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” »
There’s been a fair bit of ice and snow in St. Louis so far this winter. Not as much as in some places, but a fair bit nonetheless. Looking out the window at the the snow frosted trees and white landscape often brings to mind both the beauty and danger of nature. The snow that … Read More “Dangerous Beauty” »
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…
As many of you know, my fellow fantasy writers and friends, Wayne Thomas Batson and Christopher Hopper have undertaken a two book series together, the first book of which came out last November and was called Curse of the Spider King. Well, the second book, called Venom and Song comes out in July, and Wayne … Read More “Batson & Hopper – Take 2!!” »
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!” »
OK, so ‘electronification’ is a made-up word. Fair enough. My point, however, remains valid. The Binding of the Blade continues on its journey into the eBook world. Since Beyond the Summerland was made available for Kindle and other eBook readers, about 500 copies have been downloaded from Amazon and my publisher’s website, and now Book … Read More “The Ongoing Electronification of BOTB” »
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” »
2 Quick Follow-Up Notes… (1) The four previous posts with the term “Peter’s Story” in the titles should be read in order, from “Peter’s Story – Maundy Thursday” forward to “Peter’s Story – Easter.” You’d figure it out eventually, but I thought I’d save you some grief if you’re interested but you’ve come to them … Read More “Peter’s Story – Footnotes” »