 @ 11:06:27 am (395 views)
I had to write a ballad in Pictish for my current work in progress, Merlin's Shadow. The problem is that we don't know what language, exactly, the Picts spoke. Many scholars think it was related to Gaelic, while my daughter, Adele, is of the persua… more »
November 24th, 2009
White Stag Spotted In Missouri
Written by Robert Treskillard on November 24th, 2009 @ 10:53:34 am (1450 views)
Yes, it's true. A white stag was seen near Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
And the deer was photographed! It has only four points now, but imagine what it will look like with a full rack.
The newspapers all say that the deer is albino, but in fac… more »
November 12th, 2009
Was King Arthur's Camelot In Caerleon, Wales?
Written by Robert Treskillard on November 12th, 2009 @ 05:41:25 pm (945 views)
Just where was Camelot, anyway? Scholars and romantics have been asking this question for ages.
Well, I ran across an online video that covers some interesting theories about King Arthur's possible presence in Wales.
In particular, they argue tha… more »
September 6th, 2009
The Acts of King Arthur by John Steinbeck
Written by Robert Treskillard on September 6th, 2009 @ 08:06:02 pm (831 views)
It is with great enjoyment that I recently picked up John Steinbeck's The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights. This unfinished novel was a lifetime love and goal of Steinbeck, but he died in 1968, leaving it unfinished.
In theme, it is almost… more »
August 1st, 2009
New Excalibur Fan Art
Written by Robert Treskillard on August 1st, 2009 @ 09:31:02 am (928 views)
My son, Leighton, took my 2D Xara drawing of Excalibur and converted it to 3D using Blender (excellent free 3D software).
To do this he imported the graphic, created a flat 3D model to match it, and then extruded it appropriately. After touching it… more »
July 26th, 2009
Keep Your Writing Scraps
Written by Robert Treskillard on July 26th, 2009 @ 12:06:56 pm (482 views)
The other day I had the pleasure of pulling from my "drawer" an old scrap of writing and inserted it into Merlin's Shadow.
It was a dear scrap, this one, and contained an interaction with three fisherman named Ynktor, Henkter, and Crothak. They had o… more »
















