The Auralia Thread Curator: Jenni Simmons Invites You to a Conversation on Fantasy and Imagination A few days back, Jenni Simmons and I had a long conversation about imagination and fantasy. Now, it's up online at Curator. Pretend you're somebody sitting at the next table in the coffee shop, and you can eavesdrop here.
The Auralia Thread Easiest Contest Ever? Just type your name and email address into the Comments at Fanstasy/SciFi Book Review, and you might win all three of my novels: Auralia's Colors, Cyndere's Midnight, and Raven's Ladder! And hey, even if you already have them... I'm told they
The Auralia Thread Last Chance: Win all three Auralia Thread books. Cast an Auralia movie. Just a reminder... Today's the last day for you to enter the Raven's Ladder dream-cast contest. It's easy: Just cast three actors for a movie of either Auralia's Colors or Cyndere's Midnight. I've seen some great entries, but
The Auralia Thread Tapestries I'm drawn to stories that have multiple plotlines woven like threads into a tapestry. Magnolia and Code Unknown are two of my favorites. Do you have a favorite "tapestry" movie or story? Guy Gavriel Kay and Patricia McKillip both write enthralling fantasy "tapestries." They&
The Auralia Thread Seven Days, As the Raven Flies The books are in the trucks. They're on the way to bookstores all over the U.S. But if you've pre-ordered, they're on their way to your mailbox!
Through a Screen Darkly Another Reader Goes Through a Screen Darkly I'm jealous of anybody who has time to read. I'm especially jealous of folks who have time to read fifty two books in one year! But I'm grateful that somebody who has set out to do just that included Through a Screen Darkly on
The Auralia Thread Brandywine Books: A Conversation About Raven's Ladder, Writing, Editing, Sales, and Reviews Brandywine Books' Philip Wade talked with me about... ... Raven's Ladder and my experiences in writing The Auralia Thread. He also asked me what I thought about book sales and reviews. He's posted our conversation here.
The Auralia Thread The Contest Continues Thanks to all of you who have emailed me, or contacted me on Facebook, with your entries in The Auralia Thread contest! I've read some intriguing "dream-casts" of the stories, but there's still time for you to enter and win prizes. Who would you
The Auralia Thread Talking with Christy Tennant at the International Arts Movement In preparation for my first real trip to New York, I had a conversation with Christy Tennant, host of IAM Conversations for the International Arts Movement. Christy started off by going right for the sore spot: What do I think of the Oscar nominations? So... I answered by raving about
The Auralia Thread Thank You, Spokane! I gave a Through a Screen Darkly presentation in Spokane yesterday, and I'm still grinning from the fun I had there. Many thanks to the College Women's Association of Spokane for giving me a warm welcome, and proving to be gracious hosts during my stay on
The Auralia Thread This Just In: "Climbing Raven's Ladder" Book reviewer Lindsay Stallones has conspired to get her hands on a copy of Raven's Ladder. Here's her report. I must say, while I don't write in order to please book reviewers (I write because I enjoy it), a few words like this can
The Auralia Thread I'm a ramblin' guy. I'm ramblin', ramblin' round... Chances are I'll make my way to your neighborhood one of these days, if I haven't already. And I'd love to meet LookingCloser.org readers, and anybody who has ventured into the world of Auralia's Colors, Cyndere's Midnight, and Raven&
The Auralia Thread Who would you cast? (Answer, and You Might Win a Prize.) One of my favorite kinds of "wishful thinking" is to cast movies of my favorite novels. I've been "dream-casting" since I was a kid. I remember deciding that I wanted to see Ian Holm play Bilbo Baggins when I was in high school, and
The Auralia Thread Raven's Ladder contest/giveaway! Folks who have joined my Facebook fan page are reading the details on the first of several Raven's Ladder contests and giveaways. So sign up here, and find out what to do to play along. A runner-up will get a signed copy of Raven's Ladder, but
The Auralia Thread Five Auralia's Colors Confessions: "Night on the Lake" Yikes! It's... The Top 5 Confessions about Auralia's Colors, Chapter 7 - Night on the Lake 5. Night on the lake. Those four words put me right back on the edge of Flathead Lake in Montana, where I first began sketching this story. I remember a
The Auralia Thread Books by Jeffrey Overstreet Nonfiction Through a Screen Darkly Fiction Auralia's Colors Cyndere's Midnight NEW: Raven's Ladder
The Auralia Thread About Raven's Ladder ABOUT THIS BOOK A DEADLY MENACE IS BREAKING THROUGH THE GROUND. THE PEOPLE OF ABASCAR MUST ABANDON THEIR STONE REFUGE AND FLEE INTO VULNERABILITY IN THE FOREST. BUT THEIR KING HAS HAD A VISION… Following the beacon of Auralia’s colors and the footsteps of a mysterious dream-creature, King Cal-raven
The Auralia Thread An Excerpt from Raven's Ladder, Chapter 1: Cal-raven in Four Kinds of Trouble Auralia reached out to Cal-raven. As he approached, the flame of the candle he carried flapped like a flag in a hard wind. ... That's how Chapter One of Raven's Ladder begins. And now... you can read the whole chapter. Of course, you'll have to
The Auralia Thread Readers Like the View From the Top of Raven's Ladder Here are some of the reviews and endorsements for Raven's Ladder from book reviewers, bloggers, and authors: • Auralia’s ColorsCyndere’s MidnightRaven’s Ladder - Fred Warren• Raven's Ladder - S.J. Deal:• I am in awe of this man’s ability to imagine a whole
