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 July 6th, 2009

Terri Main says: Tuesday July 7th at 7 pm (PST) we will be meeting in Second Life. The location for the meeting can be found at http://www.tinyurl. com/sllgg
Second Life is a virtual world. You will need to download software and select an avatar in order to take part in the dicussion featuring both voice and text-base chats.
The meeting will run from 7 - 8 pm.

Fred Warren wrote a new review of Leaps of Faith, the sci-fi anthology edited by Karina and Robert Fabian: http://frederation.wordpress.com/2009/07/03/book-review-leaps-of-faith-edited-by-robert-and-karina-fabian/

Bryan Polivka says: Ahoy from the land of mythical beasts, mysterious beauty, and the odd miracle now and again... Nearing Vast has seen some miracles, large and small. Here's a truly odd one. Smith Delaney, one of our favorite pirates and a most thoughtful ponderer, has turned up on Twitter. You can follow his musings from his post on his pond (he calls these musings "posts" for the obvious reason). Look him up at www.twitter.com/SmithDelaney.

News for April 29th, 2009

The Christian Fiction Review has a new post on Starfire by Stuart Stockton: "Prepare for one of the geekiest book reviews this site has ever seen."

The Woman Behind The Dragon - Terri Main interviews Karina Fabian at Wayfarer's Journal! And here's Terri's review of Magic, Mensa & Mayhem. Don't read it in a library!

The CSFF tour buzz around Blaggard's Moon by George Bryan Polivka continues to develop: Check out Rebecca LuElla Miller Blog Tour Wrap-Up. There's also a very good discussion still ongoing about what makes for a hero in Christian literature. Feel free to participate! Blaggards or Heroes?

Reposted at Splashdown Reviews:
Leaps of Faith, edited by Karina & Robert Fabian

And Sherry Thompson of the Guild wants your help in deciding whether to put a new cover on her novel Seabird.

Original Cover:


Proposed new cover:

To join in the discussion, you can go to Sherry's blog; alternatively, use the Gryphonwood forum (signup required). So what do you think?

News for April 24th, 2009

Come chat with author Jill Williamson this Friday, April 24th, beginning at 9 p.m. Eastern/6 p.m. Pacific in the Dancing Word chat room. Her first novel BY DARKNESS HID was just released by Marcher Lord Press. Eligible Chat Participants will be entered into a drawing to win an autographed copy of BY DARKESS HID. To join the chat go to:
http://www.centralchat.net/chatrooms/channel/dancingword - type in your name where you see "enter nick" and then click on the "connect" button. Please test out the chat room ahead of time. Those who cannot use the java program will need to use the central chat mIRC program. Go to: http://www.centralchat.net/chatrooms/cgiirc.php?c=dancingword
Type your name in the "nickname" box and click on the "Login" button.


Here are some more highlights from the Blaggard's Moon tour:
Beth Goddard liked all the pirate names and the ships' names.
Rachel Starr Thompson’s reviews rose to the level of poetry, with heartfelt musings on the deeper themes.
Brandon Barr posted a two-part interview.
Jennifer Bogart hadn’t read the Trophy Chase Trilogy, but after Blaggard’s Moon finds it calling out to her with a “sweet siren song.”
And the shortest, from John on “The Least Read Blog on the Web.” Let there be Ninjas!


Splashdown Reviews cross-posted a commentary on League of Superheroes by Stephen L. Rice.

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.