Categories: On Writing Fiction, Agents, Donald Maass, Kevin Kaiser, Nathan Bransford, Steve Laube, Terry Burns, Editing Fiction, Marketing Ideas, CBA / ICRS, Publishers, Baker / Bethany House, Epic Tales Press, Flaming Pen Press, Marcher Lord Press, P&R Publishing, Thomas Nelson, Zondervan, THIRST™ Methodology, Writing Conferences, Writing Contests

Categories: On Writing Fiction, Agents, Donald Maass, Kevin Kaiser, Nathan Bransford, Steve Laube, Terry Burns, Editing Fiction, Marketing Ideas, CBA / ICRS, Publishers, Baker / Bethany House, Epic Tales Press, Flaming Pen Press, Marcher Lord Press, P&R Publishing, Thomas Nelson, Zondervan, THIRST™ Methodology, Writing Conferences, Writing Contests August 25th, 2010 The First Endorsement of Merlin's Blade Written by Robert Treskillard on August 25th, 2010 @ 03:03:51 pm (501 views) Posted in The Merlin Spiral & The Pendragon Spiral, 1: Merlin's Blade, Publishers, Scott Appleton, Endorsements 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 » Permalink 2 comments » August 22nd, 2010 I found an absolutely fantastic interview with Stephen Lawhead Written by Robert Treskillard on August 22nd, 2010 @ 04:53:07 am (207 views) Posted in Stephen Lawhead, Publishers, Thomas Nelson This interview is SO excellent that I decided to post this before I even finished reading it!TitleTrakk Interview With Stephen LawheadThe greatest thing is that he talks about the method he uses to write his books, as well as gives some great ins… more » Permalink Leave a comment » August 5th, 2010 What is Christian Fantasy? — A Definition and a Challenge Written by Robert Treskillard on August 5th, 2010 @ 11:58:14 pm (899 views) Posted in The Merlin Spiral & The Pendragon Spiral, Christianity, On Writing Fiction This is an article I wrote for Jay Lauser's Holy Worlds website, and thought I'd finally post it here, updated a bit.Keep in mind that although I directly speak about Christian Fantasy novels---being an unpublished author of Christian fantasy---what… more » Permalink 2 comments » July 18th, 2010 My First Copy of Merlin's Blade Arrived! Written by Robert Treskillard on July 18th, 2010 @ 01:37:46 am (382 views) Posted in The Merlin Spiral & The Pendragon Spiral, 1: Merlin's Blade, Progress Reports, Publishers 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 » Permalink 2 comments » July 9th, 2010 Big News #3 — Laity Lodge Writing Retreat! Written by Robert Treskillard on July 9th, 2010 @ 06:31:20 pm (396 views) Posted in Announcements, The Merlin Spiral & The Pendragon Spiral, 1: Merlin's Blade, On Writing Fiction, Stephen Lawhead, Jeffrey Overstreet, Editing Fiction, Writing Conferences, Publishers 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 » Permalink Leave a comment » July 8th, 2010 Big News #2 — Merlin's Blade Is Printed ... ! Written by Robert Treskillard on July 8th, 2010 @ 03:08:18 pm (261 views) Posted in Announcements, The Merlin Spiral & The Pendragon Spiral, 1: Merlin's Blade, Progress Reports, My Book Excerpts, Marketing Ideas, L.B. Graham, Wayne Thomas Batson, Scott Appleton, S.D. Smith, Douglas Bond, Christopher Hopper, A.S. Peterson ("Pete") 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 » Permalink 9 comments » July 7th, 2010 Big News #1 — ICRS in St. Louis! Written by Robert Treskillard on July 7th, 2010 @ 08:05:19 pm (116 views) Posted in 1: Merlin's Blade, L.B. Graham, Publishers, Douglas Bond, P&R Publishing, CBA / ICRS 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 » Permalink Leave a comment » June 4th, 2010 The Betrayal by Douglas Bond — A Review Written by Robert Treskillard on June 4th, 2010 @ 05:01:56 am (630 views) Posted in Christianity, Publishers, Douglas Bond "What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, 'Son, go and work today in the vineyard.' " 'I will not,' he answered, but later he changed his mind and went. "Then the father went to the othe… more » Permalink 2 comments » May 22nd, 2010 I'm Back Working On Merlin's Shadow Written by Robert Treskillard on May 22nd, 2010 @ 01:55:29 am (437 views) Posted in The Merlin Spiral & The Pendragon Spiral, 1: Merlin's Blade, 2: Merlin's Shadow, Progress Reports, On Writing Fiction, Editing Fiction, Publishers 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 » Permalink 4 comments » May 19th, 2010 How To Establish Your Writing Voice Written by Robert Treskillard on May 19th, 2010 @ 05:26:10 pm (195 views) Posted in On Writing Fiction, Family, Editing Fiction, Agents, Nathan Bransford Yesterday, a strange series of events happened ... all in the perfect order to cause my daughter, Ness , to have quite a fright. First off, I was mowing the lawn, and promptly got the mower stuck in a muddy section near some woods. So I'm trolling the… more » Permalink Leave a comment » 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ... 14 >>