But Who Would Be Dumb Enough To Try It? (Episode 14)

by  

It is time, once again, for “Speculative Story Saturday” here at Marcher Lord Press. This week concludes my (Kerry’s) portion of the story. It has been a pleasure to be a part of this experiment. Next week Steve will be here to finish all up. Enjoy! ♦    ♦    ♦ We found ourselves in a large circular room. It was lit only by torches hung around the perimeter. There was a stairway on one side, seemingly leading both up and down. But between us and that stairway, was a crowd of the most malevolent beings I’d ever laid eyes on. Some I recognized—wolf-men …

But Who Would Be Dumb Enough To Try It? (Episode 14)Read More

Creating a Branter — Saddle Up

by  

When I started gathering notes for Crosswind in early 2011, it was at that point just a concept called “Perch” based on several ideas cobbled together. What I decided early on was that the animals in this world needed to be quite different from those in our own, to help this semi alternate history stand out. So, what animal is prevalent in stories set in the real time period of the late 1800s and early 1900s? The horse, of course. (Insert Mister Ed jokes here.) I didn’t want a horse. I wanted some sort of prehistoric creature that would make …

Creating a Branter — Saddle UpRead More

Interview with Alton Gansky

by  

Please Welcome…Alton Gansky (*Originally posted July 2007) What a privilege to have Christian author Alton Gansky as our interview guest at WhereTheMapEnds.com. Alton (“Al” to his friends) is a good friend of mine. His novel, A Ship Possessed, was one of the first Christian speculative novels I read. I was thrilled to find someone who could write cool action adventures with a decidedly speculative edge and yet write from the Christian worldview. I have remained a fan of his writing and am honored to count him (and his wife—hi, Becky!) among my friends. Al is a kind man, a quick wit, a good …

Interview with Alton GanskyRead More

Writing in the Dark

by  

I began writing about six years ago. Little did I know the steep learning curve that came with that particular “hobby” or the things God would teach me through the process. At first I wrote scenes that came to me. I fiddled around with plots, never quite knowing where I was going. As I wrote, life continued to roll by. God move my family a couple times. I had a daughter, then along came the twins. When the twins arrived, I put writing away. My days were consumed with diaper changing, feeding children, and keeping the house from burning down …

Writing in the DarkRead More

Interview with Austin Boyd

by  

Please Welcome…Austin Boyd (*Originally posted June 2007) What a joy to have Christian author Austin Boyd as our interview guest at WhereTheMapEnds.com. This is the third in a series of three interviews with up-and-coming authors in Christian speculative fiction. There are many excellent candidates for this category, but I have selected these three because of their outstanding contributions to the fiction we love and because of their interesting stories. Austin is an intriguing guy. He’s a former Navy pilot with 32 years flight experience, a NASA astronaut finalist, the holder of patents for top secret anti-terrorism inventions, a marketing VP for …

Interview with Austin BoydRead More

Sunday Devotional – By Sharon Hinck

by  

“We remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.” I Thessalonians 1:3 (NIV) Whether we work as writers, or serve God through any other means, we need the gift of “by” – the place where our work, labor, and endurance come from. Faith motivates our course, helps us hear God’s call and move. Love fuels the effort as everything in us longs to respond to the grace He pours out to us. And when the road gets tough – and it …

Sunday Devotional – By Sharon HinckRead More

But Who Would Be Dumb Enough To Even Try It (Episode 13)

by  

Once again, “Speculative Story Saturday” has arrived at Marcher Lord Press. Unfortunately, our matron of fantasy, Jill Williamson, was too entrenched trying to get her latest book ready (Check out the main page!) to be able to contribute this weekend. So, you’re stuck with an interloper. ♥ In fact, in the midst of writing the episode for this week, I realized there was no proper place to break it off in order to hand it on to our next talented writer, Steve Rzasa. So I kept writing. Before you knew it, I had over 3,000 words…which was enough text for two …

But Who Would Be Dumb Enough To Even Try It (Episode 13)Read More

The Origin of Perch — The World of ‘Crosswind’

by  

MLP author Steve Rzasa here. You know, inspiration is a funny thing. I don’t recall precisely when I had the first inkling of wanting to write Crosswind, which is due out in November from Marcher Lord Press, but I do remember where – walking past the chapter books for grade-school age readers at the library where I work. I’d been mulling the idea of a fantasy/steampunk story involving 19th century and early 20th century technology, especially trains and biplanes. The city had to be up high, somewhere. The image flashed into my head—a city on a mountain’s edge, on a …

The Origin of Perch — The World of ‘Crosswind’Read More

Interview with Tosca Lee

by  

Please Welcome…Tosca Lee What a joy to have Christian novelist Tosca Lee as our interview guest at WhereTheMapEnds.com. This is the second in a series of three interviews with up-and-coming authors in Christian speculative fiction. There are many excellent candidates for this category, but I have selected these three because of their outstanding contributions to the fiction we love and because of their interesting stories. I first encountered Tosca’s writing when I was over the fiction line at Realms. Her manuscript, Demon: A Memoir, was astounding, a tour de force. It’s a brilliant look at mankind, history, and God from the …

Interview with Tosca LeeRead More