The Auralia Thread She's Growing Up So Fast! Auralia's Colors is 7 Years Old My first novel Auralia's Colors — currently on sale at Amazon for a bargain price — is 7 years old today! She's growing up so fast. Why do I bother celebrating the 7th anniversary of my own book? That's easy. Thanks to WaterBrook Press (now WaterBrook
Overstreet's Books Noteworthy moments in the Raven's Ladder blog tours Blog tours are interesting. You find readers who really "get" what you've written, who provide fascinating interpretations and useful criticism, and you find readers who really don't connect with your work. Sometimes you read criticism that leaves you puzzled. Here are a few moments
Overstreet's Books The Interview Party, Round One So, I've been answering a lot of interview questions lately, as bloggers read and review my new novel Raven's Ladder. I'm honored to have my work be the focus of so much scrutiny. And, as you might expect, a lot of the same questions
Overstreet's Books Do A Serious Man, Avatar, "The Prodigal Son," and Raven's Ladder Have Anything In Common? Free for lunch on Thursday? Bring a sack lunch to the Library at Seattle Pacific University at 12:30. I'll be reading from Raven's Ladder and talking about storytelling style from "The Prodigal Son" to A Serious Man to, um, Avatar. Copies of all
The Auralia Thread Pop Damage reviews Raven's Ladder Who says Monday mornings are a drag?! I was minding my own business, getting some work done here at the office, when lo... I was blessed by a friend who sent me this link. It's the Pop Damage review of Raven's Ladder, by Jason Panella. Thanks,
The Auralia Thread Pop Damage reviews Raven's Ladder Who says Monday mornings are a drag?! I was minding my own business, getting some work done here at the office, when lo... I was blessed by a friend who sent me this link. It's the Pop Damage review of Raven's Ladder, by Jason Panella. Thanks,
Overstreet's Books Tonight: The Raven's Ladder Reading/Booksigning Party You're invited! Tonight at 7 p.m. at Third Place Books (the Lake Forest Park store), I'll be reading from Raven's Ladder. I may even read a few words from the beginning of the last book in the series: The Ale Boy's
Pixar Lucky Showest folks see Toy Story 3 Are you looking forward to Toy Story 3? I learned a long time ago not to let the trailer for a Pixar movie influence my expectations: The films almost always surpass high expectations. So I was surprised to read some grumbling about the latest trailer. Haven't other people
Overstreet's Books Readers are Climbing the Ladder... I cannot put into words how encouraged I am by the responses of readers to Raven's Ladder. As I work on the fourth book, I am feeling such gratitude for the community of family, friends, and readers who are taking time to explore The Expanse with me. Here&
Overstreet's Books Library Journal Loves Raven's Ladder! Well, this is a nice release-day surprise! "...the rich details, well-developed characters, and complex story will make this a new favorite among fantasy readers..." Thank you, Library Journal!
Overstreet's Books Free Stuff: The Second Raven's Ladder Giveaway: Fun with Photographs. Raven's Ladderhas arrived! Want to show some support for The Auralia Thread? Call your local bookstore to make sure they're getting copies in stock. To celebrate the arrival, I'm in the mood to give away lots of free stuff. Tired of entering contests and
Overstreet's Books Winners of the Raven's Ladder Dream-Cast Contest! Here are the winners of the Raven's Ladder Dream-Cast Contest, based on a vote by a jury of the series' editors. The winners were selected for their creative, inspired ideas in casting movies of Auralia's Colors or Cyndere's Midnight. FIRST PLACE: Krista Bussewitz
Overstreet's Books Raven Raves at Faith and Geekery I'll let Aaron at Faith and Geekery speak for himself: Absolutely. Take everything you know (or think you know) about the genre (especially so-called “Christian fantasy”) and throw it out the window. Forget conventions, stereotypes, and Tolkien/Lewis ripoffs. The Auralia Thread is a genuinely original work of
Fantasy 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.
Overstreet's Books 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
Overstreet's Books 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
Overstreet's Books 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&
Overstreet's Books 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!
Overstreet's Books 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.
Overstreet's Books 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
Overstreet's Books 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
Overstreet's Books 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
Overstreet's Books 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
Overstreet's Books 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
Overstreet's Books 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
