News for September 8th 2010

You can now get a free ebook sample of Tales of the Dim Knight by Adam and Andrea Graham, due out in November - more info here:
http://splashdownbooks.blogspot.com/2010/09/sample-ebook-for-tales-of-dim-knight.html

The winner of the 2010 Clive Staples Award has been announced at:
http://www.speculativefaith.com/2010/09/the-2010-clive-staples-award-winner/

Fred Warren is featured this week at Operation Encourage an Author, with a chance to win a copy of his book The Muse:
http://encourageanauthor.blogspot.com/2010/09/author-spotlight-fred-warren.html

For writers: Editor C.A. Marshall is offering a free full edit of one lucky winner's manuscript. Go here for details on how to enter:
http://www.camarshall.com/2010/09/freelance-editor-ca-marshalls-free-edit.html

Greg Mitchell announces The Strange Man is now available for pre-order:
http://networkedblogs.com/7A08i

News for August 30th, 2010

Tosca Lee's "Demon: A Memoir" is now free to download from Lifeway:
http://www.lifewaystores.com/lwstore/tosca_lee.asp

C.L. Dyck gives a very personal reaction to Marc Schooley's "The Dark Man":
http://scitascienda.com/2010/08/30/the-day-marc-schooley-died/

Caprice Hokstad is interviewed at Janalyn Voigt's Book Readers Central, and you have a chance to win a copy of "The Duke's Handmaid":
http://bookreaderscentral.blogspot.com/2010/08/meet-and-greet-monday-caprice-hokstad.html

And on a slight tangent, Mike Duran has a nice rant about so-called "edgy" fiction:
http://mikeduran.com/?p=8680

News for May 24th, 2010

Rick Copple has published an extensive article on description for writers. Check out "Describing Description Detail" at http://blog.rlcopple.com/?p=230.

New at TitleTrakk: Katie Hart gives us a look at "The Characters of Narnia":
http://titletrakk.com/articles/books/characters-of-narnia.htm

FRENZY, the final episode in the Dreamhouse Kings series by Robert Liparulo, is out now. For more information, reviews and more, go here: http://bit.ly/dj8dfA 

Marcher Lord Press has published free samples on Scribd of each of the latest releases:
To Darkness Fled by Jill Williamson http://scr.bi/aa6zqs
The Word Unleashed by Steve Rzasa http://scr.bi/99ZEdY
The Superlative Stream by Kerry Nietz http://scr.bi/d0mIN1  

News for May 10th, 2010

A.P. Fuchs says:  Just a friendly reminder that my free serial novel, Zomtropolis: A Record of Life in a Dead City, has a new installment posted every Friday. It's a story about zombies, a desolate city and that little thing called love.
Go here for the complete Table of Contents and start the book from the beginning: http://apfuchs.wordpress.com/zomtropolis/ Hope you check it out.



Fred Warren says: My short story, "Come You Back to Mandalay," in which a big-game hunter and his loyal retainer pursue a legendary beast in the jungles of Burma, is online now in the Spring/Summer 2010 issue of Allegory. Check it out! http://www.allegoryezine.com/comeyoubacktomandalay.htm



Here's a new review of Kerry Nietz's A Star Curiously Singing in the Afictionado ezine: http://www.acfw.com/cgi-bin/ezine/may10.pl?record=6


And Lyndon Perry says: Here it is May and I forgot to tell you about April's features:
http://www.resaliens.com/category/volume-4-issue-4/ Check it out this weekend before you go on to May's issue. You'll find 4 short stories and an artist interview. I think you'll like the medieval style artwork of Richard H. Fay, and the entertaining stories of Stoney M. Setzer, Kat Heckenbach, Walt Staples, and George Page. They represent quite a variety of fiction, in fact, from angel visitation to spiritual thriller, theological flash fiction to SF military with a twist of humor. I'll let you figure out which one is which. As always, thanks for reading! Your fellow alien, Lyn Perry

News for May 3rd, 2010

C. L. Dyck has posted Part 8 of The Moonborn Code: Counterintelligence http://scitascienda.com/2010/04/24/the-moonborn-code-part-8/
To read all the episodes, go here: http://scitascienda.com/category/loci-litterae/the-moonborn-code/

Krystine Kercher has posted part 2 and 3 of P'olleeaster: http://krystisbooks.blogspot.com/2010/04/polleeaster-part-2-of-5.html and http://krystisbooks.blogspot.com/2010/04/polleeaster-part-3-of-3.html

Sherry Thompson says: Last week, I posted 3 linked extracts from Earthbow Volume 1, beginning at: http://tree-lady.livejournal.com/95027.html I just added three more in another linked set, which completes a second scene. Please check them out when you have a chance. If they pique your curiosity, remember that Earthbow Vol.1 is on sale via Amazon. I'm currently working on the final draft of vol.2. Gryphonwood should be publishing it in a couple of months.

Rick Copple says: John Ottinger has graciously agreed to have me as a guest blogger. http://www.graspingforthewind.com/2010/05/03/guest-post-more-sin-please-by-r-l-copple/ There is a giveaway of two copies of Infinite Realities running that week as well: http://www.graspingforthewind.com/2010/05/03/giveaway-two-signed-copies-of-infinite-realities-by-r-l-copple/
And no, the article isn't a plea for people to sin more. To find out what I'm really talking about, you'll have to read the post. :)

News for April 23rd, 2010

A.P. Fuchs is offering a free sample download of his latest book Zombie Fight Night here:
http://apfuchs.wordpress.com/2010/04/20/zombie-fight-night-free-downloadable-preview/

And more news from A.P. Fuchs is that some of his Coscom Entertainment titles are being taken on by Simon & Schuster! All the details are here: http://apfuchs.wordpress.com/2010/04/20/announcement-coscom-entertainment-goes-to-simon-and-schuster/

Interviews and guest posts by Christian spec-fic authors at Book Readers Central:

Steve Rzasa, author of The Word Reclaimed and The Word Unleashed:
http://bookreaderscentral.blogspot.com/2009/10/meet-and-greet-monday-steve-rzasa.html

James Rubart, author of Rooms:
http://bookreaderscentral.blogspot.com/2010/04/meet-and-greet-james-l-rubart.html

Kerry Nietz, author of A Star Curiously Singing and The Superlative Stream:
http://bookreaderscentral.blogspot.com/2009/09/meet-and-greet-monday-kerry-nietz.html

Deb Kinnard, author of Angel with a Ray Gun, Seasons in the Mist, and more:
http://bookreaderscentral.blogspot.com/2010/04/meet-and-greet-monday-deb-kinard.html

News for March 26th, 2010

Read Part 4 of The Moonborn Code by C.L. Dyck here: http://scitascienda.com/2010/03/22/the-moonborn-code-part-4/


The Diplodocus Effect, a new fantasy humour story by Rob Hunter, is now up at Residential Aliens: http://www.resaliens.com/2010/03/the-diplodocus-effect/ - Includes a link to a podcast version read by the author.


The CSFF Blog Tour this month is focusing on Faery Rebels: Spellhunter by R. J. Anderson. Here is the first post by Rebecca LuElla Miller: http://rebeccaluellamiller.wordpress.com/2010/03/22/csff-blog-tour-%E2%80%93-faery-rebels-day-1/
and another by Fred Warren: http://frederation.wordpress.com/2010/03/22/march-csff-blog-tour-day-1-faery-rebels-spellhunter-by-r-j-anderson/
and Amanda Barr: http://christiansciencefiction.blogspot.com/2010/03/review-of-faery-rebels-spell-hunter.html

News for March 24th, 2010

For a limited time only, Geralyn Beauchamp has made her book Time Masters: The Call available for free on scribd.com. The first half of the book is here: http://www.scribd.com/doc/28130739/Time-Masters-Book-One-The-Call-Part-One and the second half here: http://www.scribd.com/Time-Masters-Book-One-The-Call-Part-Two/d/28130807. This is a great book with a lot of cool concepts and imaginative writing.

C.S. Lakin has unveiled a new website and blog for her upcoming fantasy series The Gates of Heaven, due for release in September. Go here to see the cover and blurb: http://www.gatesofheavenseries.com. On her blog she explains her motivation in writing fantasy: http://www.gatesofheavenseries.com/blog/

For writers - C. Maggie Woychik has posted an article on why some writing is without heart: http://msghomeschoolauthors.blogspot.com/2010/03/case-of-missing-heart-tell-tale-signs.html

The Guardian has a post on choosing names for fantasy stories:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2010/mar/16/fantasy-character-names

Want to write a superhero story? Here's an extensive list of superpowers:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_superhuman_features_and_abilities_in_fiction
(thanks to Karina for this tip!)

News for March 5th, 2010

Jeremy Robinson announces the kickoff for the Thrillevangelist program, in which US readers can sign up to complete a few simple tasks, and receive free copies of his books Beneath, Pulse and Instinct in print and audio versions! For more information and full instructions, go here: http://jeremyrobinsononline.com/thrillevangelist.html

A.P. Fuchs announces the release on Kindle of the comic Axiom-Man: Of Magic and Men. For more details on this story and a video trailer, go to http://apfuchs.wordpress.com/2010/02/25/axiom-man-of-magic-and-men-now-on-amazon-kindle/.

Rick Copple says: A short story of mine, "Water Fight," has been accepted into Residential Aliens' new anthology coming out in May, "While the Morning Star Sings."
I know a couple of other LGGers have stories that will appear in it as well: Fred Warren and Stoney Setzer. Kat Heckenbach is there too, with "The Guitar."

T.W. Ambrose, intrepid editor at Digital Dragon, announces a new podcast Tim and Jeff’s Geeked Out Show of Awesome Awesomeness which began on February 8th. For more information, visit Tim's post here: http://www.twambrose.net/2010/02/tim-and-jeffs-geeked-out-show-of-awesome-awesomeness.html

News for February 3rd, 2010: Karina Fabian, Ryan Grabow, Fred Warren, Grace Bridges

Karina Fabian has redesigned her book page at http://bit.ly/cI3jGb - with a wide variety of genres, there's something for everyone. And don't miss the listings of her unpublished material!

Ryan Grabow has written an article outlining his reasons for publishing his virtual-reality novel Caffeine online with a Creative Commons license, free for anyone to distribute. It makes great reading at http://bit.ly/bLUQTD, and don't forget to check out the novel itself at http://bit.ly/dpFxOP.

Fred Warren took part in a number of writing events over the weekend for an anthology in which he is published and reports on his experiences here: http://networkedblogs.com/p26471075

Grace Bridges is interviewed this month on WhereTheMapEnds.com and the discussion with Jeff Gerke proves an interesting one. Check it out here: http://www.wherethemapends.com/Interviews/current_interview.htm

News for January 1st, 2010

Rick Copple says: You asked for it, you got it. As Paul Harvey would say, "And now for the
rest of the story." Here's what happens when Sisko brings an ogre home for Christmas.
http://blog.rlcopple.com/?p=177 [You can find the first part at http://blog.rlcopple.com/?p=174]
Hope everyone had a great celebration, and will have a happy new year.


Ken Pick says: "Down to Cathuria" (an episode of Adventures of Jill Noir set between "Mask of the Ferret" and "Dyads") just came out in the small-press anthology Different Worlds, Different Skins by Anthropomorphic Dreams:
http://www.anthrodreams.com/wordpress/2009/12/20/different-worlds-different-skins/
Also note that this is a FURRY anthology, Not a CHRISTIAN one. Some of the stories have PG-13 erotica.


Scott M. Sandridge says: I'll have stories in some anthologies both currently out and upcoming.

CHIMERAWORLD #6 (NEW WORLD DISORDER)
http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/chimeraworld-%236/7762716
"In the near future, the world awakens to the corporate threat of the New World Order: a leaderless resistance defeats the global elite. Stories from Alex Severin, Tina Starr, Paul Pinn, Andrew Hook, Danny O'Connor, James A. Stewart, Arley Sorg, Robert Guffey, Sheri Fresonke Harper, Justin Oldham, Thomas Henry Dylan, Mitchell Warren, C. C. Parker, Jeff Drake, Tim Lieder, Aaron Polson, Scott M. Sandridge, John Walters, Peter Diseth, Kevin James Miller, Richard Marsden, J.W. Ocker and You The People."

My story, "Transhuman," is in the antho. After the defeat of the New World Order, a small community within the Free States must face a new threat from the D.C. Hive Mind–a verichipped "transhuman" supersoldier.

A word or three of warning: some stories in the above antho are not suitable for young readers (unless they're already as mentally warped as me, of course).

Also, "A Nighttime Business Arrangement" will be reprinted in DREAMS & SCREAMS, a corroborative anthology courtesy of: House of Horror, Silver Blade, Static Movement, Lame Goat Press, Aurora Wolf, and Liquid Imagination.
The story is set in my PANKEA world. Yavar is sent to "negotiate" a deal with a troublesome noble. (Publication TBA)

And last but not least, "The God-King," a story set in ancient Sumeria, in my CHRONICLES OF CAIN & LILITH world (which I'm still in the process of developing), will appear in the upcoming anthology (with illustrations!) THE FOUR HORSEMEN: AN ANTHOLOGY OF CONQUEST, WAR, FAMINE, AND DEATH. (publication TBA)

Enjoy! (As soon as they're out, in the case of two of them).

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

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

News for September 9th, 2009

On the interviews front: check out this conversation with Jeremy Robinson at Variance Publishing's Thrillerblog.

On the free stories front: check out the latest chapter of Scott M. Sandridge's podcast novel The Silverblade Prophecy: A Nighttime Business Arrangement.

For more free stories than you can shake a stick at, go and check out Mindflights Magazine for all sorts of action with cyborgs, magic spells, nuclear fallout, space battles, wrestling trees, and much more!

For writers: check out the Writer's Digest Best Tweets for Writers page - for a continuing resource of valuable writing articles.

News for September 7th, 2009

Tony Lavoie says: I have a short story up this month at Digital Dragon Magazine (http://digitaldragonmagazine.net). It's a bit of a departure from my normal pieces. I wrote it as a story/poem, in the alliterative style of Beowulf and other epics. A lot of fun to write, not to mention a lot of pain, even for a mere 1500 words--I've never before had to work within such rigid rules (which I admit I did break frequently) for so long. Going through the process gave me new appreciation for what writers who choose the poetic formats as their venue of choice must regularly go through. :) Anyway, think "Beowulf" meets "Alien". While folks are there, I also highly recommend Becky Minor's "Windrider" serial. They'll have to go back to last month to catch the first installment, but it's really good stuff, with dragons in. :)

At Speculative Faith, Rebecca LuElla Miller has written an intriguing piece about what C.S. Lewis really intended the Narnia stories to be. Read "C.S. Lewis and Sub-creation" here.

New posts at Splashdown Reviews by Grace Bridges:

The Silver Hand by Stephen Lawhead

The Endless Knot by Stephen Lawhead

Starfire by Stuart Vaughn Stockton

By Darkness Hid by Jill Williamson

The Battle for Vast Dominion by George Bryan Polivka

News for September 4th, 2009

Fred Warren says: My short story, "Prison Dreams," is online now at Niteblade Fantasy and Horror Magazine (http://www.niteblade.com/september-2009/?p=7). Be careful, though...some of these tales shouldn't be read alone at bedtime. Just saying.

An excerpt from Ted Dekker's new book "Green" is now available online here. This is a fourth companion book to the Circle Trilogy (Black, Red, White).

The people at Rocking Charity have made a rocking chair with the image fromm Carole McDonnell's Wind Follower painted on it. It is to be auctioned to support training for young writers. Have a look at it here!

News for April 22nd, 2009

This month, the CSFF Tour is featuring Blaggard's Moon by George Bryan Polivka. Check out these reviews by Brandon Barr, Rebecca LuElla Miller, and Steve Rice, and follow the links on those pages for more.

Andra Marquardt says: I'm serializing my novella! If you leave a comment I'll enter you into a drawing for an autographed copy and other items. You can find out more at almarquardt.blogspot.com - I hope to see you there!

Johne Cook says: This month, Overlord Paul Christian Glenn—the silent, crafty one of the galactic trinity—unleashes a bold new design for Ray Gun Revival magazine. Get a taste of the best space opera pulp adventure here in Issue #52!
http://raygunrevival.com/Published/RGR_0052_2009.pdf

And take a look at the brand new http://christiansuperheroes.com - a site featuring Steve Rice's League of Superheroes with lots of fun and information.

Writers' Toolkit

In a change of pace for this blog, I've devoted this whole post to useful links for writers. Please let me know if there's anything you think should be added! You might want to bookmark this page and come back often, because I'll keep adding cool stuff as I find it.


The Single Most Helpful Site:

Write or Die - Effective seat glue and production incentive!


Reading - Free Fiction Downloads

List of free sci-fi download sites - 21 different listings

Science Fiction Bookshelf - Project Gutenberg classics

Feedbooks - A universal e-reading platform compatible with all mobile devices where you can download thousands of free e-books, publish and share your own content

Suvudu Free Book Library - Complete sci-fi and fantasy novels


Writing Craft Tips

Tip of the Week at WhereTheMapEnds.com - by Jeff Gerke - highly recommended!

The Finishers Writing Tips - by Frank Creed and friends

Creative Calisthenics - A Workout for the Writer's Imagination, by Terri Main

POV Boot Camp - by Andrea Graham

AdvancedFictionWriting.com - home of the Snowflake Method

Amy Deardon's Story Structure

"Confident writers believe in persistence. Delusional writers believe in talent." - The Newbie's Guide to Publishing

Ten Mistakes Writers Don’t See (But Can Easily Fix When They Do)

The 32 Most Commonly Misused Words and Phrases

It's All Just A Draft - Free online writing guide by sci-fi author Tobias Buckell

Alicia Rasley' Writers' Corner - Large archive of articles on writing

Plotstorming - Cheryl Wyatt's Quick Plotting Guide

Twenty Classic Romantic Conflicts by Lyn Cote

Revision Checklist by agent Nathan Bransford


Resources

Top 10 List of Top 10 Lists for Writers - Lists of useful blogs, checklists, tips and more

The 10 Best Books for Writers

Text to Speech: Hear what you are writing

33 Articles on How To Write A Book

Query Fail: How Not To Land An Agent


DIY

Facts about Print On Demand - vs. Publish on demand

The difference between self-publishing and print on demand - Writers Digest

Facts about Promo Book Blurbs - Publishers Weekly

30 Free Programs for Web Page and Graphic Design

The World's Biggest Post About Photoshop - Textures, tutorials, patterns, brushes and other resources (e.g. for web design or book cover design)


Social Networking

The QuickStudy Guide to Social Networking

Social Networking Sites for Authors

Shoutlife.com Authors

Bookbuzzr - embed an interactive book preview on any site

10 Ways to build your blog community with Twitter

Top 10 Things New People to Twitter Should Know

How to Make a Custom Twitter Background

How to make your video go viral (Warning, some PG language)


Marketing

Karina Fabian's Virtual Blog Tour Primer

Terri Main's Marketing for Writers

15 DIY Tools to Promote your Book

Why slow selling is a good start for a book

Hard-Core Tactics for Authors Developing Audience - A list of lists for marketing tips

PROMO DAY - A yearly all-day event for writers to promote their latest book releases and discuss topics related to writing.

Why Offer Free E-Books? Sci-fi author Cory Doctorow speaks out for Creative Commons as a marketing strategy.

How to get free advertising on Google

How to Get Your Name in the News

Instructions for Influencers by Deb Raney - Send your supporters here to find what they can do.

Writing an Effective Book Review by Terri Main

Easy Book Reviewing by Grace Bridges


Making Book Trailers

www.animoto.com - Makes an animated slideshow out of your pics and music

www.xtranormal.com - Pick cartoon characters and text-to-speech will generate a scene.


E-Zines and other places to submit short stories

Ray Gun Revival - Space opera and golden age science fiction

Mindflights - A Magazine of the Speculative - Sci-fi and fantasy

Wayfarer's Journal - Science Fiction with a difference

Laser and Sword - Fantasy, Science Fiction, Dystopia, Adventure/Action Hero serial fiction.

Residential Aliens - Speculative Fiction from the Seven Stars

Digital Dragon magazine - Sci-fi and fantasy

Ethereal Tales - UK-based fantasy zine


Fun & Funky

Seventh Sanctum Story Generator - Quick, fun and zany writing prompts

911 Writers Block - Help in dire situations

Brain Rules - How to make your brain run better

Gender Genie - Find out if your POV character sounds male or female

Fantasy Character Generator - A thorough process for creating unique characters

Autocrit Editing Wizard - A bot that highlights some common writing errors

Internet Anagram Server - Input your name, your book title or character name!

The 100 Most Beautiful Words in English


Business Advice

5 Sure-fire Ways To Know If Your Business Will Work Or Not

Website Shopping Cart Setup Etiquette

Win books, download stories, read reviews!

Peter J. Grant says: I've put up the first six chapters of my current military SF novel, and
linked to it on my blog, asking my readers to take a look and comment as
they see fit. I'd be grateful for your input. Thanks in advance. You'll find the
book at this link - Introduction to Ensign Bowles.

Check out this new review by Frank Creed:
The Christian H.P. Lovecraft: Michael Vance’s Weird Horror Tales

And this one by Grace Bridges:
Feast for the Soul: Transforming Realities by R.L. Copple

And Jeremy Robinson's cranking up a huge contest with amazing book prizes:
The PULSE Viral Video Contest


Star Ship Sofa presents:
Complete podcasts of Nebula Best Short Story Nominees 2008


Mindflights Magazine presents:
Wakescape by Audrey E. Marquis
Ryan lives in a society based on three commandments: 1) Feel what is good. Subdue what is negative. 2) You may excel inasmuch as you do not displease other members. 3) Love yourself enough to be without discomfort. Then he meets someone who challenges this way of life.

Read TeenAge Magazine and Free Classic Sci-Fi

At TeenAge Magazine, written by and for teens, editor Bill Snodgrass comments on the visionary nature of science fiction in the article Science Fiction, Science Reality - Treknologies in our midst - On June 3, 1969, the last original episode of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek aired. Yet, reality took many years—decades, in truth—to catch up to his speculative vision of future technology. Many of these far forward thinking innovations—Treknologies—seen in the original series and the sequels that followed still, now thirty-six years later, remain on the cutting edge of society.

Also at TeenAge, check out Charlotte's Sword - new fantasy by JA Howe: The Troll Parade had gone well, it seemed, but what was that sound in the alley? Charlotte wanted to know. Just for protection, she yanked the sword off her mantelpiece -- wow, was it heavy! But that was all right. It wasn't like she'd be using it...until she ran into the poor guy being attacked!

Project Gutenberg offers a large online collection of science fiction classics online for free. Check out their bookshelf here.

Also, authors from Jeremy Robinson's Variance Publishing will be talking about their books on web radio: check out this post for the details.