Publishing News
September 21, 2007
Residential
Aliens: Speculative Fiction from the Seven Stars debuted in July.
Lynn Perry describes the magazine as "a speculative fiction e-zine with a
spiritual foundation. Although once deemed a "lost genre," stories with a
fantastic element are making a comeback. This new online publication is
simply another venue for writers, readers, and artists of the fantasy,
sci-fi, and supernatural genres to share and enjoy their stories."
The magazine has published it's third issue, and the publication is looking
for both readers and writers.
The
Christian Sci-Fi Journal also launched in July. This
graphically-rich magazine includes Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy
stories, interviews and publishing news.
The magazine is downloaded as a PDF file which can be read online or printed
for offline reading. William Minnix has this to say about his journal:
"Christian Sci-Fi Journal. It is packed with a lot of great stories, and
interviews. The art is first class and we are very proud of the first issue.
Why sci-fi and fantasy, you might ask. The quick answer is that in the last
thirty years, both genres have taken an increasingly darker and darker
turn, and we who love the genres would like to see them redeemed."
Flashpoint
by Frank Creed launches September 29. The book is published by The
Writers' Cafe Press. Flashpoint is a
Christian Cyber-punk novel and is Book One of the Underground series.
You can read Donna Sundblad's review of Flashpoint
here.
We will be helping with the book launch party in
Second Life, a virtual world which
is attracting a lot of attention. You will need to sign up at Second
Life and download the software.
Once you download and install the free software, log in and design your avatar. Then on September 29 at 7 p.m. Second Life Time (Pacific Time) you can "teleport" directly to the Writing and Performance Center in Second Life by pasting this URL into your web browser:
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Eduisland%204/238/83/25