Category Archives: Author Writing

I’ve added a new site: Bergsland Books

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As I get ramped up to submit my new novel to publishers (and enter it in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award), it has become increasingly obvious that I need a separate site for my fiction. So I resurrected my old domain bergsland.org and converted it to Bergsland Books. http://bergsland.org and who knew it would be transformed to The Skilled Workman?  Life is full of surprises. It’s up and running with some simple stuff for Black Sail: a Christian covert … Continue reading →

Merry Christmas! & thoughts on the coming year…

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it’s been a surprising year. I never would have expected to be forced into going into what the government calls retirement. That has been a huge adjustment. For a man, retirement is close to what housewives experience if circumstances keep them from being able to clean their home. it attacks the core of our being. I have been amazed at how much of my self identity is tied up in what I do. On the other hand, … Continue reading →

Black Sail: Invasion Amazon release with ISBN

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We published a version for Amazon, too. We made the most common graphic design mistake and it cracks us up. So, we let it slide. Publication Date: Nov 22 2009 ISBN/EAN13: 1449531237 / 9781449531232 Page Count: 408 Binding Type: US Trade Paper Trim Size: 6″ x 9″ Language: English Color: Black and White Related Categories: Fiction / Political

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Good design cares: book review

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I was sent David Barringer’s book There’s Nothing Funny About Design to review. It was an interesting read. First, let me say that if I hadn’t been asked to read it, I never would have done so. It’s for a world I do not inhabit. This is an intellectually stimulating, very entertaining read Of course it is. It won the 2008 Winterhouse Award for Design Writing. This is an award out of AIGA for writers about design … Continue reading →

Mid-life crisis? No… it’s just winter

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I’ve been spending quite a bit of time for the past several months trying to determine what the Lord wants me to do with the rest of my life. Talk about a waste of time, as if He is going to give me the plan in advance… However, it is a far larger waste to go blithely on with my plans — assuming that they are somehow blessed because I chose them. If there is one thing I have learned for sure, it is that we have little … Continue reading →

Greetings from Chak!

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You can see a little of my background in the profile. I have been an artist for well over 30 years now and a Spirit-led believer for nearly that long.  My goal with this blog is to provide a forum for artists to communicate about the things that mean the most to them as believers. As you do, I believe that my creativity comes from my likeness to the Father. It is one of His best attributes, … Continue reading →