Yellow30 Sci-Fi has posted its list of the decade's best 25 small-press titles:
http://yellow30scifi.wordpress.com/2010/12/27/the-top-25-books/
James L. Rubart is the guest of honour at this month's Where The Map Ends interview:
http://www.wherethemapends.com/Interviews/current_interview.htm
Residential Aliens ezine, edited by LGG member Lyn Perry, is nominated in the Preditors & Editors poll - go vote here:
http://www.critters.org/predpoll/fictionzine.shtml
Kat Heckenbach has posted the latest in her series on fantasy art:
http://kat-findingangel.blogspot.com/2011/01/inordinate-fondness-for-beetles.html
Janalyn Voigt talks about appearing on Clash of the Titles:
http://kdawnbyrd.blogspot.com/2010/12/clash-of-titles-janalyn-voigt-giveaway.html
And for writers: an exhaustive list of questions to ask yourself about your story - great for getting it unstuck:
http://thescriptlab.com/the-formula/story/development/26-story-questionnaire
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Showing posts with label Lyn Perry. Show all posts
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7/02/2010
News for July 2nd 2010
Fred Warren says: My flash story, "Bullies With Big Fat Heads," is featured at Every Day Fiction. If you've ever been picked-on at school by an extraterrestrial, this one's for you. http://bit.ly/aUcU0v
Mike Duran says: This month at Novel Journey I'm asking the question, "Why is Speculative Fiction Under-represented in Christian Bookstores?" http://bit.ly/9ZMjOD Interested to see how the crowd over there responds. Check it out if you get a chance!
Mike Duran says: This month at Novel Journey I'm asking the question, "Why is Speculative Fiction Under-represented in Christian Bookstores?" http://bit.ly/9ZMjOD Interested to see how the crowd over there responds. Check it out if you get a chance!
Lyndon Perry is close to launching a free iPhone/iPad app (developed by Davis Ray Sickmon Jr!) for his speculative zine, ResAliens.com. Subscribers will receive free issue updates and may also purchase premium content. First two e-books for sale will showcase novella-length story collections by Aston West and Rick Copple. Watch for all this soon! :)
Jeremy Robinson catches us up with his bewildering array of upcoming books at http://www.jeremyrobinsononline.com/2010/06/28/whats-next/ - be sure and check them out, as it looks like there's truly something for everyone, with thrillers for young adults, military sci-fi, apocalypses, zombies and ninjas!
A.P. Fuchs says: I was interviewed over at ZombieHoard.com. Please go here to check it out: http://zombiehoard.com/intervi
5/12/2010
News for May 12th, 2010
Lyndon Perry is posting a free flash fiction "superhero" story at Feedbooks called, "Even Superheroes!" - do me a favor, download it free (pick your own e-reader format) and give me some feedback about the site and process. Thanks! http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/12197
Karina Fabian announced the sale of her novel Mind Over Mind to Dragon Moon - read all about the good news here: http://fabianspace.blogspot.com/2010/05/perseverance-pays-mind-over-mind.html
Kat Heckenbach's short horror--"Clay's Fire--can now be found in the newly-released "The Four Horsemen: An Anthology of Conquest, War, Famine & Death" by Pill Hill Press. It can be purchased through Amazon in either paperback or hardcover. http://www.amazon.
A new story at Mindflights: "Wish Seeker" by Alaena HaiLing (A Student Contributor) - One precious thing in exchange for a wish, that is how it has always worked for the people of her city, but her pursuit of the rare tree of pearls is making Rulei wonder if she’s never understood at all.
And here's Part 9 of Cathi-Lyn Dyck's serial The Moonborn Code: Departure.
Karina Fabian announced the sale of her novel Mind Over Mind to Dragon Moon - read all about the good news here: http://fabianspace.blogspot.com/2010/05/perseverance-pays-mind-over-mind.html
Kat Heckenbach's short horror--"Clay's Fire--can now be found in the newly-released "The Four Horsemen: An Anthology of Conquest, War, Famine & Death" by Pill Hill Press. It can be purchased through Amazon in either paperback or hardcover. http://www.amazon.
A new story at Mindflights: "Wish Seeker" by Alaena HaiLing (A Student Contributor) - One precious thing in exchange for a wish, that is how it has always worked for the people of her city, but her pursuit of the rare tree of pearls is making Rulei wonder if she’s never understood at all.
And here's Part 9 of Cathi-Lyn Dyck's serial The Moonborn Code: Departure.
2/01/2010
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
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
12/23/2009
More Residential Aliens News
Our Christmas fiction includes a debut-to-this-zine author, Francis W. Alexander. His story, appropriately named, is “The Debut” and is a whimsical holiday fantasy. If you’ve ever wondered how Santa can be everywhere at once, wonder no further! A second seasonal piece is Nick Ozment’s sentimental fable, “The Little Star.” This story was originally posted at the old site, but it’s worth migrating to a new home for your enjoyment (again).
Another debut author here at ResAliens is Angie Lofthouse. She brings us “Highway Songs,” a spiritual fantasy with a future yet ancient Aztec setting (with threads of the Mayan calendar-ending mythology woven throughout). Pleasantly different than anything we’ve published here.
Rounding out the issue are two return authors. Michael W. Garza presents us with another science fiction mystery, “Red Horizon” (his previous entry was September’s “Return to Sender“). And Stoney M. Setzer gives us a Twilight Zone inspired supernatural thriller, “We Serve All Kinds Here.” Look for Stoney’s collection of short fiction from ResAliens Press to arrive in mid-February, 2010, btw. It will be our first release of a single author’s stories and we’re excited. Another debut! Fits the theme this month.
As always, thanks for reading. And Merry Christmas!
Your Fellow Alien, Lyn
PS The ToC cover art icon is “Christmas Under Saturn” by Max V. Nimos, whose featured artist interview is still at the old site (Dec 2007). Check it out.
www.ResAliens.com
Another debut author here at ResAliens is Angie Lofthouse. She brings us “Highway Songs,” a spiritual fantasy with a future yet ancient Aztec setting (with threads of the Mayan calendar-ending mythology woven throughout). Pleasantly different than anything we’ve published here.
Rounding out the issue are two return authors. Michael W. Garza presents us with another science fiction mystery, “Red Horizon” (his previous entry was September’s “Return to Sender“). And Stoney M. Setzer gives us a Twilight Zone inspired supernatural thriller, “We Serve All Kinds Here.” Look for Stoney’s collection of short fiction from ResAliens Press to arrive in mid-February, 2010, btw. It will be our first release of a single author’s stories and we’re excited. Another debut! Fits the theme this month.
As always, thanks for reading. And Merry Christmas!
Your Fellow Alien, Lyn
PS The ToC cover art icon is “Christmas Under Saturn” by Max V. Nimos, whose featured artist interview is still at the old site (Dec 2007). Check it out.
www.ResAliens.com
Announcing a new collection of stories from ResAliens Press!
Arriving May, 2010…
While the Morning Stars Sing
An Anthology of Spiritually Infused Speculative Fiction
About the Project
- 20 to 25 stories, between 1500 and 6000 words each
- 80,000 to 100,000 words, an anthology of about 250 pages
- Submission window open now through January 31, 2010
- Reading period for all submissions will occur Feb, 2010
- Acceptance/declination notices sent by March 1, 2010
- Publication date May, 2010
What We Offer
- $5.00 per story, payable in February, 2010
- One contributor copy mailed the month of publication
- Complimentary ad space for your book/project, if applicable
- Opportunity to obtain additional copies of the anthology for the cost of production plus shipping
What We Want
- Stories from 1500 to 6000 words (query if longer)
- All varieties or subgenres of speculative fiction
- One-time rights for original, unpublished stories
- Reprints a possibility, please query first
- Simultaneous submissions okay, please indicate if it is
- Multiple submissions okay, up to 3 stories maximum
- Stories that range from G to PGish and include a spiritual element that is naturally integrated into the plot and/or personality of the characters
In other words, we’re looking for good stories that treat matters of faith as normal and integral to the characters, setting, and/or storyline. We are not looking for specifically religious tales, although we’re open to them (but please see “what we don’t want” below).
Why? A segment of speculative fiction is antagonistic to faith. Or, otherwise good stories are gratuitously sexual or violent. We want to offer an alternative – sophisticated stories aimed at adults which are truthful to the human experience yet touch on things eternal.
For Example…
IMPORTANT: Please read the following stories so you know the heart and variety of what we’re looking for.
- Of All Things, Seen and Unseen by Fred Warren
- The Matter of Dalgatto by David M. Pitchford
- Harry in the Underworld by Patrick G. Cox
- We Few, We Happy Few by George L. Duncan
- In the Shadow of the Sphinx by Stoney M. Setzer
12/16/2009
Residential Aliens Announces Print Zine
Subscribe to ResAliens – the Print Zine!
A Bimonthly Publication with the Premier Issue Arriving January 1, 2010!
For US$25, you’ll receive…
+ One year subscription (6 issues) to ResAliens.
+ Every two months, you’ll receive your personal copy in the mail.
+ Each issue will showcase an original color cover with over 60 pages of stories and features.
+ You’ll be introduced to exciting new writers as well as find familiar veterans from a wide variety of speculative genres.
How to Subscribe…
To request a subscription form (send no money now), please email me, Lyn Perry, at lyn @ resaliens.com. Please type SUBSCRIBE in the subject line. Not ready to make a commitment? Just buy one copy for now. Individual issues will be available for US$7 at our ResAliens Storefront (http://stores.lulu.com/lynperry).
In the Coming Months…
Issue #1 is ready to launch. In this premier, I am proud to bring together six authors who will pilot us on a science fiction journey to outerspace. You’ll be transported from the asteroid belt in our own solar system to the far reaches of the galaxy and back again. You’ll encounter mystery, miracles, suspense, surprise, and even a bit of humor. Stories by Fred Warren, R. E. Diaz, Patrick G. Cox, Dan Devine, Michael W. Garza, and John Ferrell will start your New Year off right.
Issue #2 is fantasy themed packed with stories from writers like Megan Arkenberg, Alice Roelke, and Erin M. Kinch ready to take the stage. Issue #3 will feature aliens – both the good kind and the, um, not so good kind. Issue #4 feels more slip-stream at the moment, full of modern speculative tales. #5 is dark fantasy. Or #4 might be dark fantasy, who knows? My tachyon signal from the future is intermittent. But you get the idea.
We’re in for a wild ride! Thank you for considering purchasing your round trip ticket “to the seven stars” with ResAliens. May it be one of many adventures we take together.
Your Fellow Alien, Lyn Perry
http://www.resaliens.com/subscriptions/
A Bimonthly Publication with the Premier Issue Arriving January 1, 2010!
For US$25, you’ll receive…
+ One year subscription (6 issues) to ResAliens.
+ Every two months, you’ll receive your personal copy in the mail.
+ Each issue will showcase an original color cover with over 60 pages of stories and features.
+ You’ll be introduced to exciting new writers as well as find familiar veterans from a wide variety of speculative genres.
How to Subscribe…
To request a subscription form (send no money now), please email me, Lyn Perry, at lyn @ resaliens.com. Please type SUBSCRIBE in the subject line. Not ready to make a commitment? Just buy one copy for now. Individual issues will be available for US$7 at our ResAliens Storefront (http://stores.lulu.com/lynperry).
In the Coming Months…
Issue #1 is ready to launch. In this premier, I am proud to bring together six authors who will pilot us on a science fiction journey to outerspace. You’ll be transported from the asteroid belt in our own solar system to the far reaches of the galaxy and back again. You’ll encounter mystery, miracles, suspense, surprise, and even a bit of humor. Stories by Fred Warren, R. E. Diaz, Patrick G. Cox, Dan Devine, Michael W. Garza, and John Ferrell will start your New Year off right.
Issue #2 is fantasy themed packed with stories from writers like Megan Arkenberg, Alice Roelke, and Erin M. Kinch ready to take the stage. Issue #3 will feature aliens – both the good kind and the, um, not so good kind. Issue #4 feels more slip-stream at the moment, full of modern speculative tales. #5 is dark fantasy. Or #4 might be dark fantasy, who knows? My tachyon signal from the future is intermittent. But you get the idea.
We’re in for a wild ride! Thank you for considering purchasing your round trip ticket “to the seven stars” with ResAliens. May it be one of many adventures we take together.
Your Fellow Alien, Lyn Perry
http://www.resaliens.com/subscriptions/
10/23/2009
News for October 23rd, 2009: ResAliens
Lyn Perry on the new edition of Residential Aliens:
It’s that time of month again! Hmm, that doesn’t sound right. But it does mean that 5 new stories have magicamally appeared here at ResAliens – 4 by new-to-this-zine “freshman” authors and 1 returning “zine-ior” (get it?), Fred Warren. Let’s start with his SF piece, a thrilling, and up-lifting, space adventure. But then hold on, the stories following Fred’s get increasingly dark and disturbing, concluding with a subversive bit of fiction by Jeff Parish.
Ready? Okay!
Headlining this month’s issue is Fred Warren’s excellent science fiction novelet, “Of All Things, Seen and Unseen,” based on the Rescue Sisters Universe created by Robert and Karina Fabian and featured in their anthologies, Infinite Space, Infinite God and Leaps of Faith. The stories in the anthologies are about a future order of Catholic nuns who provide search and rescue services to space workers and travelers throughout our solar system’s asteroid belt. “Of All Things” is a very imaginative and superbly written piece of speculative fiction that I commend to you.
Next up is “The Bee Stone,” a seemingly innocent little magical story by Jasmine Giacomo. This fantasy – told in the fairy-tale tradition – is more than a morality tale, so be careful.
Meghan McVey’s mystical Dune-esque science fiction novelet follows. “The Bottled City” is a stand-alone tale but feels like the first episode in an epic cycle of far-future Saharan stories. Maybe it will be.
One of the darker pieces ResAliens has published is Kristen Lee Knapp’s science fiction, “The Assassin, The Star, and The Steel-Faced Man.” This PG-13′ish tale is filled with intrigue, sexual tension, and betrayal. If you like gritty space thrillers, this is for you.
Finally, that subversive bit of fiction I was telling you about. Jeff Parish fuses fantasy, SF, and horror into a disturbingly humorous piece, “Where the Sun Don’t Shine.” Yes, that’s the title. It is an experiment in stretching the boundaries for ResAliens and isn’t particularly “spiritually themed” (as per my guidelines) but is intriguing, and speaks to the human experience of death in light of eternal truths. In other words, it had me thinking about the story long after I finished reading it.
Thanks for reading and thinking with me.
Your Fellow Alien, Lyn
http://www.resaliens.com
It’s that time of month again! Hmm, that doesn’t sound right. But it does mean that 5 new stories have magicamally appeared here at ResAliens – 4 by new-to-this-zine “freshman” authors and 1 returning “zine-ior” (get it?), Fred Warren. Let’s start with his SF piece, a thrilling, and up-lifting, space adventure. But then hold on, the stories following Fred’s get increasingly dark and disturbing, concluding with a subversive bit of fiction by Jeff Parish.
Ready? Okay!
Headlining this month’s issue is Fred Warren’s excellent science fiction novelet, “Of All Things, Seen and Unseen,” based on the Rescue Sisters Universe created by Robert and Karina Fabian and featured in their anthologies, Infinite Space, Infinite God and Leaps of Faith. The stories in the anthologies are about a future order of Catholic nuns who provide search and rescue services to space workers and travelers throughout our solar system’s asteroid belt. “Of All Things” is a very imaginative and superbly written piece of speculative fiction that I commend to you.
Next up is “The Bee Stone,” a seemingly innocent little magical story by Jasmine Giacomo. This fantasy – told in the fairy-tale tradition – is more than a morality tale, so be careful.
Meghan McVey’s mystical Dune-esque science fiction novelet follows. “The Bottled City” is a stand-alone tale but feels like the first episode in an epic cycle of far-future Saharan stories. Maybe it will be.
One of the darker pieces ResAliens has published is Kristen Lee Knapp’s science fiction, “The Assassin, The Star, and The Steel-Faced Man.” This PG-13′ish tale is filled with intrigue, sexual tension, and betrayal. If you like gritty space thrillers, this is for you.
Finally, that subversive bit of fiction I was telling you about. Jeff Parish fuses fantasy, SF, and horror into a disturbingly humorous piece, “Where the Sun Don’t Shine.” Yes, that’s the title. It is an experiment in stretching the boundaries for ResAliens and isn’t particularly “spiritually themed” (as per my guidelines) but is intriguing, and speaks to the human experience of death in light of eternal truths. In other words, it had me thinking about the story long after I finished reading it.
Thanks for reading and thinking with me.
Your Fellow Alien, Lyn
http://www.resaliens.com
10/09/2009
News for October 9th, 2009
Hello again from your LGG newsgatherer, this time reporting in from Dublin, Ireland - a place close to my heart, today also because I can actually get a wireless connection here! Blogging in France is a very difficult thing to do unless you actually want to try and do it with a cellphone, which is also a little beyond my technical skills.
So today there'll be a round-up of news from the past couple of weeks that I haven't been able to post before now. Please excuse the delay but I think it's better late than not at all.
The CSFF Blog Tour for September focused on The Vanishing Sculptor by Donita K. Paul, and you can read the tour's top review here, written by Rachel Starr Thomson.
Lyndon Perry is continuing his series of short interviews at Residential Aliens, check out the latest additions:
2 Questions for Frank Creed
2 Questions for Rachel Starr Thomson
2 Questions for Sue Dent
And LGG member Terri Main has been interviewed by Bryan Polivka here: http://www.polivkavox.com/2009/09/confessions-of-twitter-prof.html
For writers:
So today there'll be a round-up of news from the past couple of weeks that I haven't been able to post before now. Please excuse the delay but I think it's better late than not at all.
The CSFF Blog Tour for September focused on The Vanishing Sculptor by Donita K. Paul, and you can read the tour's top review here, written by Rachel Starr Thomson.
Lyndon Perry is continuing his series of short interviews at Residential Aliens, check out the latest additions:
2 Questions for Frank Creed
2 Questions for Rachel Starr Thomson
2 Questions for Sue Dent
And LGG member Terri Main has been interviewed by Bryan Polivka here: http://www.polivkavox.com/2009/09/confessions-of-twitter-prof.html
For writers:
Creative Trust’s Kevin Kaiser (Ted Dekker’s agent) is opening up his agency for one day to unsolicited submissions.
You can read more about it here: http://kevinskaiser.com/2009/
You should only submit a query, synopsis, and sample if suspense is a big part of your novel.
Submitted by Robert Treskillard (aspiring author of the Merlin Spiral Trilogy — http://robert.epictales.org
9/25/2009
News on September 25th, 2009
Lyndon Perry says:
Now broadcasting in high definition storytelling.
I’m excited to pack this issue with 5 solid-length short stories! Nothing against flash (I published three short fictions in August) but I thought we’d get into some real plot development this month. Plus, I’m featuring 4 new-to-these-pages authors, and bringing back veteran Stoney Setzer to round out 3.3. Here’s what you can expect…
The first story, “Doctor Glesan” by Margaret Karmazin & Amalia Weinberg, is an alien abduction story which you should read while listening to The Killers as they sing Spaceman. Next up is Michael W. Garza’s speculative science fiction “Return to Sender.” The story illo is a big hint…you’ll like the ending too. I enjoy fantasy humor so Samuel Choy’s “Emperor Fred” is, I think you’ll agree, a fun diversion. Next, AJ Cooper (from here at SFReader!) offers a darker fantasy, “Angrok the Avenger” – a fast paced sword and sorcery tale. And the last story, “The Pride of Guillermo” by Stoney M. Setzer, is a bit of a conspiracy thriller with a lesson or two thrown in.
So there’s something for everyone. I hope you like the variety. Feel free to leave comments for the authors at the bottom of their stories. We’ll chat with you next month. Your fellow alien, Lyn
www.resaliens.com
Now broadcasting in high definition storytelling.
I’m excited to pack this issue with 5 solid-length short stories! Nothing against flash (I published three short fictions in August) but I thought we’d get into some real plot development this month. Plus, I’m featuring 4 new-to-these-pages authors, and bringing back veteran Stoney Setzer to round out 3.3. Here’s what you can expect…
The first story, “Doctor Glesan” by Margaret Karmazin & Amalia Weinberg, is an alien abduction story which you should read while listening to The Killers as they sing Spaceman. Next up is Michael W. Garza’s speculative science fiction “Return to Sender.” The story illo is a big hint…you’ll like the ending too. I enjoy fantasy humor so Samuel Choy’s “Emperor Fred” is, I think you’ll agree, a fun diversion. Next, AJ Cooper (from here at SFReader!) offers a darker fantasy, “Angrok the Avenger” – a fast paced sword and sorcery tale. And the last story, “The Pride of Guillermo” by Stoney M. Setzer, is a bit of a conspiracy thriller with a lesson or two thrown in.
So there’s something for everyone. I hope you like the variety. Feel free to leave comments for the authors at the bottom of their stories. We’ll chat with you next month. Your fellow alien, Lyn
www.resaliens.com
8/12/2009
News for August 12th, 2009
Here are the first four Guild members in Lyn Perry's series of mini-interviews:
2 Questions for Rebecca LuElla Miller
2 Questions for Stoney M. Setzer
2 Questions for R.L. Copple
2 Questions for Grace Bridges
And another mini-interview from Lynda Schab, Grand Rapids Christian Fiction Examiner:
10 Fun Facts about Grace Bridges
2 Questions for Rebecca LuElla Miller
2 Questions for Stoney M. Setzer
2 Questions for R.L. Copple
2 Questions for Grace Bridges
And another mini-interview from Lynda Schab, Grand Rapids Christian Fiction Examiner:
10 Fun Facts about Grace Bridges
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