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 …
Sunday Devotional – Called Craftsmen
“So Bezalel, Oholiab and every skilled person to whom the Lord has given skill and ability to know how to carry out all the work of constructing the sanctuary are to do the work just as the Lord has commanded.” Exodus 36:1 (NIV1984) When I first stumbled across the euphonious names of Bezalel and Oholiab, I felt an instant kinship. I’ve worked in various arts most of my life. I was delighted to see that as early on as the construction of the tabernacle, God valued the talents of artists and craftsmen and gave them a way to use their …
How I became a Marcher Lord Author
Last week I shared how I became a writer. Later that night, after I wrote my post, I received a surprising email. Here is the story… (*I originally posted this on August 6th, 2011) I first heard about Marcher Lord Press through a blog interview a few years ago. By then, I knew enough about the writing industry to know that publishing a Christian fantasy would be difficult. Hardly any Christian publishing companies were taking those kinds of books. They wanted romance, historical, Amish. Not a fantasy set in a different world. Not my kind of book. Then I read …
How did I become a writer?
Hi, this is Morgan L. Busse again. The next two weeks I will be sharing how I became a writer and part of Marcher Lord Press. This post I published in early 2011, before I got “the call.” How did I become a writer? Most authors I know begin their story with something about when they were six they knew they wanted to be a writer. Not so with me. When I was six I wanted to be a pegasus unicorn (probably explains why I write fantasy now). I never dreamed of being a writer. In high school, I loved …
What I learned from Ray Bradbury
So far, this year is full of significance for me. First, there’s the significance that one of my all-time favorite books, A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs, was finally released as a live action motion picture, with huge production values and a notable director…and yet somehow flopped at the box office. (<sigh> I happen to think that John Carter is much, much better than the revenue might indicate, but that’s fodder for another essay.) The second significance is that the author of another well-known Martian missive, and another of my all-time favorite books, The Martian Chronicles, recently left …
Ten Random Things about John W. Otte
Hey there, everybody. My name is John W. Otte, and I’m one of Marcher Lord Press’s newest authors. I wanted to take an opportunity to introduce myself to all of you. But rather than bore you with dry, biographical data, I thought I’d do something a little different. Here are ten facts about me, the first ten things that pop into my mind: I’m tall and pretty much always have been. I’m 6′ 6″, which means that I’ve been constantly mistaken for someone who likes basketball. Unfortunately, I lack the physical coordination to play any sport worth anything. I love …
God, the Author of our Lives
Hi, my name is Morgan L. Busse and I am one of the new authors here at Marcher Lord Press. I will be blogging about God, faith, and the speculative here on the new website. This first post I wrote back on January 1st, 2011. Much has happened to me since that day almost two years ago. But one thing has not changed: God is the Author of my life. Here is my post. I have been writing for a couple years now (make that seven this up coming spring). During those years I have wrestled with characters, plots, journeys, …