“And the Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground–trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food.” Genesis 2:9a (NIV1984) Reading this verse, I realized God could have created a food source that was a little gray box that popped out fruit as needed. Instead He made a lush variety of shapes, colors, and types of trees–trees that stir as the wind tickles them, trees that change color. In short, He designed trees that are not only utilitarian, but beautiful. Lord, thank You for creating beauty. Help us go beyond utilitarian uses of …
But Who Would Be Dumb Enough To Even Try It? (Episode 5)
Time for “Speculative Story Saturday” here at Marcher Lord Press! Here is the latest installment. There are times when it’s best to conceal oneself in plain sight. I am Cludge, or so it’s thought. My given name is Cornelius Fander Tillian, prefect of the mountain baronies that lie hidden above Atzapar valley and the land of Celis. We are the eyes of the world, long assumed to have passed away with the last Great Age. We are the rumble at the mountaintop, the strange fire by night at the roof of the world, the unseen, though we reside in plain …
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Interview with Steve Rzasa
Hi and welcome to another speculative author interview from wherethemapends.com. Enjoy! (*Originally posted December 2009) Please Welcome…Steve Rzasa What a joy to have Christian speculative fiction novelist Steve Rzasa as our interview guest this month here at WhereTheMapEnds. You pronounce Rzasa as “rah-za,” which I learned much to my disappointment, as I’d been having fun saying ARR-Zassa. Alas. I encountered Steve through the acquisitions process at Marcher Lord Press. My volunteer readers kept coming back to me with notes like, “Jeff, you have to hurry up and read this book, Commissioned, by Steve Raz… Zra.. Rastafari—By this Steve guy.” The …
Goodreads giveaway of “Broken Sight”
Hi there — this is MLP author Steve Rzasa. I’ve got a giveaway going on at Goodreads for the entire month of July. Stop by this link and sign up for a chance at one of three copies of Broken Sight, my third novel by Marcher Lord Press. Broken Sight continues the saga that began in The Word Reclaimed and The Word Unleashed of a future in which the Bible and all printed books are banned. What happens when that freedom of religion gets restored? You’ll have to read to find out! http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/28436
Sunday Devotional – Love
“If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.” I Corinthians 13:1 When writing a novel, there are zillions of concepts to keep in mind. Craft, creativity, diligence and skill are vital, but I’m glad for this reminder of our key focus. Our writing is an overflow of God’s love for us. If I’m not motivated by love for Him and for the readers of the book, the words are just more noise in a world already full of clamoring. Lord, thank You for …
The Superlative Stream is a Readers Favorite finalist.
What a nice way to start the month of July. Last night I heard from the Readers Favorite award contest that The Superlative Stream is a finalist this year. I’m very excited and honored, and looking forward to winner announcements in September. You can read more about the Readers Favorite Awards here.
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But Who Would Be Dumb Enough To Even Try It? (Episode 4)
Time for “Speculative Story Saturday” here at Marcher Lord Press! Here is the latest installment. *** Two rats the size of a small dog slowly rotate above the campfire on a makeshift spit. They smell like dog too, only more smoky. They pop and sizzle, their skin turning a crisp red. Up above, the sky is black as ebony and filled with thousands of tiny stars. A warm, humid wind blows, causing the ancient trees around us to creak. I sit on a nearby log, careful to keep my white plated boots out of the encroaching swamp waters. The …
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Interview with Kirk Outerbridge
Welcome to another interview from over at wherethemapends.com. Enjoy! Please Welcome…Kirk Outerbridge What a joy to have Christian speculative fiction novelist Kirk Outerbridge as our interview guest this month here at WhereTheMapEnds. I first encountered Kirk when he hired me to do some editorial work on a novel he had titled The Miracle Treatment. I found it to be a wonderful and thoughtful near-future SF cyborg thriller mystery thing. Ah, the hybrids!. Then Kirk joined The Anomaly forums, and I got to know him even better as Kouter. From the beginning, I’d had Kirk’s book in mind as something to …
Interview with Stuart Vaughn Stockton
Here is another review from wherethemapends.com. Please Welcome… Stuart Vaughn Stockton (*Originally posted June 2009) This month our interview guest is Christian speculative fiction novelist Stuart Vaughn Stockton. Stuart is one of those guys you meet who has…let’s call it a rich inner life. His body may be here, but his mind is in a far-off galaxy inhabited by advanced creatures bearing more resemblance to T. Rex than you or me. He says he was only two years old when he managed to blow up an electrical outlet using only a pinto bean and a metal fork. We speculate that …