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I’ll catch up the comments later tonight. I appreciate everyone who has commented recently—and I’m especially excited to hear from Jeffrey Carver on the question of “Is Christian Science Fiction and Fantasy Redundant?” If you drop by his blog, Pushing a Snake Up a Hill, tell him I said, “Hi!”

Now, I need to spend a few days cocooning with a manuscript that needs some intense edits.

And—POOF—he was gone.

Short post. If you like Christian Science Fiction and Fantasy, you’ll be excited that Jeff Gerke has just opened up his Collaborative Fiction Project. Check it out!

Yesterday Michael Hyatt wrote this about Christian publishing:

It’s no secret that this channel is facing significant challenges. Everything needs to be on the table. None of us can afford to keep doing something because “that’s the way we’ve always done it.”

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CSFF is exploring Jeff Gerke’s site, WhereTheMapEnds.com. So I thought I would spend the last day of the tour highlighting my five favorite parts of his site.

1. Interviews! I love interviews, and Jeff has some really good ones. A notable absence is Randy Ingermanson. Jeff, I hope that one’s on the way.
2. Publication Process Revealed! Not for the faint of heart. But an incredible tool, nonetheless.
3. Collaborative Fiction Project! In his newsletter (see the right side bar of Jeff’s site), he says, “Our premise: A medieval fantasy world–with its own problems, histories, cultures, and cast of characters–is suddenly invaded by technologically advanced beings from space–who themselves have their own problems, histories, cultures, and cast of characters . . . I hope you’ll join the fun. Whether you’re a writer, a reader, or just an intrigued bystander (who might BECOME a writer along the way), you’re heartily invited.” His inspiration for the premise is the movie Krull–boy, does that take me back.
4. The Random Story Generator! This is just fun. It’s based on Randy Ingermanson’s snowflake method, and it isn’t half bad as a real tool.
5. Venusian Beauties! Ok, this Ed Wood style short isn’t actually on Jeff’s page, but he stars as a “Commander in the United States Space Invaders Agency who turns out to really be an evil spy from the planet Venus.” You won’t want to miss all the tin foil! (It’s about five minutes, and you’ll hear Jeff say things like, “Show me!” and “It was a big fat bird!” and “Captain Space Man!”

The best stop on the tour by the way is Jeff’s interview about the CBA. I’ll add that link later this morning. (My son is gagging right now, gotta run.)

 

 

A friend asked me that question last month. And it has been bugging me ever since.

The Christian Science Fiction and Fantasy (CSFF) blog tour is talking about Jeff Gerke and WhereTheMapEnds.com this month, so it seemed a good time to get input from others.

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The blog tour is over. I know some of you readers tolerate these times when I indulge here. I just love fantasy and science fiction. In fact, to celebrate, I’m starting to read my new issue of Fantasy and Science Fiction tonight. (You can read six AWESOME stories for free online, right now.) One thing I think every aspiring CSFF writer should do is read good fantasy and science fiction. That magazine is a good place to start.

Tina Kulesa summed it up best. She wrote, “As a whole we don’t want to be preached at and we don’t want lip service paid to our favorite genre. We want the best. And Wayne Thomas Batson shows us that it’s all possible.”

I was also encouraged by Wayne’s admission that this first set of books was a thirteen year project. Whew! I thought I was slow here in year six or seven, but I’m not slow. I’m just impatient.

Thanks, Wayne for being the kind of person you are. And thanks to everyone on the tour:

Nissa Annakindt, Jim Black, Jackie Castle, Valerie Comer, Karri Compton, Frank Creed, Gene Curtis, Chris Deanne, Janey DeMeo, Tessa Edwards, April Erwin, Linda Gilmore, Beth Goddard, Todd Michael Greene, Leathel Grody , Karen Hancock, Katie Hart, Sherrie Hibbs, Sharon Hinck, Joleen Howell, Kait, Karen, K. D. Kragen, Tina Kulesa, Lost Genre Guild, Kevin Lucia, Kevin Lucia’s The Bookshelf Reviews 2.0 - The Compendium, Rachel Marks, Shannon McNear, Rebecca LuElla Miller, Caleb Newell, Eve Nielsen, John Otte, Robin Parrish, Cheryl Russel, Hannah Sandvig, Mirtika Schultz, James Somers, Stuart Stockton, Steve Trower, Speculative Faith, Daniel I. Weaver

Kevin Lucia posted a wonderfully concise and helpful review over at his site. Kevin is careful to compare Wayne’s work to other YA series. He is writing YA after all–and doing so quite well. If you drop by Kevin’s site, be sure to check out Wayne’s promotional video. Dude, you are fearless!

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It’s that time finally! The January Christian Science Fiction and Fantasy Blog Tour. Whooo Hoo. I’m pumped. I’m excited. I’m proud to be a geek.

In preparation for this month, Wayne Batson and I created a little podcast on the phone: Good Word Editing Podcast #3 - Interview With a “Righteous Fantasy” Author! It’s exciting just to type out the title.

There’s a special treat at the end for READERS when Wayne reads ”The Betrayal,” a powerful excerpt from The Door Within—with voices and everything. 

Wayne also talks about . . .

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Tomorrow begins the next Christian Science Fiction and Fantasy Blog Tour. We’ll be focusing on the super cool and humble and now CBA best-selling writer Wayne Batson.

(He and I even recorded a little podcast interview about his YA books The Door Within, Rise of the Wyrm Lord, The Final Storm. I’ll post it here tomorrow, so don’t forget your ipod.)

In the spirit of all things fantastic, here’s a little poem to start the week. I hope it makes you smile.

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