3/26/2010

News for March 26th, 2010

Read Part 4 of The Moonborn Code by C.L. Dyck here: http://scitascienda.com/2010/03/22/the-moonborn-code-part-4/


The Diplodocus Effect, a new fantasy humour story by Rob Hunter, is now up at Residential Aliens: http://www.resaliens.com/2010/03/the-diplodocus-effect/ - Includes a link to a podcast version read by the author.


The CSFF Blog Tour this month is focusing on Faery Rebels: Spellhunter by R. J. Anderson. Here is the first post by Rebecca LuElla Miller: http://rebeccaluellamiller.wordpress.com/2010/03/22/csff-blog-tour-%E2%80%93-faery-rebels-day-1/
and another by Fred Warren: http://frederation.wordpress.com/2010/03/22/march-csff-blog-tour-day-1-faery-rebels-spellhunter-by-r-j-anderson/
and Amanda Barr: http://christiansciencefiction.blogspot.com/2010/03/review-of-faery-rebels-spell-hunter.html






3/24/2010

News for March 24th, 2010

For a limited time only, Geralyn Beauchamp has made her book Time Masters: The Call available for free on scribd.com. The first half of the book is here: http://www.scribd.com/doc/28130739/Time-Masters-Book-One-The-Call-Part-One and the second half here: http://www.scribd.com/Time-Masters-Book-One-The-Call-Part-Two/d/28130807. This is a great book with a lot of cool concepts and imaginative writing.

C.S. Lakin has unveiled a new website and blog for her upcoming fantasy series The Gates of Heaven, due for release in September. Go here to see the cover and blurb: http://www.gatesofheavenseries.com. On her blog she explains her motivation in writing fantasy: http://www.gatesofheavenseries.com/blog/

For writers - C. Maggie Woychik has posted an article on why some writing is without heart: http://msghomeschoolauthors.blogspot.com/2010/03/case-of-missing-heart-tell-tale-signs.html

The Guardian has a post on choosing names for fantasy stories:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2010/mar/16/fantasy-character-names

Want to write a superhero story? Here's an extensive list of superpowers:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_superhuman_features_and_abilities_in_fiction
(thanks to Karina for this tip!)

3/22/2010

News for March 22nd, 2010

Maurice Broaddus is celebrating the UK and Australian release of his novel King Makers, and it's already garnering great reviews: here's the first one - http://www.sciencefictionandfantasy.co.uk/king-maker.htm - no doubt the first of many, by the sounds of it.

C.L. Dyck has published Midwife, Part 3 of her online serial The Moonborn Code at  http://scitascienda.com/2010/03/15/the-moonborn-code-part-3/.


Tor.com has an interesting article on the place of religion in science fiction. The perspective is not from inside the church but is definitely worth a read: Religion and Science Fiction: Asking the Right Questions

The Restorer's Journey by Sharon Hinck: new evaluation at Splashdown Reviews http://splashdownreviews.blogspot.com/2010/03/restorers-journey-by-sharon-hinck.html