On this episode of the Holy World's Podcast, I was joined by Aubrey Hansen (cohost), and Bethany Faith, author of What Lies in the Dark and What Lurks in the Forrest, the first two book in her Trials of Three series.  In this Podcast we talk to Bethany about her experiences with self publishing, writing as a young author, and character development, to name a few things.

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In this Episode of the Holy World's Podcast I interviewed  Daniel Schwabauer, creator of the One Year Adventure Novel Writting Curriculum.  Daniel is the author of several books and travels around the country speaking about, and teaching writing.  Among the things discussed in this episode are how the OYAN works, what some of the biggest pitfalls of writers are, and tips concerning publication.

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Today's interview was really encouraging. Terri has a great story finding her calling of writing for God's glory and as a result many people have come to the Lord and otherwise been encouraged by the trials she uses for her stories. The final book in her Intervention Series, Downfall, wraps up a story about a young woman dealing with addiction and her mother, who hopes for the best, but fears the worst. 

You can listen to this podcast on iTunes (HERE).

Downfall Giveaway:

Terri is running a giveaway at her website http://www.terriblackstock.com/contests/ that runs through 5pm March 7th (Wednesday). I rushed to get this out tonight so that you'd have at least one day to enter. Sorry about the late notice, but this is a great cause, so go check it out. The winner will receive $500 for themself and $500 towards an addiction-based Christian ministry or church outreach of your choice.

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Subscribe to Holy Worlds Podcast on iTunes (HERE)

Rebecca's Links:

Blog - Call of the Creator

Facebook Page - Rebecca P Minor, Author and Artist

Amazon Author Page 

Ruth's Links:

Facebook 

Port Yonder Press Info Page on The Book of Sylvari: An Anthology of Elves where Ruth will have a story published. 

We discuss Team PYP, the mentorship program Ruth and I are in. It is still taking applications for the next year, so go check it out. It has been amazing how much we've grown through it.

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 In this episode of the Holy World's Podcast, I was joined by Lady E for a panel discussion.  The format was a little different than normal, but we hope you will enjoy it none the less.  Due to the length of this episode, I have had to break it into 2 parts, so please enjoy part 2 of the Holy World's Podcast. 

Lady E is a Holy Worlds member famous for her interesting world building ideas. You can find her on Holy Worlds or at her website.

To make our site look cooler, I'm adding images to all the posts. This one is Lady E's personalized avatar on the Holy Worlds Fantasy forum.

You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes (here).

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In this episode of the Holy World's Podcast, I was joined by Lady E for a panel discussion.  The format was a little different than normal, but we hope you will enjoy it none the less.  Due to the length of this episode, I have had to break it into 2 parts, so please enjoy part 1 of the Holy World's Podcast.  

Lady E is a Holy Worlds member famous for her interesting world building ideas. You can find her on Holy Worlds or at her website.

To make our site look cooler, I'm adding images to all the posts. This one is Lady E's personalized avatar on the Holy Worlds Fantasy forum.

You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes (here).

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In this episode we interviewed a new author, Aubrey Hansen, about her first released book, Red Rain, a Sci-Fi Novella.  Aubrey discussed many things with us, including motivation, research, and general development.  Her book is now available for purchasing. Check out her website for links to buy, a video book trailer, free stuff, and all things Aubrey!

You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes (here).

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This podcast has a very large cast of characters.  It is the recap of the 2nd Holy World's convention.  Because so many people called in, the sound quality is less than stellar, but this could not be helped, and our editress did her best to make what we had, workable.  

Hope you enjoy!

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In this episode we got a chance to interview Luke Alistar in regards to writing, how to deal with difficult topics, and we even got to hear about Luke's introduction to Ted Dekker. :D

I am obliged to state that this interview does deal with difficult subjects, in regards to writing real life issues, but is in no way violating.  I am very pleased with this episode and it remains my favorite interview process thus far (yes, I know you've only listened to one other one, but I have done several other interviews).  I encourage everyone to listen to it.  It is worth the hour of time it will take you.You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes (here).  

Luke's Bio:

Luke Alistar is a freelance author, humorist, novelist, composer, pianist, guitarist, mandolin player, blogger, amateur actor, carpenter, and much more. He currently has five books available for sale, and just put together a band with their debut album in the plans for 2012. His own album of improvised music just released on Amazon, called Improv: Pictures On Silence. He's been published in the Writer's Digest magazine, and his novella Offset placed as a finalist in the 2010 One Year Adventure Novel Contest (www.oneyearnovel.com) His thriller Snapshots then took first place in the 2011 contest, winning him a college scholarship and other goodies. Luke writes regularly for Kingdom Pen (www.kingdompen.org), a newsletter by Christian young people for other Christian writers.

Luke's blog, running since February 2010, has gathered a strong readership; he updates it regularly and posts a wide variety of fiction, nonfiction, poems, songs, essays, book reviews, and articles on many different subjects. Go to www.lukealistar.com and take a look.

If you have any questions, concerns, suggestions, or raving fan mail, you can send them to luke_alistar@mindwielders.com and he'll reply as soon as possible.

For music, movies, book trailers, and random stuff in video format, visit Luke's YouTube Channel by clicking here.

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Links:

You Tube behind the scenes

New Authors Fellowship homepage 

http://storyfix.com (for Jay's comment on the 6 Core Competencies)

Keven's post on "Story First Writing"

You can find Keven at:

kevennewsome.com | Facebook | Twitter  | You Tube 

*** Ebook Giveaway *** 

Once I get 5 comments (other than my own) I will be offering 2 copies of Keven's book, Winter in ebook form. To be eligible just comment below and please mention if you want to be added to the giveaway. 

Keven's Three Cardinal Rules

1. Don't use adverbs.

2. Avoid using verbs of being. (see this blog post)

3. Only use "said" in dialogue tags.

*Also mentioned were Kat Heckenbach and Kristen Stieffel as contributing editors on Winter. 

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In this episode, Grace discusses the founding of Splashdown Books, the authors and books in her stable, new and future releases and her vision for this fantastic publication. If you've never heard of Splashdown Books, this is the interview for you. And, even if you have, check out the behind the scenes news for future releases, and a call for book submissions for Science Fiction and her Supernatural imprint, Darkwater. 

You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes (here).

Some related Splashdown Books Links:

You can find another interview with Grace, "Faith in Fiction" on the Galley Table Podcast. 

Check out all the authors and available books at the Splashdown Books Bookshop and if you're interested in publishing your novel with them, the Submissions Guidelines.

Their online collaborative stories - Avenir Eclectia 

Caprice Hokstad on FictionPress.com where you can sign up for free updates of chapters to her new book as they come.

eBook Giveaway:

I will be giving away a total of 5 ebooks from Splashdown Books to 5 random commentors below (one each). Deadline will be Friday, July 1st, which is the date for uploading our next interview, which should be with Keven Newsome, author of the awesome book, Winter, which is the first book released by Splashdown Darkwater. Comment on anything you like, but preferrably something related to Splashdown and Grace. If you have any questions to ask that I didn't ask, post them here and we can see about getting another interview with Grace if we have enough. 

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Diane’s  novel I Am Ocilla will debut with Splashdown Books in March of 2012.

Questions for Discussion:

Are self-published authors impatient or resourceful? 

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In this episode we conclude our interview with James Somers by discussing his journey from small published author under Jeremy Robinson's imprint Varience (now Breakneck Books) to self publishing ebooks and the success he's had. James has learned how to take advantage of this growing market, and hopefully his story will help you do the same. 

Sorry if you are having troubles playing and downloading the file. Subscribe on iTunes and stay posted for the new location of this podcast. Posterous has dropped the ball for too long on maintaining a reliable website and player. 

Question for Discussion:

James priceses his kindle books at or below 2.99. What do you think about this price point? Should we price novels higher? Are we setting the standard too low? 

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Also, the book giveaway for Ted Dekker's The Priest's Graveyard is still going over at my website timothycward.com. 

This week's question for discussion:

How have you created a new world using biblical perameters? 

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* Update to Priest's Graveyard Giveaway: The giveaway is ended.

Robert shares some great ideas on marketing and studying the Christian Speculative Fiction market. A few of his ideas to market his book are an encoded puzzle into the digital copy that will send the reader on a treasure hunt to find prizes, as well as a 3D game to explore his world. We then asked Robert to share his experience with other Christian authors, either through reading their works or in person. He gave us a look into his favorite books and what makes them special as well as his experience getting to know these authors. This episode gives Christians a list of books and authors to check out, as well as a writing conference to go to and some tips on building your own writer's platform. 

Here are some links to authors mentioned:

Jill Williamson

Andrew Peterson: On The Edge of The Dark Sea of Darkness; North or Be Eaten (Christy Award Winner)

Wayne Thomas Batson: Sword in the Stars

L.B. Graham: The Binding of the Blade Series

Jonathan Rogers: The Charlaton's Boy (signed version)

Douglas Bond: The Betrayal; Hostage Lands; Duncan's War (signed)

J.R. Packer: Kestrel's Midnight Song

Scott Appleton: Swords of the Six; Flaming Pen Press

S.D. Smith

Bryan Davis

Ross Lawhead

Stephen Lawhead: The Skin Map

Jeffrey Overstreet

Ted Dekker

Donita K. Paul

Adelle and Robert Treskillard

As well as links to:

The Holy Worlds Book Award info

The Author's Retreat at Laity Lodge is from September 29-Oct 2. Click (here) for the schedule of all events. 

* I didn't list every book these wonderful authors have written, but you can easily find their catalog on their websites. Any review of any of these author's fiction books will qualify for the giveaway below. 

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This week's episode is the second of three parts to our interview with Robert Treskillard. In this segment, Robert discusses how to avoid pitfalls in Christian Fantasy, the lessons he learned writing Merlin's Blade and the market for Arthurian Fantasy. Thanks again to Robert for joining us, there is a ton of great information here for all Christian writers to look out for. Join us again in two weeks for the last part of our interview, where we discuss Christian Fiction, his favorite authors, and the current state of publishing. 

Subscribe to iTunes feed (here). 

Questions of the week: 

How have you learned to avoid the pitfalls that Robert mentioned? 

What would you add to the discussion on Arthurian Fantasy?

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Next week we will bring you part 2 of Robert Treskillard's interview. See you then!

Eruheran created this for his world, Enderion. He's the guy in charge of getting your own subforum for worldbuilding your own world.

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