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A New Chapter In My Thankfulness For Les Stobbe

I began writing MERLIN’S BLADE in 2006 and finished it in 2008. I thought I was done, but I was…
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Posted on: December 4, 2017 Last updated on: December 4, 2017 Written by: Robert Treskillard

HUGE NEWS #2: Merlin’s Blade Publisher Revealed!

Today I announce who is publishing MERLIN’S BLADE, MERLIN’S SHADOW, and MERLIN’S NIGHTMARE. None other than … ZONDERVAN! Yes, that’s…
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Posted on: April 10, 2012 Last updated on: April 10, 2012 Written by: Robert Treskillard

HUGE NEWS #1: Merlin’s Blade is under contract with a publisher!

Yes, this is it folks! The long-awaited announcement that I am very pleased to finally blog about. I have now…
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Posted on: April 9, 2012 Last updated on: April 9, 2012 Written by: Robert Treskillard

2011: An exciting year in review for The Merlin Spiral

January I began the year with things “in the works” with two publishers … “A” and “B”. This was as…
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Posted on: December 31, 2011 Last updated on: January 16, 2017 Written by: Robert Treskillard

Big News For Merlin’s Blade…

Okay, this is not the biggest news, although it certainly could be a precursor to some possibly big-Big-BIG news coming…
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Posted on: July 27, 2011 Last updated on: July 27, 2011 Written by: Robert Treskillard

How To Establish Your Writing Voice

Yesterday, a strange series of events happened … all in the perfect order to cause my daughter, Ness , to…
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Posted on: May 19, 2010 Last updated on: May 19, 2010 Written by: Robert Treskillard

Announcing Epic Tales Press

Ah yes—you are expecting me to announce that I am self-publishing my book. Not so. Epic Tales Press is being…
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Posted on: January 20, 2010 Last updated on: January 20, 2010 Written by: Robert Treskillard

Why Thomas Nelson Opened A Self-Publishing Press

If you haven’t heard yet, Thomas Nelson rebranded their WestBow Press imprint as a new POD publisher that is open…
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Posted on: October 17, 2009 Last updated on: January 16, 2017 Written by: Robert Treskillard

Are You The Next Ted Dekker?

BIG NEWS! Kevin Kaiser, Ted Dekker’s literary agent in charge of global domination, has asked the question of who is…
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Posted on: September 15, 2009 Last updated on: January 16, 2017 Written by: Robert Treskillard

Why I am Writing Merlin’s Shadow, Book 2

To most of you, it would seem obvious that once I finished Book 1 (Merlin’s Blade), I would begin writing…
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Posted on: August 6, 2009 Last updated on: August 6, 2009 Written by: Robert Treskillard

Tom Pawlik’s VANISH Wins The Christy Visionary Award!

Yes, you heard it right, Tom Pawlik’s book VANISH has won this year’s coveted Christy Award in the Visionary category…
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Posted on: July 12, 2009 Last updated on: January 16, 2017 Written by: Robert Treskillard

Literary Agent Steve Laube Has A New Blog

For all of you fans of literary agent blogs, Steve Laube has just started his own! His first post is…
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Posted on: June 27, 2009 Last updated on: January 16, 2017 Written by: Robert Treskillard

How I Improved My Fiction

Since my single attempt at sending a proposal out ended in the expected result, I have decided to improve my…
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Posted on: March 25, 2009 Last updated on: March 25, 2009 Written by: Robert Treskillard

Major Milestone: My First Proposal Sent Out

After three years of research and writing, I have finally sent out my first proposal to a literary agent. I…
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Posted on: February 25, 2009 Last updated on: February 25, 2009 Written by: Robert Treskillard

Excellent Interview With Steve Laube

I ran across a great interview with Steve Laube, agent extraordinaire, from June of last year. It is on the…
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Posted on: January 19, 2009 Last updated on: January 19, 2009 Written by: Robert Treskillard

Second Draft Finished!

As of this weekend, I have finished draft #2 of my first novel, Merlin’s Blade, which is book one of…
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Posted on: December 2, 2008 Last updated on: January 16, 2017 Written by: Robert Treskillard

Agent Terry Burns On Publishing And The Economy

Here’s an excellent article by CBA agent Terry Burns. This article is a MUST READ for all pre-published authors. Terry…
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Posted on: October 29, 2008 Last updated on: October 29, 2008 Written by: Robert Treskillard

A Great Interview With Donald Maass

Donald Maass’ agency site has a link to a great interview with him. Donald is the author of the incredible…
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Posted on: May 31, 2008 Last updated on: May 31, 2008 Written by: Robert Treskillard

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