Fun And Help For Writers With Wordle
I ran across some free software on the internet that makes “word clouds” out of any writing. By this I…
Category: 1: Merlin’s Blade (page 5)
Why I Am Writing About King Arthur
The BBC just put up a news item about a King Arthur book, written by Philip Reeve, which won the…
How To Survive With Less Editorial Support
Nathan Bransford, literary agent for Curtis Brown, Ltd. blogged yesterday about the book imprint “12″ which only publishes 12 books a year—one per month—and attempts to make each one a bestseller.
As part of this, he points to Moon Rat’s blog, who has some interesting advice for novelists. This advice stems from the fact that most publishers DO NOT follow the “12″ model and instead may attempt to fill a quota, and often give very little editorial support to books prior to them being published. This inattention sometimes means:
- The agent hasn’t read the entire manuscript
- Editors don’t have time to work on your “perfect” manuscript
- The publicist has little time to devote to your book
- Salespeople haven’t read your book before they sell it
What is the advice in light of this situation? (text simplified by me)
I’m In “Pendragon—Sword Of His Father” !!
I should have titled that I Might Possibly Be In The Movie “Pendragon—Sword Of His Father”, because I don’t know how the film editing will go. But that title is a bit ponderous, so here we are.
My son and I had the wonderful opportunity of being extra’s during filming last Wednesday night until 4am. It was supposed to end at 1am, but the filming took longer and we got a late start. Regardless, though, it was a fun time, and a privilege to be part of such a worthy endeavor.
MERLIN’S BLADE 1st DRAFT FINISHED
I just finished my first draft of my very first novel: Merlin’s Blade, which is part of the Merlin Spiral.…
The Benefits Of A Writing Log
Back on January 3rd I wrote a post about how I had begun logging the number of words I write…
The Merlin Spiral Progress Report
It has now been exactly two months since I last gave a progress report on my book, and I am…
King Arthur Book Progress Report
I am now 76% done, and my projected finish date for draft 1 has moved up to June 11th! High…
Read a sample Of MERLIN’S BLADE
This is the first few chapters from the published version of MERLIN’S BLADE: >>> Merlin’s Blade <<< And remember to…
Two Major Milestones Reached!
Two days ago I finished Part 2 of my book (around page 270), and have begun writing Part 3, the…
White Stag Spotted In Scotland
This just in: After the only previously known living white stag was killed and beheaded by poachers near the Cornwall…
King Arthur Is Real But Winston Churchill Is Made Up?
This just in: A recent poll of British teenagers showed that while 65% believed that King Arthur was real, 23%…
A Milestone In My Writing!
When I first became inspired to write a book series about King Arthur, I started out by brainstorming and writing…
We’re Going To Our First Writing Conference!
No, we’re not going to the writing conference at Mt. Hermon, as much as I tried to figure out how…
New Excalibur Design!
I have finally finished my design for Excalibur! Up to this point, I have been using for Excalibur a modified…
Using A Writing Log To Motivate
Randy Ingermanson asked his blog readers, “What Action Will You Take Today?” In asking this he is trying to spur…
How To Design A Book Series
After reading about the theory that Michael Ward has carefully put together (regarding how C.S. Lewis planned out his Chronicles…
C.S. Lewis’ Secret Plan For Narnia
I ran across a fantastic article about the secret & cryptic planning that C.S. Lewis did that undergirds the entire…
My First Chapter Now In PDF Format
If you go to my sample chapter post, you now have the option of downloading it in PDF format. This…
Alternate Ending For My King Arthur Book!
Just last night my daughter gave me an alternative ending for my book. I already had one plotted out, but…