News Post 567

Bryan Thomas Schmidt is posting excerpts from his upcoming space opera, The Worker Prince - said to recreate a Star Wars type feel. Here are the first two:
http://bryanthomasschmidt.blogspot.com/2010/09/this-is-first-chapter-of-my-forthcoming.html
http://bryanthomasschmidt.blogspot.com/2010/12/novel-excerpt-worker-prince.html

Millard Jones is giving away a copy of Eternity's Edge by Bryan Davis. Go here to enter:
http://onehundredelectricians.blogspot.com/2010/12/giveaway_07.html

New short stories online:
Spaced Out by R.L. Copple
http://skaggsworld.com/fwg/2010/12/04/spaced-out/
El Nino: A Christmas Mystery with Carolyn Masters, by Terri Main
http://bit.ly/fPWx4Q
The Fairy Princess and the Troll, by Brandon Barr
http://bit.ly/emFdY6

From the Blogosphere:
At Speculative Faith: E. Stephen Burnett shares Lacy's story of how Lord of the Rings opened her spiritual eyes:
http://bit.ly/fBOAq2

P.A. Baines is interviewed by Lena Nelson Dooley, with a chance to win his book:
http://bit.ly/i2PIEm

Kat Heckenbach started a blog series on art she's doing for speculative fiction:
http://bit.ly/geMI35

News Post 566

Karina's ready to go into action!

Here's an interview with Karina Fabian on her recent release Neeta Lyffe: Zombie Exterminator:
http://bit.ly/eHuxds
And more from Karina in a guest blog on zombies:
http://naomi-jay.livejournal.com/341037.html 

Teen author Jacob Parker is the focus in this homeschooling article:
http://anotheronceintimeh.blogspot.com/2010/12/imagination-uncapped-homeschooled.html

Doctor Who's sonic screwdriver may be getting closer to reality, as demonstrated by UK scientists:
http://aol.it/eIxEDJ

This week the CSFF blog tour is in full swing, with the focus on The Charlatan's Boy by Jonathan Rogers. Here are some of the posts, and they include links to more:
http://askandrea.adamsweb.us/csff-tour-the-charlatan%E2%80%99s-boy-by-jonathan-rogers/
http://frederation.wordpress.com/2010/12/07/csff-blog-tour-day-2-the-charlatans-boy-by-jonathan-rogers
http://www.sarahsawyer.com/2010/12/december-2010-christian-science-fiction-and-fantasy-blog-tour-the-charlatans-boy-day-2/

A new review of Rooms by James Rubart, from S. R. Van Ness:
http://srvanness.blogspot.com/2010/12/book-review-rooms-by-james-l-rubart.html

A quick update from Greg Mitchell on The Coming Evil:
http://thecomingevil.blogspot.com/2010/12/updates-ahoy.html

News Post 565

Frank Creed's long-awaited new release War of Attrition is the focus this week at CFRB. Here are some of the posts:
http://cfrblog.blogspot.com/2010/12/war-of-attrition-by-frank-creed.html
http://cfvici.blogspot.com/2010/12/war-of-attrition-by-frank-creed.html
http://splashdownreviews.blogspot.com/2010/12/war-of-attrition-by-frank-creed.html

This from Terri Main:

I just posted to http://museituppublishing.blogspot.com/2010/12/el-nino-christmas-mystery-with-carolyn_06.html a mini-mystery entitled El Nino. It features the characters from my upcoming novel Dark Side of the Moon, a cozy mystery set in a colony on the moon. Please stop by and leave a note. 

John Ottinger asked a bunch of his blogging friends what author they'd wish to meet, and what questions they'd ask: 
http://bit.ly/hgvQS0

Donita K. Paul is a guest this week at Operation Encourage an Author:
http://encourageanauthor.blogspot.com/2010/12/author-spotlight-donita-k-paul.html 

News Post 564

Excuse the numbering mixup. Blogger assured me last week that there were already 563 posts on here, but it seems that was not the case! But it is now. Anyway, this post is all new. Lots of interviews lately!

Interview with P.A. Baines at Where The Map Ends:
http://www.wherethemapends.com/Interviews/current_interview.htm

Interview with Nick Giannaras at Teen Word Factory:
http://www.teenwordfactory.com/2010/12/personal-interview-with-scififantasy.html

Interview with R.L. Copple at Walking on Water:
http://katiehines.blogspot.com/2010/12/fantasy-ebook-author-r-l-copple.html

Interview with Grace Bridges yours truly at Roseanna White's blog:
http://roseannamwhite.blogspot.com/2010/12/my-friend-grace-interview-giveaway.html

Review of the print edition of Residential Aliens, issue 4:
http://guyscanread.squarespace.com/show/2010/12/1/resaliens-4-like-a-church-social.html

Review of The God Hater by Bill Myers at TitleTrakk.com:
http://www.titletrakk.com/book-reviews/god-hater-review-myers.htm

New release: Chase the Shadows by Brian Reaves (Kindle only):
http://brianreaves.blogspot.com/2010/12/my-new-book-is-finally-out.html

Karina Fabian rounds up two reviews of Infinite Space, Infinite God II:
http://fabianspace.blogspot.com/2010/12/havent-had-lot-of-reviews-yet-on-isig.html