To Be Revealed Soon: Zondrevan’s Book Cover For Merlin’s Blade!
Yes, I have received a sneak preview of Zondervan’s book cover for MERLIN’S BLADE, and wow am I excited! Let’s…
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How Important Is A Book Cover For Your Speculative Novel?
I wrote an article over at Speculative Faith sharing a few pebbles from the things I’ve learned on my journey…
HUGE NEWS #4: The Merlin’s Blade Promotion Plan!
Here are my current marketing plans for The Merlin Spiral trilogy! These will be rolling out over the next nine…
HUGE NEWS #3: The Merlin’s Blade Publishing Schedule!
Although it is apt to change, Zondervan’s publishing plan is currently like this: Merlin’s Blade – February 2013 Merlin’s Shadow…
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…
Exciting News For Fans of LB Graham
L.B. Graham, a friend of mine here in St. Louis, has signed a three book contract with AMG Publishers! This…
Advice Needed About New Sample Book Covers For Merlin’s Blade
NOTE: ZONDERVAN HAS RELEASED MY OFFICIAL COVER FOR MERLINS’ BLADE, WHICH IS *NOT* THE ONES POSTED HERE. TO SEE IT,…
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…
Will Thomas Nelson merge with Zondervan?
(NOTE: Now that Thomas Nelson and Zondervan appear to have been merged into an entity called HarperCollins Christian Publishing, these…
HarperCollins purchases Thomas Nelson — Eight Predictions
Well, this is a big development in publishing, perhaps the biggest in the last five years, not counting the bankruptcy…
Stephen Lawhead’s THE BONE HOUSE — A Full Review
Here we are once again, folks, the CSFF Blog Tour of Stephen R. Lawhead’s THE BONE HOUSE! It is just…
The Monster In The Hollows — A Full Review
Welcome to The CSFF Blog Tour! Where do I begin writing a review of such a wonderful novel? I think…
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…
Note To Authors: Your Idea Is Not Special
This blog post is a parody/twist of Brad Feld‘s latest “Note to entrepreneurs: Your idea is not special“. I have…
How To Write About Mythical and/or Historical Characters
D. S. Dahnim asked me a question, which I would like to answer. I do have another question for you.…
New Excalibur Art For Merlin’s Blade
Okay, so I admit it … I have been dissatisfied with the current design and quality of my version of…
The Ale Boy’s Feast — Jeffrey’s Video — Day 3
Today is day three of the fun and always interesting CSFF Blog Tour, and we are reviewing the writing of…
The Ale Boy’s Feast — Quotes & Notes — Day 2
Today is day two of the CSFF Blog Tour, and we are reviewing the writing of Jeffrey Overstreet. In particular,…
The Ale Boy’s Feast — A Full Review — Day 1
Today is day one of the CSFF Blog Tour, and we are reviewing the EXCELLENT craftsmanship of Jeffrey Overstreet. In…