robsargeant started work again on third novel. 11/30/2009 7:56 PM

robsargeant started work again on third novel.

Revenge of the Beast - An Alan Smithy Film

Years ago I wrote a screenplay entitled, "Revenge of the Beast", a comedy, following the struggles of crew as they work on a low budget post apocalyptic thriller in a small American town. Last month more...

italics - love 'em, hate 'em, ignore 'em?

OK Kid. I've been busy editing. I'll try to get on here more. Cheerio.

italics - love 'em, hate 'em, ignore 'em?

According to "Sparks Notes" on punctuation, you can surround thoughts with quotation marks or not, according to your preference. • “My heart is filled with bile,” thought more...

italics - love 'em, hate 'em, ignore 'em?

Last year some top literary agents were blogging about this and they said they didn't think italics were necessary for thought. In fact they were getting annoyed by the overuse of italics. So nowadays it's more...

Next Book "A Silent Violence" Soon To Be Released

The cover artwork for my new book arrived from the publisher earlier this week. I gave them some ideas of what I wanted in a hand drawn sketch and they were able to create something similar to what I had in more...

jeanoram: Congrats and good luck with it. 11/17/2008 10:59 AM

robsargeant: Thanks. 11/17/2008 5:28 PM

What Your Agent is Really Paid to Know...

Do you know much about the publisher Zondervan?

Reading To Cats

If you're having fun, they'll have fun. That's my approach when it comes to performing a read before an audience of kids. Today I had a chance to read the first chapter of a work in progress to a group of them more...

jeanoram: Yes, kids can be fun--and a handful! Do you ask for feedback on what you've written? It seems like a great idea on gauging whether you are on the right track for your intented audience. 9/29/2008 9:21 AM

robsargeant: Some of the parents who attended gave me feedback. They liked it too. 9/29/2008 1:52 PM

The Faith of Barack Obama, Review

I'm reviewing a free copy of Stephen Mansfield's new book, The Faith of Barack Obama, offered by Mike Hyatt, the CEO of Thomas Nelson. I'm a regular reader of his blog, and happened to respond quickly enough to more...

jasonangell: I agree that Rev Wright has had great influence over the young Obama. 8/14/2008 9:00 AM

robsargeant: This could be an area of concern for Christians who believe that the Bible is the inspired, infallible word of God, because Jeremiah Wright's church has some very liberal views. 8/15/2008 6:04 PM

Taking The XO Laptop Camping

I took my rugged XO Laptop along with us on our family camping trip this year so I could continue working on my latest book, Dance With Me. We went to three campgrounds on Vancouver Island, the furthest one more...