Please Welcome…James L. Rubart (*Originally posted January 2011) This month our interview guest is Christian speculative fiction novelist James L. Rubart! Jim dreamed of writing fiction from 7th grade on, but was too scared to pursue the dream until 2006 when he attended his first writer’s conference. It revolutionized his life. He burst onto the Christian speculative fiction scene in April 2010 with his debut novel, ROOMS, which hit the ECPA fiction best-seller list in September of 2010. ROOMS has since been nominated as an INSPY finalist in the speculative category, and is a Book of the Year nominee …
Seven Questions with John W. Otte
Today we have the amazing John W. Otte with us! John is a life-long writer. He started with badly drawn comic books in the fifth grade. When he realized that he was a lousy artist, he moved on to badly written novels in middle school. He’s tried his hand at screenplays (don’t ask), stage plays (a little better), fanfic, teen mysteries, and religious fiction. But his first love has always been speculative fiction. His debut novel, Failstate, was published by Marcher Lord Press in April of 2012, and was a finalist for the Christy Awards in 2013. He has gone on to …
Interview with R.J. Anderson
Today we have fantasy author R.J. Anderson with us. R.J. (Rebecca) is a preacher’s daughter, a church pianist and women’s Bible study leader, and a UK-bestselling, Nebula award-nominated author of eight fantasy and SF novels for older children and teens. She lives with her husband and three sons in Stratford, Ontario, Canada. Welcome R.J.! 1) When did you realize you wanted to become a writer? I started writing stories when I was eight years old, purely for fun and without any thought of anyone ever reading them but me. By the time I was twelve, however, I started thinking, “Hey, …
Interview with Brian Godawa
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 …
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 …
Three Marcher Lord Authors are Finalists in the Carol Awards
Just in case you missed the news this week, three Marcher Lord authors are finalists for the Carol Awards. Congratulations to Morgan L. Busse and Kathy Tyers who are finalists in the Speculative category and Jill Williamson who is a finalist in the Young Adult category. Way to go, ladies! To find out more, click on the link: Carol Finalists
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Daughter of Light on Sale
Hey everyone! You don’t want to miss out on this sale! Daughter of Light, the first book in the Follower of the Word series by Morgan L. Busse is on sale right now for $0.99. The sale will run from now until Monday. If you’ve been wanting to try out a new Marcher Lord series, now is the time to do it. www.marcherlordpress.com/bookstore/fantasy/daughter-of-light-by-morgan-busse/
Interview with David Gregory
Please Welcome…David Gregory (*Originally posted November 2010) This month our interview guest is Christian speculative fiction novelist David Gregory! David is a native Texan who moved to Oregon five years ago. He went to the University of Texas, has a degree in business, and worked in compensation management for ten years before taking early retirement to figure out what he wanted to do when he grew up. He earned a masters degrees at the University of North Texas and Dallas Theological Seminary and wrote and edited for two ministries in Dallas before transitioning to a career as a full-time fiction …
Interview with Matt Koceich
Please Welcome…Matt Koceich (*Originally posted October 2010) This month our interview guest is Christian speculative fiction novelist Matt Koceich. Matt’s first novel, The Sending, won the premier Marcher Lord Select contest, and so was released on October 1, 2010 as part of the fifth release list from Marcher Lord Press. Matt is an elementary school teacher in Arlington, Texas and is blessed with a loving wife and four children. He recently had the opportunity to complete a five-day writing residency with Jerry B. Jenkins as part of the Christian Writers Guild Craftsman course. Matt has also been known to use …