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 September 10th, 2010

A new review for Rabbit: Chasing Beth Rider, by Ellen C. Maze
http://ravencorinncarluk.blogspot.com/

Sarah Sawyer continues her analysis of themes within Beauty and the Beast:
http://www.sarahsawyer.com/2010/09/beauty-and-the-beast-themes-part-two-of-four/

Writers: Don't forget the free edit contest running at C.A. Marshall's site until September 20th:
http://www.camarshall.com/2010/09/freelance-editor-ca-marshalls-free-edit.html

Greg Mitchell has been interviewed about his upcoming book The Strange Man, and the writing life:
http://noahsreads.blogspot.com/2010/09/greg-mitchell-interview.html

This week's updates for the Laser & Sword ezine:

Captain Justice is determined to find out what happened to Commander Justice, but he's going to need the help of an old hacker friend, but is the old hacker up to the challenge?(http://lasersword.adamsweb.us/the-great-search-part-one/ The Great Search, Part One.)

Marco gets a rude aweakening (http://lasersword.adamsweb.us/origin-of-the-emerald-avenger-part-twenty-one/ The Origin of the Emerald Avenger, Part Twenty-One)

While hunting ecoterrorists, Colonels Morgan and Dread have a heart to heart talk. (http://lasersword.adamsweb.us/countdown-part-ten/ Countdown, Part Ten)

News for July 14th 2010

Chris Solaas says: Check out a short prequel excerpt to my Lynvia series posted online today at
http://novelteen.wordpress.com/2010/07/08/a-prequel-glance-inside-chris-solaas-wip/

If you like dragons, magic, and teen fiction.

Sherry Thompson has been interviewed at Broad Universe and you can check that out here:

http://community.livejournal.com/broaduniverse/19746.html

Karina Fabian says: The Catholic Writers Conference Live is Aug 4-6 at King of Prussia, PA. Get more info or register at www.catholicwritersconference.com. Regardless of what genre or type of writing you do, if you are Catholic, this is THE conference to attend. Lots of great information and some terrific opportunities to meet publishers and editors. I'm trying to spread the word, and am having a drawing for any of my books if you'll help let folks know. Each time you post about it is another chance to win. Check out the rules at http://fabianspace.blogspot.com/2010/07/advertise-catholic-writers-conference.html

Ellen Maze has started a new FB group for fans of Supernatural Fiction (a.k.a. Christian Horror/Paranormal Fiction). The new group is at this link: http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=114671505247677&ref=ts

 

News for July 7th 2010

Two new releases this month from Splashdown Books: The Duke's Handmaid by Caprice Hokstad (Fantasy Drama - Third Edition) and Legendary Space Pilgrims by Grace Bridges (Science Fiction/Allegory/Space Opera). Visit www.splashdownbooks.com/bookshop.html for more details and special prices direct from the publisher.

Guild member Ellen Maze, vampire genre writer extraordinaire, is the guest of honour at WhereTheMapEnds this month - be sure and check out her interview here: http://www.wherethemapends.com/Interviews/current_interview.htm

TitleTrakk gives us a preview of James Rubart's next novel, Book of Days, due out next January and already eagerly awaited: http://titletrakkbooknews.blogspot.com/2010/06/jim-rubarts-book-of-days-coming-in.html 

Variance Publishing announces a new release, Eurostorm by Payne Anderson. Find out more about that on the Thrillerblog: http://variancepublishing.blogspot.com/2010/06/eurostorm-hits-stores-rick-makes.html

June 23: Member News

R. L. Copple, author of the Reality Series (Infinite Realities, and Transforming Realities) is pleased to announce his third and final book in that series, The Reality, has been picked up by ResAliens Press and is expected to be available early December 2010.

Fred Warren says: Out of the Darkness and Into the Light, A new collection of interviews and stories from a variety of Christian spec-fic writers, including Eric Wilson, Jeffrey Overstreet, Robin Parrish, Michelle Levigne, Maurice Broaddus, Kirk Outerbridge, Anne Rice, and others, is now available on Kindle and in hardcover. I'm one of the "others."
Details, plus a sneak peek at the cover of ResAliens' upcoming anthology, While the Morning Stars Sing, at http://bit.ly/9mbhvY

Forrest W. Schultz announces a new blog for his speculative fiction short stories. You can find that here: http://schultzstories.blogspot.com  - there's already plenty to read on there.

Ellen Maze says: To prepare and promote the soon release of my next book, RABBIT LEGACY, two giveaways are listed for my first novel RABBIT: CHASING BETH RIDER (Christian Horror/Paranormal). Fifty (50) 5-star reviews so far on Amazon! I'd love to share it with any of you who haven't had a chance to read it yet. I know many of you have and THANK YOU!
Giveaway on Goodreads:  http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/4523-rabbit-chasing-beth-rider
Giveaway on Facebook (just click 'join' and then you can enter the drawing on the post regarding the Giveaway!) http://www.facebook.com/?tid=1313449922951&sk=messages#!/group.php?gid=96952574559

News for April 14th, 2010

Terri Main has a Facebook fan page for her unpublished novel "Dark Side of the Moon", a sci-fi mystery. You can read samples and discuss relevant issues at http://tinyurl.com/yljdapu.

Guild member KM Wilsher has been interviewed by Lynn Rush here: http://lynnrush.wordpress.com/2010/04/06/km-wilsher/

Rick Copple keeps on writing: His story "Spacy Date" has been accepted by Digital Dragon Magazine. Go Rick!

Ellen C. Maze says: 

RABBIT: CHASING BETH RIDER is available for FREE at this site. It is the first 176 pages of the book (that's 1/2 of the book) and it will give you who haven't' bought it yet a chance to see if you'll like it.
Plus this technology is really cool. You 'turn the pages' with the cursor. It's just neat.
AUTHOR FRIENDS-- check out this Hosting program. It is FREE to post your book and my listing generated immediate sales! I was in shock!
Click the link and get to reading. Please go look even if you don't read it--the page counts visits! Click BECOME A FAN and leave a comment if you can! Thank you so much for your support!
http://www.freado.com/book/6754/rabbit-chasing-beth-riderPlease

News for March 12th, 2010

Three titles from Marcher Lord Press have landed on the finalist list for the EPIC Awards 2010, otherwise known as the EPPIE. You can go here to see the full list: http://www.epicauthors.com/epicwinners2010.html

Thanks to Caprice for digging up this opportunity for writers to submit short stories on the theme of extraterrestrials: http://detroit.craigslist.org/mcb/wrg/1635436754.html

A very new member of the Lost Genre Guild is C. Maggie Woychik, who operates Port Yonder Press, publishing fantasy among other things. Read her introduction to her publishing goals at Christian Fiction Online Magazine here: http://christianfictiononlinemagazine.com/buzz_corner.html

And another brand new member, Ellen C. Maze, has been interviewed about her vampire book Rabbit: Chasing Beth Rider - check it out here: http://thejudging-ellenmaze.blogspot.com/2010/03/blog-interview-with-ellen-plus-advice.html

News for February 19th, 2010

Here's a new interview with Kerry Nietz, author of A Star Curiously Singing, at Lena Nelson Dooley's blog - with a chance to win a free copy if you hurry. Head over here to check it out.

Jeremy Robinson announces the release of the 6th segment of the free audiobook version of his novel Beneath. You can catch up on all six episodes here.

Ellen C. Maze wants us all to know about her new website at http://www.rabbitnovel.com. There's lots of action there surrounding her novel Rabbit: Chasing Beth Rider - book trailers, bonus stories, and more.

For writers, Karina Fabian says: I've placed a sample issue of the 30-Minute Marketer on my website for those that might be interested. http://karinafabian.com/index.php?name=Content&pid=31 This isn't your usual tip-driven publication. This is a weekly newsletter with four marketing tasks, complete with step-by-step instructions. Each should only take about 30 minutes. Whether you do one or all four, you're making steady progress toward getting your name and book out into the world. I also lead you through projects that you can do again and again for each book.