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…
Category: 1: Merlin’s Blade (page 4)
New Excalibur Fan Art
My son, Leighton, took my 2D Xara drawing of Excalibur and converted it to 3D using Blender (excellent free 3D…
Keep Your Writing Scraps
The other day I had the pleasure of pulling from my “drawer” an old scrap of writing and inserted it…
Excellent Writing Advice at Double Edge Publishing
The ever-energetic Frank Creed (of the Lost Genre Guild fame) sent me over to check out Double Edge Publishing, and…
Was Merlin Scottish?
Apparently the people of Glasgow think he is. Despite the fact that a Merlin (Myrddin Wyllt) has been associated with…
Update On My Book — Merlin’s Blade
Hooray! I just finished my 5th draft (barring a few minor changes from a list I’ve been keeping). This draft…
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…
More Fan Art!
It was my birthday and my kids put out a super effort to make an incredible “movie poster” style drawing…
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…
Who Was Merlin? — Part 2
This post is Part 2 of a series. Click here to read “Who Was Merlin? — Part 1“. So the…
Merlin’s Legendary Origin
I was going to post “Who Was Merlin — Part 2″ today, but found an EXCELLENT blog post over at…
Who Was Merlin? — Part 1
This is a question that has fascinated people throughout the ages. I recently read an article on the BBC News…
Second Draft Finished!
As of this weekend, I have finished draft #2 of my first novel, Merlin’s Blade, which is book one of…
Book Editing Progress
I’m now 50% of the way toward my goal of cutting 42,000 words from my book! At this rate, my…
Rewritten Chapters Available For Review
Last month my daughter and I went to the 2008 ACFW Conference, and as part of that, I have re-written…
The Book Marketing Silver Bullet?
I recently read a blog post by Michael Hyatt, the president and CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers, regarding how to…
POV Issues In Writing
I have completely rewritten the first fifty pages of my book to achieve the following: Introduce my main character “Indiana…
The 2008 ACFW Conference Review
I just got back from the 2008 American Christian Fiction Writer’s conference, and my daughter Adele and I had a wonderful time.
The great thing is that we were able to be in the Twin Cities (MN) area, where I grew up and most of my extended family lives. Because of that, every time we had a few hours free we drove up to Brooklyn Park to visit my mother, who broke her foot the day before the conference. I consider it a privilege to have been able to help her out during this time.
Personally, I met with two agents, while my daughter met with three. I have one request for a proposal, and my daughter has two. This was excellent, especially considering three of those agents don’t generally represent fantasy.
But I find myself pausing.
Important Announcement On My Book Series
Just a quick update to let everyone know that I am about 12% through editing book 1 of the Merlin…
First Ever Fan Art For My Book
Let’s just say that my kids are fans of my book! Last month for Father’s Day (June 15th here in…