News for September 22nd 2010

Tosca Lee guest blogged at the New Authors' Fellowship, on how she got to being published:
http://newauthors.wordpress.com/2010/09/18/special-guest-tosca-lee

P.A. Baines also guest blogged at Inkwell Inspirations on the topic of technology development:
http://inkwellinspirations.blogspot.com/2010/09/welcome-guest-blogger-author-pa-baines.html

Matt Koceich is a guest blogger at Speculative Faith, talking about House by Dekker and Peretti:
http://www.speculativefaith.com/2010/09/guest-blogger-matt-koceich/

Interview with Jeff Gerke at AuthorCulture:
http://authorculture.blogspot.com/2010/09/interview-with-marcher-lord-press.html 

News for September 3rd 2010

Jeff Gerke gives a great introduction to Marcher Lord Press at the Christian Fiction Online Magazine:
http://christianfictiononlinemagazine.com/buzz_corner.html

Press release for Alpha Redemption by P.A. Baines, new this week:
http://newauthors.wordpress.com/2010/09/01/alpha-redemption-press-release/

Part 2 of the P.A. Baines interview at Scita > Scienda with C.L. Dyck:
http://scitascienda.com/2010/09/02/interview-p-a-baines-part-2

And a chance to win a copy of Alpha Redemption at International Christian Fiction Writers:
http://internationalchristianfictionwriters.blogspot.com/2010/09/interview-review-giveaway-alpha.html

This week's updates from Laser & Sword Magazine:

Revelator has a stunning revelation from the Book of Revelation for Jesse. http://lasersword.adamsweb.us/the-double-cross-part-twenty-two/ (The Double Cross, Part Twenty-Two)

Can Marco stop Night Lord from revealing the truth to the police? (Origin of the Emerald Avenger, Part Twenty) http://lasersword.adamsweb.us/origin-of-the-emerald-avenger-part-twenty/

Snyder, Dread, Morgan, and Kendell attack the terrorist compound. (Countdown, Part Nine.)

http://lasersword.adamsweb.us/countdown-part-nine/ 

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!

June 18th News - Terri Main, Jeff Gerke, MLP

Terri Main says: Come meet Carolyn Masters, the main character from Dark Side of the Moon, my new novel coming out in Feb 2011. We catch up with Carolyn as she is giving a lecture at the FBI academy in Quantico about Criminal Investigations in Off-World Cultures.
http://museituppublishing.blogspot.com/2010/06/criminal-investigation-in-off-world.html

This from Jeff Gerke: Be in a Marcher Lord Press novel! Here's your chance to have your name listed in one of the upcoming releases from Marcher Lord Press. 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 have your name entered in the contest. We will randomly select three people whose names will appear in the upcoming new novels by Kirk Outerbridge, Marc Schooley, and the winner of our Marcher Lord Select competition, Matt Koceich.
 
Imagine, your name in a Marcher Lord Press novel!
 
Even if you're not one of the chosen three, everyone who buys an MLP book will 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.
So remember, go to http://www.marcherlordpress.com/New_Store/Fiction.htm on July 4, 2010 and enter your chance to become part of Marcher Lord Press history!

News for February 1st, 2010: Jeff Gerke

Jeff Gerke shares the story of how he and his wife Robin adopted Sophie from China, with further links for more details. http://adoptionshare.blogspot.com/2010/01/dream-becomes-reality.html

Karina Fabian's Magic, Mensa & Mayhem finaled in the recent Preditors & Editors poll - more details at her blog here: http://fabianspace.blogspot.com/2010/01/w000t-magic-mensa-and-mayhem-places-4th.html

Lyndon Perry also announces that Residential Aliens placed 2nd in the fiction zine category. You can view the list of winners here: http://anotherealm.com/prededitors/votefictzine09.htm

Exciting news from Marcher Lord Press

This just in from Jeff Gerke:

Well, the third set of original Christian speculative fiction from Marcher Lord Press has been out for two months now and is selling well, especially through Amazon.

Marcher Lord Select, my experiment in fiction acquisitions, is also going very well. Phase 2 voting is completed and Phases 3 and 4 will be conducted this month.

The big news for this update is that I'm able to announce two of the three books that will comprise list 4, which releases in April 2010.

Jeff Gerke

Publisher

Marcher Lord Press

Announcing List 4 from Marcher Lord Press I've rarely been able to so early announce what books will comprise a release list from Marcher Lord Press. But because of a special situation this time around, I can do so. As in the previous lists, I will release three novels in the Spring 2010 list. Two of the three I can name now. The third I'll be able to name in next month's update. The special situation is that the first two books are sequels to books already released by MLP, and the third is the book that will win the Marcher Lord Select contest, which is now in its latter phases. The first book from list 4 is the eagerly awaited sequel to By Darkness Hid by Jill Williamson. To Darkness Fled, Book 2 of The Blood of Kings, picks up right where the previous book left off. As you may recall, By Darkness Hid ends with characters entering the mysterious darkness that shrouds the land of Er'Rets. To Darkness Fled begins with these words: "What do you mean she's gone?" By Darkness Hid is Marcher Lord Press's bestselling novel by a wide margin and readers have been clamoring to know what happens after the cliffhanger ending of that book. That Book 2 is releasing soon is cause for rejoicing. And it's a monster too: 664 pages in its unedited form. The second book in the fourth release list from Marcher Lord Press is also a sequel. The Word Unleashed is the sequel to The Word Reclaimed, Book 1 of The Face of the Deep series by Steve Rzasa. Steve originally wrote this 2-book series as a single (massive) book. Epic space opera at its best. I divided the book into two parts. The great thing about that is that Book 2 was already written even before Book 1 released. So we are able to bring you the second installment in the release cycle immediately after the first one debuted. A MLP first. The cover at left is, as you can see in the fine print in red and yellow, not a final cover, but it gives you a good feel for the direction we're going with it. Book 2 follows Baden in his ongoing struggle, both physical and spiritual, to come to grips with what this banned holy book means and is doing to him. It also chronicles the betrayal of the secret police--Kesek--and their attempt to overthrow the crumbling monarchy binding the five worlds together in uneasy peace. List 4 is going to be a very exciting release cycle. And now you know about 2/3 of it way in advance. For the third book, I have to turn to Marcher Lord Select.

Marcher Lord Select: The Final Phases

I hope you're a voting participant in Marcher Lord Select, my acquisitions experiment in which you are a member of my editorial board and you get to tell me what book to publish next.

Marcher Lord Select began November 1 and will end on New Year's Eve, with the winner being announced at midnight.

Phases 1 and 2 are now complete. From the 36 full manuscripts that began the competition, we have honed it down to the top 8 entries.

Now things get really tough. In Phase 3, you and your fellow editorial board members will read the first 30 pages of those 8 entries and will vote in mid-December to narrow the list to the top 3 candidate manuscripts.

Then you'll read an additional 30 pages of the remaining 3 entries and vote, in late December, to pick the book that will fill the third slot in the Spring 2010 release list from Marcher Lord Press. Pretty cool, huh?

But if that weren't cool enough, consider this: I will be holding a drawing to give one or more prizes to people who vote in Phase 4. Not only do you get to decide what book I publish next, you could take home awesome MLP swag. Prizes to be determined, but could include MLP books, apparel, artwork, and/or sundry goodies.

The other part of Marcher Lord Select is the premise-only conest, the top three winners of which will receive priority acquisitions attention from me. That contest is also in its latter phases and has some incredible Christian speculative fiction creativity.

Phases 1 and 2 of that contest are complete and the initial group of 49 entries has been reduced to 20. In Phase 3 you'll read the 1-page synopses of these 20 entries, and in Phase 4 you'll read the first 500 words of the remaining 10 entries. The top 3 winners will be announced at midnight on New Year's Eve.

Both contests are terrific fun and you're able to rub elbows with many other folks who love Christian speculative fiction as much as you do. So come on out to The Anomaly forums and join the party.

Thank you for your support of Marcher Lord Press!

Jeff Gerke

Publisher

Marcher Lord Press

Announcement from WhereTheMapEnds and Marcher Lord Press

From Jeff Gerke:

Greetings, faithful fan of Christian speculative fiction!

Two fun announcements today.

First, in the United States this Thursday is Thanksgiving. I hope your turkey day is incredible (and that the Dallas Cowboys are most triumphant). The day after Thanksgiving is known as Black Friday and is the busiest shopping day of the year.

Marcher Lord Press is taking advantage of the occasion by having our annual Black Friday Sale. From this Friday through the following Sunday (November 27-29, 2009), anyone who purchases a print book from the Marcher Lord Press Store will receive an exclusive free download...

The first four chapters of the not-yet-officially-announced novel To Darkness Fled, the sequel to MLP's bestselling novel, By Darkness Hid, the epic fantasy by Jill Williamson.

You knew a sequel was coming, but now you can read the first ~40 pages of it five months before it releases, in April 2010!

All you have to do is buy one of our nine novels (or our 1 non-fiction title, The Art & Craft of Writing Christian Fiction) during those dates and you can receive this exclusive sneak peak.

The second fun announcement is that Marcher Lord Select is entering its second phase of voting over this same weekend.

Beginning on Saturday and ending on Monday (November 28-30, 2009), you can come join the acquisitions experiment in which you are on my editorial board and get to tell me which Christian speculative novel I should publish next through Marcher Lord Press.

In Phase 1 we had nearly 80 authors participating in this American Idol-style competition. Thirty-six of those were in the primary contest, the winner of which will be published in the Spring 2010 list. The remaining authors were in the premise-only contest, the 3 winners of which will receive prioritized acquisitions attention from me.

We held the Phase 1 voting two weeks ago and had tremendous voter turnout.

But now in Phase 2 things are getting more serious--and we need your help! Come read the first 500 words of each of the remaining 18 entrants in the primary contest. Come choose 3-6 of them to vote for--the top 8 will advance to Phase 3.

I know you love Christian speculative fiction. Come see these Christian speculative novels in their pre-published form...and have a voice in which one gets published.

Join the fun here. Look for the words "Marcher Lord Select."

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I'll see you at the Marcher Lord Press store on Black Friday!

Sincerely,

Jeff Gerke

Marcher Lord Press

WhereTheMapEnds

The Anomaly

Voting Begins for Marcher Lord Select!

Yes, the time has finally arrived! If you don't know about this awesome new project, get thee over to The Anomaly forums and check it out. Jeff Gerke is letting the readers decide which novel he's going to publish - out of a line-up of 36 manuscripts presented for voting. This is a huge step in the progress of Christian sci-fi and fantasy, so come along and be a part of it. And watch this space for the results over the coming weeks and months as voting rounds continue.