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 »

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 »

By God's grace, MERLIN'S BLADE MADE IT! It is now one of the 1,000 Young Adult novels selected to go on to the next round. Keep in mind, however, that this judgment was only based on my pitch, and not the book itself. Now Amazon Editors will read my… more »