I've just been informed that my interview with Lena Nelson Dooley will be up tomorrow morning on her blog at http://lenanelsondooley.blogspot.com/ Lena is one of the few Christian bloggers who will let me post about any of my books even though all of my work is approved for distribution to the Christian market and I do appreciate her for going out on that proverbial limb. I have acquired many fans from that closed market and have very little opportunity to get to them. I appreciate every chance that comes my way.
I will also tell you that the interview was edited a bit as Lena did not feel some of the information I wrote about the publishing industry would interest her readers. I belief that there is power in knowledge though and think readers need to know how the publishing industry really works otherwise how will things ever change. At any rate, it is about selling books and letting folks know I have a new one out. So watch for that interview tomorrow and in case it isn't clear in the interview: no, I don't write for that targeted market that the blog caters to. I do write general fiction of the horror and fantasy variety. I do appreciate Lena giving me a spot on her blog though so y'all check it out.
Oh incentive . . . there's a free copy of Electric Angel up for grabs!! I think you have to comment to be in the drawing. ;)
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Thursday, August 25, 2011
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Lena Nelson Dooley's review of Never Ceese.
To preface this review, I'm no longer a member of the ACFW because they only help authors find CBA or ECPA affiliated publishers and those publishers have already all turned me down. I decided instead to join the Horror Writers Association and shortly afterwards was short-listed for a Bram Stoker Award. I'd say that was a pretty good gamble.
Mrs. Lena Nelson Dooley provided this review in her newsletter and has done two interviews with me since. She is one of few CBA affiliated Christian authors who has earned my deepest respect. She gets it and she isn't ashamed or "too affiliated" to say so. She reviews many Christian authors at her blogspot and she writes a lot of grand romance novels. If romance is your thing, you should check her out. ;)
Mrs. Lena Nelson Dooley provided this review in her newsletter and has done two interviews with me since. She is one of few CBA affiliated Christian authors who has earned my deepest respect. She gets it and she isn't ashamed or "too affiliated" to say so. She reviews many Christian authors at her blogspot and she writes a lot of grand romance novels. If romance is your thing, you should check her out. ;)
Never Ceese |
By Sue Dent ISBN 9780976994701 S D Enterprises Horror/Fantasy A vampire. . .A werewolf. . .Can two who were wronged make it right? One selfless act - by their faith. A determined young werewolf, acting on her long-held wish to free herself from her curse, teams up with a skeptical vampire who can no longer admit that having his curse removed is something he wants. Will graduate student Cassie Felts be able to help them, as her grandmother implored her to do, or will they suffer at the hands of a radical and evil stem cell researcher who wants the immortality and power he thinks their blood will bring him? I have to admit that when I first heard about this Christian vampire/werewolf book, I was very concerned. All I knew about both of these things was about dark and evil. I didn't want to read about that, and I didn't want to see it in the hands of impressionable young people. Although I knew many of them were delving into the dark arts through other books. I resisted reading it, even though it was chosen as the featured book on the American Christian Fiction Writers Book Club earlier this year. I didn't read many of the discussion emails either. But the few I perused mentioned the spiritually uplifting segments of this book. One night, God spoke to me about it. He said that it did agree with scripture. There is a lot of evil in the world, and we can't ignore it. One thing this book does is show the great redemptive power of our wonderful God. Nothing is too hard for Him, and He seeks those who have been enslaved by the Enemy of their souls. This book truly is a picture of the redemptive power of our mighty God. The characters are drawn by the natural cravings of their cursed states, but they both seek a way to break that curse. God, in His mercy, provides redemption. Along the way, Sue Dent tells a compelling and interesting story, woven into the fabric of twenty-first century society. One I would like to get into every middle and high schools across the country. Practitioners of the dark arts are often allowed free access to poison the minds of young people. But this is not just a young adult book. It's a book for adults, too. I recommend it for those who want a different perspective on temptation and how to fight it. I realize that it might not be for everyone, but you could be surprised at how it will impact you. A very good read. |
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