Calling the American church out of the shallows and into the deeper waters of the faith
I’m asked on occasion if I’m working on anything, and if I have any books coming out soon. The answer to those two questions are ‘always’ and ‘no.’ I’m always working on something, but with no books currently under contract, there’s nothing coming in the near future – though hopefully that’ll change before too long. … Read More “The Current State of Things” »
As you may have noticed, the little bar graph on my linkblog that I used from last Fall through this past May to track my progress as I finished “TDR,” is now barely registering at all. That’s because I’ve reset it to track the progress of the new novel I’m working on as of now. … Read More “Back To Work” »
OK, here’s the deal. One of you suggested in a comment a little while ago that I give you all an acronym by which to refer to the book I just completed. This way, I wouldn’t be giving away the working title, which I’m reluctant to do online when the book isn’t under contract, and … Read More “TDR” »
Introduction… Credentials… My Goal…
Well, I finished the rough draft of the novel I’ve been working on today. I started in the Fall of 2008, put it aside after writing about a hundred pages, then picked it back up this school year. I estimated it would run about 400 of my pages and 140K words. The file I just … Read More “Finished!” »
Some of you have been following the little ‘progress’ bar on the side of my blog, and have noted that the rate of its movement has increased. That’s certainly true. I don’t know how universal this may be – I suspect it is pretty common – but the end of a book often comes faster … Read More “The Home Stretch” »
Or even free. That’s right. You understood me correctly. You can buy “Beyond the Summerland” for just 99 cents! Here’s the deal. My publisher, P&R, has just made the first book of The Binding of the Blade available for Kindle for 99 cents. You can download it from my Amazon page for BTS here. I … Read More ““Beyond the Summerland” for just 99 cents!” »
Well, with the scene I just added to my new book, I’ve crested the 90,000 word mark, so progress is being made. My best guess is that I’m still on pace for about 140K total for the book, at least in draft form. With some good, thorough editing, I’d imagine that number will shrink. At … Read More “90K & Bloody Death” »
All right, so this has been brewing a while. To explain myself well, I should supply some background. As my little progress-o-meter in the sidebar shows, I’ve crested the 60% complete point in the novel I’m working on. What this means, in general, is that several things are coming to a head in the story … Read More “Update & Mini-Rant on ‘All Action, All the Time’ Stories” »
Well, I’d hoped to finish the new chapter I started last week on Saturday, but I didn’t quite get there. I did finish today, though, so I was almost on target. The main reason I didn’t get there on Saturday was that I discovered as I edited one of the key scenes in the chapter … Read More “Gaffes & Progress” »
