February 19th, 2010
FINISHED! — Curse Of The Spider King Video
Written by Robert Treskillard on February 19th, 2010 @ 02:35:23 pm (154 views)
Posted in Activities, On The Web, Movies, Family, Wayne Thomas Batson, Thomas Nelson, Christopher Hopper
After multiple hundreds of hours of work by many, many individuals, we have finished the Curse of the Spider King book trailer video!If you like the video, rate it 5 stars, as that will help raise its profile and help sell more books. The Curse o… more »
November 24th, 2009
White Stag Spotted In Missouri
Written by Robert Treskillard on November 24th, 2009 @ 10:53:34 am (656 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 »
August 11th, 2009
Ye Old Author Is Now On Facebook
Written by Robert Treskillard on August 11th, 2009 @ 05:35:19 pm (281 views)
Yours truly has now joined the social networking scene.
You can find me at:
http://facebook.com/treskillard
where I am busy making connections with other people interested in reading, writing, editing, promoting, and marketing Christian Fantasy.… more »
July 29th, 2009
A Castle In The Ozark Mountains?
Written by Robert Treskillard on July 29th, 2009 @ 09:46:44 am (702 views)
Yes, you heard it right, they are building a real Medieval castle in Arkansas, near Branson, Missouri!
And not just building a castle, but building it using the same tools and techniques as were available in the 12th century. And it will take them 20… more »
June 25th, 2009
Excellent Writing Advice at Double Edge Publishing
Written by Robert Treskillard on June 25th, 2009 @ 12:18:10 pm (198 views)
The ever-energetic Frank Creed (of the Lost Genre Guild fame) sent me over to check out Double Edge Publishing, and I ended up finding a regular column called "Writer's Cramps" in their Mindflights magazine.
Not only did I find some generally terrific… more »
February 13th, 2009
My Daughter's Blog Has A New Look
Written by Robert Treskillard on February 13th, 2009 @ 07:12:18 pm (186 views)
Well, I finally did it. :p
Many months after my daughter changed the name of her book (Now Wolf's Bard), decided on a name for her series (Greenwood Shadows), and picked a theme (you should see her business cards!)---I finally put all of it together… more »
February 12th, 2009
The Power Of Myth In Today's Culture
Written by Robert Treskillard on February 12th, 2009 @ 08:17:06 am (186 views)
The Lost Genre Guild alerted me to a new article out in Christianity Today called Sci-Fi's Brave New World.
The article's focus is on science fiction, but it easily applies to fantasy as well in the sense that our current secular culture uses thes… more »
January 8th, 2009
The Lay of Havelok the Dane
Written by Robert Treskillard on January 8th, 2009 @ 10:13:33 am (129 views)
For those fascinated by old legends, I ran across one I hadn't heard of before, in a blog post about a 13th century legend of the founding of the English town of Grimsby.
It is the story of Grim, from Denmark, who saved the life of the heir to the D… more »
November 25th, 2008
Pendragon Sword Of His Father DVD On Sale!
Written by Robert Treskillard on November 25th, 2008 @ 07:09:31 pm (357 views)
It's finally on sale! Pendragon Sword Of His Father is available to purchase on DVD at their website (currently under re-construction).
Not only that, but they now have FIVE teaser-trailers to view, and one of them has a scene with me and my son, Lei… more »
November 1st, 2008
Robin Hood's Original Audacity
Written by Robert Treskillard on November 1st, 2008 @ 09:35:22 pm (125 views)
My daughter, Adele, just put an amazing post together summing up a lot of her deep research into the origins of Robin Hood.
And she comes to VERY different conclusions from Stephen Lawhead, who places him in Wales shortly after the Norman invasion for… more »










