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…
Category: Agents
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…
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…
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…
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…
How To Establish Your Writing Voice
Yesterday, a strange series of events happened … all in the perfect order to cause my daughter, Ness , to…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Second Draft Finished!
As of this weekend, I have finished draft #2 of my first novel, Merlin’s Blade, which is book one of…
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…
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…