February Fangs - Snakes and Stories

I have some news this week.

I finished Cobra Cutlass A Novel by KM Wilsher.
If you have followed, you know that this was a short story I created for a ROGUE BLADES ENTERTAINMENT contest last spring. As my crit partners and writer friends read, they encouraged me to turn it into a novel.

Less than a year later, I am finished. Wha hoo!
Genesis (ACFW annual contest) here I come!

Stay tuned this week for a couple more tidbits about KM writing one page at a time!

COBRA CUTLASS
JR proved herself as a Flight Rider, King Henry’s elite Pegasus Calvary. Surviving as a lone female knight is difficult, excelling as soldier with a seer gift may be kill her.

North! Or Be Eaten by Andrew Peterson (second in the Wingfeather Saga)

This month's Christian Science Fiction and Fantasy Blog Tour

North! Or Be Eaten by Andrew Peterson (second in the Wingfeather Saga)

CLICK HERE TO BUY THE BOOK
CLICK HERE FOR THE SERIES SITE
CLICK HERE FOR THE AUTHOR'S SITE


I have heard that once you pick up this book you won't put it down. With fantastic Amazon reviews, I am pleased to spotlight this book. Tune in for more throughout the tour and make sure to stop by these websites as well:


Check what others on the tour had to say about: North! Or be Eaten
Brandon Barr
Justin Boyer
Amy Browning
CSFF Blog Tour
Stacey Dale
Jeff Draper
April Erwin
Todd Michael Greene
Ryan Heart
Timothy Hicks
Becky Jesse
Cris Jesse
Jason Joyner
Julie
Carol Keen
Krystine Kercher
Dawn King
Rebecca LuElla Miller
New Authors Fellowship
Nissa
Donita K. Paul
Crista Richey
Chawna Schroeder
Andrea Schultz
James Somers
Steve and Andrew
Rachel Starr Thomson
Robert Treskillard
Fred Warren
Jason Waguespac
Phyllis Wheeler
Elizabeth Williams
KM Wilsher

MOVIE MONDAY : DISTRICT 9

Mmmm. I didn't like this movie. The blood, the senseless gore. The flashes back and forth from mock-documentary to story.
Don't get me wrong, I had to see it. I mean, science fiction, Peter Jackson, but I was not entertained.

I truly believe entertainment was not the goal of DISTRICT 9. I think the movie made some huge political statements, produced some sketches about the dark side of humanity, and made a small attempt at speculative special effects, but I did not find it entertaining.

I found nothing likeable about the main character: Wikus Van De Merwe. He was nervous and made bad decisions. He possesed no sense of humor, no heroism.
I found nothing likeable about the aliens, with their tentacles hanging and their tongues clicking. I am not sure I believed the special effects that made them.
I found no closure. Without giving the end away, I will ask, did it open for a sequel or just make a statement?

Maybe I am alone here, but I go to the movies to be inspired. I go to the movies to find joy and find hope for the good of mankind, which even sad movies stir inside us.

Aside from hints to the way that society treats each other. Sectioning of the unwanted in slums and impossiblity of climbing out of that way of life, why spend money on DISTRICT 9? I would have rather watched a documentary on inner city life and third world poverty. For then I may have been educated, or provoked to think about ways to help my fellow man.

Did you see it? What is your take on DISTRICT 9.

THE CROSS AND THE COSMOS - MARCHER LORD PRESS

Christian Science Fiction and Christian Fantasy fans, you cannot miss this ezine!
THE CROSS AND THE COSMOS
A Marcher Lord Press production.CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Their second edition posted January 15, 2010

The January Short Story line up includes:


Christmas Time By: Kersley Fitzgerald



Ley of the Minstrel By: G.L. Francis



Power of a Name By: Avily Jerome




I had intended to spotlight a friend today, but I can't reach her to get her permission. She is one of the authors included in THE CROSS AND THE COSMOS this month.

LYNN RUSH

A week of "the happy dance"!

I want to share with you some writing news happening this month.

The authors happen to be great friends of mine. Awesome sisters in Christ.
And way cool writer chicks!

Lynn Rush has been such an inspiration to me. Please celebrate her newest success, first prize in the Book Boost contest. She received a publishing contract from Hearts on Fire Books. The manuscript is entitled VIOLET MIDNIGHT. She also signed with a literary agent from Tribe Literary Agency. Wow! The moments we all wait for!

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL STORY.
She is running a contest too, click here to enter.