Prayer Request: Anne Rice

An excerpt from Newsweek's David Gate's article, "The Gospel According to Anne..."

In two weeks, Anne Rice, the chronicler of vampires, witches and—under the pseudonym A. N. Roquelaure—of soft-core S&M encounters, will publish "Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt," a novel about the 7-year-old Jesus, narrated by Christ himself. "I promised," she says, "that from now on I would write only for the Lord." It's the most startling public turnaround since Bob Dylan's "Slow Train Coming" announced that he'd been born again.

Christian Fiction has buzzed about this book earlier in the year. Hoped we could have read a snippet of it before it comes out in two weeks, but my book table and floor is stacked, Marina's planning the Romantic Times convention and Bonnie's deciding if she wants to join the crew. So we'll have to hear from you about this one. However, Anne Rice is a great writer. And when she is passionate about a theme. She pretty much nails it. What I would like to see in this novel is the Lord working through her to create a piece that brings her fans and unbelievers and Rice naysayers to Christ. That is all any christian should want from a christian fiction novel. So let's pray for her success as we do our other sisters and brothers.

Thanks, Julana for the headsup. Newsweek online has an audio recording of the first chapter of the book. There is also a review of the book at CANOE Network and Here.

What say you? Will you buy the book?

Dee

The Lion, The Witch & The Sold Out

Check out Chris Well's Sightings at CCM Magazine. According to USA Today News, C.S. Lewis's The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe books are selling like Turkish delight.

I think that's a good thing. My daughter has a few Harry Potter books, gifts from her father, that I haven't read to her, yet. But I know and love The Lion, the Witch and The Wardrobe, so I definitely will have this under the Christmas tree for her.

What do you think? Are you excited about Narnia?

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8 Days to Halo's Eve: Spit-Polishing WIP

8 More Days to the beginning of Christian Fiction's Halo's Eve Project. Just to refresh your memory of what this is...Next month is National Novel Writing Month. Some writers will attempt to write a novel in 30 days while others like myself will spit polish our WIPS. And others will try to complete the works we have hid under our beds.
Whatever your purpose is, stop by here.
Every day Christian Fiction's Angel Kiss will blow you a writing tip to help you reach your goal.
Will you take your novel to to next level next month?
Are you registered at Nanowrimo? I am. Here's my profile?
Can you show me yours?

Dee