But Who Would Be Dumb Enough To Even Try It? (Episode 6)

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It’s time for another installment of our fantasy talke for “Speculative Story Saturday.” And because it’s my turn (Jill) and I can’t seem to write fantasy without a map, I drew one. I left several of the Nine Ports unnamed in case other authors should choose to name one in their future episodes. If you see that I’ve forgotten something, leave a comment, and I’ll add whatever is needed to the map. Morning dew on the timothy and foxtail grasses soaked my boots and pant legs as Abelard and I walked toward the riverbank and a copse of birch and …

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But Who Would Be Dumb Enough To Even Try It? (Episode 4)

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  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 Jill Williamson

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Time for another interview from wherethemapends.com: Please Welcome…Jill Williamson (*Originally posted May 2009) What a joy to have Christian speculative fiction novelist Jill Williamson  as our interview guest this month here at WhereTheMapEnds.com. Jill has a passion to reach teens through ministry and art. Her fantasy novel, By Darkness Hid, was originally conceived as a YA title (i.e., for teen readers), but Jeff convinced her it would work very well for adults too. By Darkness Hid is one of three books that comprise the second release list from Marcher Lord Press. Jill is married to a youth pastor, so she knows …

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But Who Would Be Dumb Enough To Even Try It? (Episode 02)

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At Marcher Lord Press, Saturdays are “Speculative Story Saturdays.” Several Marcher Lord Press authors are playing fiction relay to write this story together. Here is the latest installment. ***   I shouldn’t have gone. I knew that from the start. My masters had always taught me to heed the Flow, to read it, to sink myself into it, and carry me where I needed to go. The Flow guided my hands in a fight. The Flow had kept me alive longer than most in our Guild. The Flow brought Cludge and me together, a fortuitous pairing. I owed my life …

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Interview with Theodore Beale

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Time for another installment of past interviews with Christian speculative authors over at wherethemapends.com. Please Welcome…Theodore Beale (*Originally posted December 2008)   What a joy to have Christian speculative novelist Theodore Beale as our interview guest this month at WhereTheMapEnds.com. Theo is a computer game designer, technology designer, entrepreneur, political columnist, and Christian novelist. He’s a very interesting guy, as you’ll soon see. He’s an American living in Europe, where he blogs about many topics, primarily American politics, under the pen name Vox Day. He has also written nonfiction, including the recently released The Irrational Atheist. I first encountered Theo …

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Interview with Mitchell Bonds

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Twice a week, for the next several weeks, the original interviews with Christian speculative authors over at Wherethemapends.com will be reappearing here at the new Marcher Lord website. Enjoy! Please Welcome…Mitchell Bonds (*Originally posted October 2008)   What a joy to have Christian speculative novelist Mitchell Bonds as our interview guest at WhereTheMapEnds.com. Mitchell is an irrepressible young man with an impish sense of humor and loads of talent. When I asked him how he’d like to be introduced, this is what he said: I require no introduction. I am the Legendary Mitchell Bonds. Should this not immediately trigger your memory, …

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