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 Post subject: HUGE NEWS #1: Merlin's Blade is under contract with a publis
PostPosted: April 9th, 2012, 6:24 pm 
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Thanks, everyone, for helping me get this far! A victory for us HWers!

Here is the official announcement:

http://www.epictales.org/blog/robertblo ... -publisher

Also, our family *just* found out about Jay's predicament 2 days ago. We were out of the loop for awhile, and when Ness found the old posts, it took my breath away. Our prayers are with Jay and his family.

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Congratulations! :D We'll be watching for the next three announcements. ;)

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Good job! :D I want to read them now! *Ponders if Danko can get money, and to see if he can pre-order one*

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This is so AWESOME. Hearty congratulations, Mr. Treskillard! Are you the first Holy Worlder to get published by an established publishing house, instead of self-publishing?
This is awesome.

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This is awesome news, Treskillard!! Congratulations!

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Congratulations! I'm excited to read your book sometime!

Yeah, the news was a shock to most all of us I think. :'(


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Awesome! Since I have the book, I knew it would get published. :)

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This is absolutely fantastic and inspiring news. Praise God! I shall be waiting for it to appear on a shelf so I can buy it. ^_^

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Aubrey Hansen wrote:
This is absolutely fantastic and inspiring news. Praise God! I shall be waiting for it to appear on a shelf so I can buy it. ^_^


Me too!...except I'd prefer a library shelf so I can borrow it. :dieshappy: ... :blush:


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That's awesome! Congratulations! :D

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AWESOME! I was just thinking about your books the other day and now I find this. :dieshappy:

I'm thrilled to hear this news, and I eagerly await its arrival on the shelves! :D

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Thank you, all of you, for the encouragement! And yes, because the publisher is Zondervan, there will be a chance of it appearing on your library shelves. That may have more to do with how the library reviewers rate it, though, so we'll see. :rofl:

Well, I've put out 3 more blog posts, covering the publisher announcement, the publishing schedule, and my promotional plans. You can check them all out at the following links:

HUGE NEWS #1: Merlin's Blade is under contract with a publisher!
HUGE NEWS #2: Merlin's Blade Publisher Revealed!
HUGE NEWS #3: The Merlin's Blade Publishing Schedule!
HUGE NEWS #4: The Merlin's Blade Promotion Plan!

At sometime in the future I plan on putting together a post that covers the little things I've learned along the way. :shock:

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I read them each day on Facebook. :D

Treskillard wrote:
At sometime in the future I plan on putting together a post that covers the little things I've learned along the way. :shock:

That will be good. :cool:

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Wow. A real publishing company. Wow. :D

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