News Post 571

Mike Duran has started an intriguing discussion on the apparent dichotomy of theology and speculation:
http://mikeduran.com/?p=10873

He's also been interviewed about his upcoming book, The Resurrection, at I Smell Sheep.
http://ismellsheep.blogspot.com/2010/12/interview-with-author-mike-duran_20.html

Here's a podcast interview with Jeremy Bishop on his debut zombie apocalypse novel Torment:
http://freedomtrainonline.com/?p=1231

R.L. Copple's new short story Dragon Stew is now available from Smashwords for $0.99:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/34373

Digital Dragon Magazine has created new landing pages for its two current serials, so you can easily catch up and follow along:
The North Star by Bryan Thomas Schmidt
Comet Born by Grace Bridges

Jennifer Hartz is running a contest to win copies of her upcoming book Future Saviour: Conception
http://jenniferhartz.com/2010/12/21/christmas-giveaway-contest/

Too much news! Here's more

Some stuff I forgot first time round.

The November edition of Digital Dragon Magazine appeared this week - head over there for your monthoy dose of cool stories. Yep, there's one of mine in there too :P also the North Star serial by Bryan Thomas Schmidt and a bunch of other great stuff.
http://www.digitaldragonmagazine.net/

The Christmas Booksigning Bash is on at the Christian Review of Books until December 7th. A number of LGG members have books there under the Speculative category:
http://bit.ly/gIFfLw

Guest blog by R.J Anderson at Speculative Faith, on being published as a Christian in the mainstream:
http://www.speculativefaith.com/2010/11/guest-blog-r-j-anderson/

News for September 13th 2010

Ellen Maze says: As some of you know, I wrote a 4-part Christian vampire series from 2004 to 2008, and submitted it a half a dozen times over the years. I got plenty of rejections, but in 2009, some really good nibbles on it; requests to see more, to see a book proposal, etc. Now, after twenty edits and a few major character overhauls, "THE JUDGING The Corescu Chronicles Book One" found a taker in TreasureLine Books. Since this is a small house that uses POD technology, we should be seeing this book on the shelf before the end of the year. God bless you all and let's keep writing what the Lord puts in our hearts! LINK: http://www.ellencmaze.com/news-flash.php

You can also read a fascinating (funny!) interview and review with Ellen's characters at the New Authors Fellowship, thanks to Diane Graham:
http://newauthors.wordpress.com/2010/09/09/anvil-review-rabbit-chasing-beth-rider/

But wait! Ellen's not done yet! She's running a contest to give away a copy of The Judging:
http://thejudging-ellenmaze.blogspot.com/2010/09/contest-giveaway-underway-for-judging.html

September's edition of Digital Dragon Magazine is out now, with stories by many Guild members:
http://www.digitaldragonmagazine.net/

As is an update of A Flame in the Dark:
http://www.aflameinthedark.com/ 

Here's an audio interview with Jeff Gerke, publisher at Marcher Lord Press:
http://fictionaddict.com/2010/09/09/jeff-gerke-interview-9-9-2010/

Author and publisher A.P. Fuchs now has a gallery at DeviantART for his image creations:
http://apfuchs.deviantart.com/

News for August 9th 2010

A new issue of Residential Aliens magazine is online now, with more great speculative stories.
Check it out: http://www.resaliens.com/2010/08/issue-4-8-august-2010/


Also don't miss the August issue of Digital Dragon Magazine:
http://www.digitaldragonmagazine.net/

Jeremy Robinson reveals all - what he sacrificed to take the path of a writer:
http://www.thinkhero.com/2010/08/03/the-cost-of-pursuing-your-dreams-industry-blog/
Jeremy's also given another fascinating interview on his path to success: http://bit.ly/9DO56L
And here's a new review of his book Kronos: http://bit.ly/br8Tsd

Fred Warren says: My short story, "Rubes," is online now at Reflection's Edge.
Everybody loves the circus, but McMurphy's Fantasmagorical Wonder Show has seen better days. Their train's broken down in a desolate stretch of Kansas prairie, they're not going to make their next show, and they're out of money. The fortunes of this second-rate traveling carnival are about to change. Things certainly couldn't get any worse, could they?
http://reflectionsedge.com/index.php/2010/08/rubes/

News for July 19th 2010

Keven Newsome says: The New Authors' Fellowship celebrates 6 months!  Drop by and take a look at the changes!  Let us know what you think and leave a message about what NAF has meant to you so far!  Please come celebrate with us!
newauthors.wordpress.com

July's Digital Dragon magazine is here! With cover art by Kat Heckenbach and stories by several Guild members inside, you won't want to miss this one. www.digitaldragonmagazine.net
  
Malcolm Cowen says:
Just had confirmation that Spirit Blade are going ahead with my script "Sleep of Death".
Locked and barred (on inside) chamber carved out of rock in a space colony.
Inside 2 bodies, in a heap, with hacked off limbs around.
Then a few hours later the bodies are stolen......
There's a link to the English version on my website, here
http://www.ebook.cowensw.co.uk/Scripts/Sleep-of-Death.php

Jon Acuff on the Stuff Christians Like blog has instigated a discussion on the merits of Harry Potter and Gandalf. Why is it that some people hate one and love the other?
http://stuffchristianslike.net/2010/07/hating-harry-potter-giving-gandalf-a-free-pass/

June 25: Fred in Audio, DDM Interview, MLP Update

This from Fred Warren:

My flash story, "The Time-Share," is online now at Wily Writers Speculative Fiction in text and podcast, and they did a very nice job with it in both formats.

Podcast: http://bit.ly/dv6CjN Text: http://bit.ly/aN1HYC

Johne Cook has interviewed T.W. Ambrose, founder and editor of the Digital Dragon Magazine, at the AuthorCulture blog: http://authorculture.blogspot.com/2010/06/interview-with-digital-dragon-magazine.html

And this update from Jeff Gerke:

We have a change to our contest announced a few days ago -- there is no purchase necessary to enter the contest to have your name appear in one of our upcoming new novels.

Take time on the Fourth of July to stop by our store at

http://www.marcherlordpress.com/New_Store/Fiction.htm and buy any of our 12 great fiction titles to receive a free short story by author Steve Rzasa called "Hunting Souls." It takes place in the same universe as his space opera novels The Word Reclaimed and The Word Unleashed, and follows the exploits of an unlikely hero -- one of the secret police who track down Christians.

Then on July 5, MLP will make a random drawing from all the names of people who have registered for the Marcher Lord Press newsletter. Registration is free and may be done any time between now and the end of July 4, 2010 by clicking here. If you've already registered for the newsletter you don't have to take any action -- you will automatically be entered!  Three winners will have their names appear in upcoming MLP novels as previously advertised.

 

There's more information available at http://www.marcherlordpress.com/New_Store/SummerSale.html. So remember, go to http://www.marcherlordpress.com/New_Store/Fiction.htm on July 4, 2010 for our new fiction offer and make sure to register for our free newsletter by that date to enter the name contest. If you're already registered, tell your family and friends!

News for June 9th, 2010

The one year anniversary edition of Digital Dragon Magazine is here! Be sure and check out all the new stories from familiar names. www.digitaldragonmagazine.net

Stephen L. Rice has published two short pieces on the Web: Justice, Waivering, Triumphs; and The Gem in the Locket.
http://www.feedbooks.com/user/87909/profile

Randy Ingermanson interviewed Jim Rubart, author of Rooms, and part one is posted here: http://christianfictiononlinemagazine.com/blitz_marketing.html

Here's a new interview of Sherry Thompson's Seabird, posted by Forrest Schultz:
http://vantiltool.blogspot.com/2010/06/review-of-sherry-thompsons-seabird.html

News for April 12th, 2010

There's a new edition of Digital Dragon Magazine up: check out the loooooong list of stories at http://www.digitaldragonmagazine.net/ - and be sure to look at the editorial, http://www.digitaldragonmagazine.net/ambrose-april10letter.php which announces the stories which won the vote to be included in the first Digital Dragon anthology.

Tannia Ortiz-Lopes is featuring author "Compasse" and his end-times novels, billed as an "alternative" to the ubiquitous interpretations of Revelation. You can check that out here with a chance to win some of his work: http://timewithtannia.tripod.com/id6.html

Amy Deardon has posted some very interesting (and mathematical) thoughts on the nature of time, which should prove interesting to readers and writers of time travel stories. http://amydeardon.blogspot.com/2010/04/time-solid.html

Cathi-Lyn Dyck has posted Episode 6 of The Moonborn Code: Baffin Base, at http://scitascienda.com/2010/04/05/the-moonborn-code-part-6/. 

Fred Warren announces yet another story sale :) http://bit.ly/bk3g6c.

News for February 16th, 2010

After a quiet weekend, it's time to jump back into the fray with all your favourite LGG happenings!

T.W. Ambrose, editor of the Digital Dragon Magazine, announces that his short story The Pilgrimage won first place in the Preditors & Editors poll for Best Sci-Fi & Fantasy Short Story of 2009. Check out what he's got to say about that here.

An enterprising Englishwoman has made an independent spin-off movie as a companion to the legendary Lord of the Rings trilogy. LGG member Peter Grant explains the background at his blog, where you can also view the 70 minute movie in its entirety.

At the New Authors Fellowship, Keven Newsome comments on Paul Baines' unpublished novel Alpha, which deals with space travel and the ability of an artificial intelligence to discover God.

For writers: The Wordplay blog has an article about a fascinating approach to improving your writing by reviewing your own work. Check out this unusual idea right here.

And lastly today we have two new LGG member reviews for The Muse by Fred Warren: one by Kat Heckenbach, and one by Greg Mitchell. Thanks guys!

News from Digital Dragon Magazine

Digital Dragon Magazine is celebrating its first year!

T.W. Ambrose, Editor, says:

Fans, readers and contributors have most likely heard us (or seen us) talking about big things on the horizon. He have come to that point, and are pleased to announce The Year of the Dragon.

The editors here at Digital Dragon Magazine believe we have some of the best writers writing some of the best stories in the genre, and would like to help share them with the world with a Best-Of book for 2009. However with 7 issues, and around 50 short stories, articles, and poems, we would like (and, in fact, need) your input as to what to include.

Early in December, we started a page on the message board to give the writers and fans of Digital Dragon Magazine the chance to vote for some of their favorite stories. You can do so on the message board. You may also email your favorites directly at: digitaldragonmagazine@gmail.net

We hope you’ll take part in this once-in-a-lifetime event. Why "once in a lifetime?" Because, after all, Digital Dragon Magazine will only have one first year. This book will also be Diminished Media’s very first print publication.

Finally, as we look to the future of DDM, we hope to be able to use any profits made on the book to put towards paying our authors in the future.

So let me encourage you to hop on the message board or shoot us an email, and tell us what you have liked best about Digital Dragon Magazine 09 -- The Year of the Dragon.

[Full list of 2009 contributors: http://www.digitaldragonmagazine.net/contributors.php]