Today we are interviewing Christian speculative author Brian Godawa. Brian has been a professional filmmaker, writer, and designer for over 20 years. His creative versatility was born of a passion for both intellect and imagination, both left-brain and right-brain. The result: Brian is an artisan of word, image, and story that engages heart, mind, and soul. Just think, “Renaissance Man.” As an award-winning screenwriter, his first feature film was To End All Wars, starring Kiefer Sutherland. But his skills and experience quickly expanded to include writing and directing feature films, documentaries and video promotionals. In his early years, his marketing …
Interview with Scott Appleton
Today we have the privilege of interviewing Scott Appleton. Scott is a freelance fiction writer whose works focus on middle-grade and young adult readers. His first fantasy novel, Swords of the Six, was widely received and soon followed by its sequels Offspring and Key of Living Fire. He has been married to his wife Kelley for five years, with whom he has three children. He is family-focused in his writing career, and always looking for opportunities to create books that will appeal to middle-graders and young adult readers. A devout Christian, he seeks to create stories that honor traditional family …
Interview with L.B. Graham
Welcome to another speculative author interview here at Enclave Publishing. Today we have L. B. Graham with us. L. B. Graham is the author of The Binding of the Blade, a five book fantasy series, the first of which, Beyond the Summerland, was a Christy Finalist in 2005. He writes fantasy/sci-fi and contemporary adult fiction. He teaches Worldviews and serves as the Bible Department Chair at Westminster Christian Academy in St. Louis. More information about his published works and forthcoming titles can be found at lbgraham.com. Now for the interview! 1) Everyone seems to have a “how I got …
Enclave Publishing in Publishers Weekly
Steve Laube and Enclave Publishing are both featured in an article published this week by Publishers Weekly. To read more, click here: Steve Laube: Agent+Publisher
Why I Write Christian Speculative Fiction
I never set out to write Christian fantasy. In fact, I wasn’t sure what place that kind of book had in this world. Sure, there was Lewis’ Narnia series and Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings. But with all the controversy over Harry Potter years ago, I didn’t know what to think. I read Star Wars, Terry Brooks, and such, but Christian fantasy? I don’t think so. It was actually the Harry Potter controversy that made me start thinking about Christian fantasy. Could fantasy and Christianity mix? Could a good book be written where the faith element or the fantasy element …
Interview with Alexander Marestaing
Today we have the pleasure of interviewing YA author Alexander Marestaing. He’s written for media outlets such as The Walt Disney Company, Lego, Thomas Nelson/Harper Collins, and The Los Angeles Times and has authored three YA novels. His latest, I’m Nobody: The Lost Pages, recently won an honorable mention at the London Book Festival and was nominated for a 2014 Epic Award. Though he spends most of his time imagining ideas for the youth market, he’s also written for faith based publications and has covered his favorite sport, soccer, in Europe and the U.S. for Sports Spectrum Magazine and Yanks …
Interview with Robert Treskillard
Hi and welcome to another speculative author interview at Enclave Publishing. Today we have Robert Treskillard with us. Robert is the author of the series The Merlin Spiral. 1) Everyone seems to have a “how I got published” story. What is yours? Well, not to join the crowd, but I began by being rejected by Steve Laube! I had an appointment with him at the 2008 ACFW conference, and when I subsequently submitted MERLIN’S BLADE to him, he rejected it. But … he did give me one bit of information that greatly encouraged me: He told me that the concept …
Interview with Melissa Turner Lee
Welcome to another interview with Enclave Publishing. Today we have the pleasure of interviewing Melissa Turner Lee. 1) When did you realize you wanted to become a writer? When I was I was in 3rd grade I decided I wanted to be either an actress, a singer, or a writer. I tried all of those but realized I don’t like people to look at me. Watching me while I do my art is kind of part of the first two. No one watches writers while they write so that was the winner. 2) Tell me a little about …
June Speculative News
Here’s the latest news in the world of Christian speculative fiction: ~Name change for Marcher Lord Press. Marcher Lord Press is now Enclave Publishing. New website and updated social media to follow in the next couple months. Here is a preview of the new logo: ~A Cast of Stones, the first in a medieval fantasy series by Patrick Carr, won the 2014 Clive Staples Award for Christian speculative fiction. ~Dragonwitch by Anne Elisabeth Stengl took this year’s Christy Award in the Visionary category. ~Two cover reveals for Enclave’s fall release: A Time to Die by Nadine Brandes and Failstate:Nemesis by …