Update on dead link. UGH!

*** Update on update: And if you want the link, you can just go google it. They didn't repost the book cover. Didn't care about the new republished version, didn't even bother to say, "congratulations, hey can we do a review of your newest book." I know, how vain of me. They didn't even bother to keep the comments that came over with it. I'm sure they were lost. Ask them about it though. They have wonderful insights as to why I have no right to speak to them the way I did. *Sue shakes her head disconcerted.* It's a "targeted" site that "will" review *ahem* "secular" work or rather non-targeted. You get what you get. Their entire front page is covered with books by "targeted" Christian publishers. Good grief! All while my interview sits in archive and I've never been contacted since to do another interview or heaven forbid a review. Even though my work continues to appeal overwhelmingly to CBA's targeted audience. Nope. I'm a nobody even after being short-listed for a Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a First Novel and making the long-list at the British Fantasy Society. I hate sites that pretend to be something they're not all for the sake of looking like they're helping someone they never cared to help. My interview is in archives. Wow! Thanks for all the love. You know what, I'm gonna post the link. Oh do go post a comment: http://thechristianmanifesto.com/archives/book-review/forever-richard for the review by Jake Chism and http://thechristianmanifesto.com/archives/3602 Y'all go pile on the comments and see if we can't get it to the front page of the site. We only need 18 or 19 from what I can tell. Well, if things work right. ;)

***Update: Oh my! I did hear back but it took me two days to track someone down. Then I had to listen to how nasty my post was below, where I boldly inserted a statement form their front page? "I would've preferred an email," they said, "instead of that nasty blog." Sorry, guy, didn't have an email. The one I found led to a dead link and the last time I posted a "friendly" notice on my blog that the link had disappeared, you responded quite nicely as to where it had been moved. Thought it might work again. The e-mail I found on FB worked, though now I'm sort of sorry it did. Good Grief!! I really held to hope that this "Christian" Magazine, in spite of the usual division of the market into "Christian" meaning evangelical and "secular," meaning every other faith, would in fact break all the molds. Sadly, it's the same old same old.
***Update over***

Long story short, after appealing to this magazine to please give all authors equal play, I got the interview reposted. But not without being told that they really didn't like me and didn't want to put it back up. LOL To that I say, feel free to pull it at any time. If I'd known for sure this magazine was like all the other "Christian" magazines out there, I would've run as fast as I could the other way. As a rule, I don't open myself up to be abused and disrespected.

***update over***

Well I'm currently putting together an Electronic Press Kit and went to put links to the grand two part interview I did with Jake Chism of the Christian Manifesto that was moved from it's original location shortly after going live only to find that it's missing once again. Oh good grief. Yep, it's one of the best interviews out there and I can't find it once more.

If you look at the "about me" section on the Christian Manifesto it says this:

" . . . We’re just as comfortable reviewing and critiquing the creative work of Eminem as we are Steven Curtis Chapman. We won’t crucify an artist because he swears too much nor will we praise an artist simply because they make worship music. We won’t degrade an author because their writing is risqué or praise one because their main character is an Amish woman . . ."

But being comfortable doesn't seem to mean they won't move your interview or completely get rid of it shortly after inception or at some point when they think you're not paying attention. How much you want to bet I don't hear back from these guys this time as to how to get to this grand interview. Oh, and for the record, after the first move, the pictures that went with the interview NEVER showed up again including the book cover. Appreciate the respect guys. Seriously!

Seems to be just another case of the "conservative evangelicals" throwing their assumed weight around again. So sad. :(

If I'm not given the links soon, I'll post the interview myself with added bonus material. :)

What follows is the ORIGINAL post. It no longer applies the interview is once again gone.

I told them I wouldn't do the interview unless I could speak frankly about the "Christian" publishing industry. They agreed that this was fine. Guess I should've made them agree to not pulling the interview whenever they please.

*****Nuther UPDATE*****
Mr. Jake Chism did the work for me and found the links. How's that for cool!

Part 1

Part 2

Jake rocks!


****UPDATE*****UPDATE****
See comment from C.E. Moore to this post for "importante informacion!" The mysterious disappearance of my interview at The Christian Manifesto isn't that at all. It seems they simply moved. I just didn't get the change of address notice. LOL I'm off to get it now and will repost the link to my interview if it was moved as well. Of course it was moved. Why would they not include my interview in the move. *Sue looks around paranoid starts gnawing on fingernails* They wouldn't not move my interview, would they?


Earlier this year I did a wonderful two part interview with the Christian Manifesto. I even linked to it of course so others could learn more about my books etc . . . Don't know what happened, but the blog is gone!!! Poof! Vanished into thin are. Maybe they just moved the interview and renamed the blog. I'll see if I can find out. That was a really good interview too. Oh well, se la vi.