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September 5, 2020

I finally finished all the edits and rewrites recommended by Ashley Schwartz, my editor!! I'm now looking for an agent...

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September 6, 2017

Ashley Schwartz, editor and author starting editing "Urim" today. I asked her to be brutal so y'all won't need to be when you read the final book.

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August 6, 2017

Ashley Schwartz, editor and author is now my editor for Urim! Bestselling author Steven James says he wouldn't submit a manuscript without her!

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August 5, 2017

Chose my editor. Blessed to find one in my exact genre that gets rave reviews. I'll say who when she's officially accepted!

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July 16, 2017

My meetings with self-publishers start this week - as do meetings with professional editors. Soon the search for an agent starts.

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July 1, 2017

Took the advice of a friend who is best-selling author and just completed one final massive edit focusing on one sentence at a time. Thanks, Rodd!

@Rodd_Wagner
May 5, 2016

Wow! Can't believe it! I'm a semi-finalist for the Genesis Awards. I made it into the top seven novels nationwide! Waiting to see if I made the finals

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Mar 15, 2016

Okay. Today I overcame my nerves an submitted an excerpt of 'Urim' to the Genesis Awards. You can read the excerpt too! Check it out.

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Mar 5, 2016

I guess readers like the excerpt! Another reader review hits the site. Check out the reader reviews here.

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Feb 21, 2016

I became a member of the American Christian Fiction Writers Association. Feel free to click the link below.

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Feb 17, 2016

My first excerpt from "Urim" Book 1 in the Griffin & Alexandra St. Georges series made it onto the website three days early!

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Feb 14, 2016

The full version of the web site went live with all features of the beta site, plus the reader focus group and contact forms fully functional.

Feb 6, 2016

The beta version of the web site went live featuring "Urim", the author and a gallery world locations from the series. The synopsis and book covers are linked from the home page and here.

Synposis

Some facts

Bacgkround to "Urim" that I find interesting...

The Vatican Secret Archives are real

Located underground, there are 53 miles of shelves with documents dating back to the eighth centurty. There are strict controls on who and when documents can be accessed.

The Sicarii were real, but different

My apologies to students of Jewish history. The Sicarii were real, but 2,000 years ago they were freedom fighters or terrorists depending on your view. The name was just too cool, so I pre-empted it.

The Urim returned from Babylonian exile

The Jewish historian Josephus writes that the Urim and Thummim were brought back from Bablylon before disappearing. "Urim" was based on his report.

The Battle of Tours stopped Islam

In 732AD Charles Martel faced a massive Islamic army outside Tours, France. The Frankish infantry beat the Arabic cavalry against all odds. Most historians agree that Europe would be speaking Arabic now if Martel had lost.

Here's what's happening...

upcoming events

"Urim" Editing Complete

I finished my editing of "Urim" on September 5th while we were home on the farm. I was editing outside under the oak trees where my wife grew up. When I realized I was done, I released six years of writing tension in one stuttering breath.

Calling All Agents

October finds me sending letters to all the Christian publishing agents I have found in my research. (Thanks, Terry!) Let's see if we can publish "Urim" the old-fashioned way. If not, I'll self-publish during the first half of 2021.

Speaking engagements available

I am an experienced speaker and teacher and am now available for speaking engagements to churches, youth groups, book clubs. Any group that might have an interest in the Griffen & Alexandra St. Georges Series subject matter.