June 19th, 2011
Note To Authors: Your Idea Is Not Special
Written by Robert Treskillard on June 19th, 2011 @ 12:12:17 pm (218 views)
This blog post is a parody/twist of Brad Field's latest "Note to entrepreneurs: Your idea is not special". I have rewritten his post as if he were a publisher or editor and talking about books:
Every day I get numerous emails from authors and author-… more »
April 27th, 2011
Merlin's Shadow Is Finished!
Written by Robert Treskillard on April 27th, 2011 @ 01:00:09 pm (693 views)
BIG NEWS !! I have, this day, finished my first draft of MERLIN'S SHADOW, which is book two in The Merlin Spiral. The novel has turned out to be all that I hoped it would be, and much more. It is a worthy sequel to MERLIN'S BLADE, and I don't think read… more »
April 5th, 2011
Holy Worlds Interviewed Me — Part 2
Written by Robert Treskillard on April 5th, 2011 @ 01:19:17 pm (915 views)
Holy Worlds' intrepid writers, Jay Lauser and Timothy Ward, interviewed me about my novel, Merlin's Blade, and the market for fantasy literature.
Anyway, click to listen to part two.
Here's the summary of the podcast:
This week's episode is the… more »
March 19th, 2011
Holy Worlds Interviewed Me — Part 1
Written by Robert Treskillard on March 19th, 2011 @ 10:35:42 am (569 views)
Holy Worlds' fearless wonder-workers, Jay Lauser and Timothy Ward, interviewed me about all things related to writing and publishing Christian Fantasy.
Anyway, I was so long-winded :)) LOL :roll: that they had to bust it up into three parts. You can… more »
November 30th, 2010
NaNoWriMo? No — NaNoEdMo? Yes!
Written by Robert Treskillard on November 30th, 2010 @ 11:08:51 am (499 views)
Okay, so I haven't taken part in NaNoWriMo (although my daughter, Ness, has, despite her computer crashing on Thanksgiving). What I have been doing is editing MERLIN'S BLADE in a serious way during November, so I guess you could say I'm taking part in… more »
July 9th, 2010
Big News #3 — Laity Lodge Writing Retreat!
Written by Robert Treskillard on July 9th, 2010 @ 06:31:20 pm (810 views)
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 »
May 22nd, 2010
I'm Back Working On Merlin's Shadow
Written by Robert Treskillard on May 22nd, 2010 @ 01:55:29 am (778 views)
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 »
May 19th, 2010
How To Establish Your Writing Voice
Written by Robert Treskillard on May 19th, 2010 @ 05:26:10 pm (483 views)
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 »
April 2nd, 2010
Amazon Breakthrough Novel Contest ... NOT!
Written by Robert Treskillard on April 2nd, 2010 @ 08:40:43 am (707 views)
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 »
February 20th, 2010
I'm Back Editing Merlin's Blade!
Written by Robert Treskillard on February 20th, 2010 @ 09:56:35 am (503 views)
What? you say... you're back to editing?
Yes, it's true, and all for the better. Three weeks ago Scott Appleton and his wife stayed with us while he was on his road-trip signing and selling books, and I had him review a few sections of Merlin's Bla… more »
















