Best Blog Week Ever: Too Little, Too Late

Week ending May 22, 2008

My write or die chick, Rhonda McNight is spotlighting Victoria Christopher Murray's Too Little Too Late.
Cindy Swanson shares Steven Curtis Chapman condolences link. David Foster praises Thomas Nelson's Michael Hyatt for Christian publishing optimism. Literary agent, Rachelle Gardner allows a published anon author to rant. Purple Hearts recaps more publishing talk. Hop over to Christian Bookshop Blog to see who Phil Groom nominated for The Encyclopedia of Christian Cheese's The Cheesiest Christian Book Title Contest. Hint: It's a Baker Publishing Book. I like the title. Rebecca Miller defends Christian Sci-Fi

CSFF blog tour is up and they are promoting the webzine, Mindflights.

Participants’ Links and TEXT DOC:
Brandon Barr,
Justin Boyer
Jackie Castle
CSFF Blog Tour
Gene Curtis
D. G. D. Davidson
Jeff Draper
April Erwin
Karina Fabian
Kameron M. Franklin
Beth Goddard
Andrea Graham
Todd Michael Greene
Katie Hart
Michael Heald
Christopher Hopper
Joleen Howell
Jason Joyner
Kait
Carol Keen
Mike Lynch
Terri Main
Margaret
Rebecca LuElla Miller
Pamela Morrisson
John W. Otte
John Ottinger
Rachelle
Steve Rice
Ashley Rutherford
Mirtika or Mir’s Here
Rachelle Sperling
Stuart Stockton
Steve Trower
Speculative Faith
Robert Treskillard
Linda Wichman
Laura Williams
Timothy Wise
Nominate your blog entry to be include next week at vidae at writing dot com.

Speedlink: Chip on Calvin

This is Friday's Speedlink showcasing the best blog entries of the week on Christian Fiction. Here goes:

Agent, Chip MacGregor talks about the Calvin Conference on Faith and Writing[i wanted to be there ridiculously badly,]his "The Right Way to Sharpen a Pencil" spiel, listening to Edward P. Jones, lunching with Lisa Samson, Claudia, and J. Mark, who has a 2 book deal with Bethany House. Woo Hoo.

Author, Brandilyn scares, Camy sings, and J. Mark swashbuckles.

Happy Reading

Speed: Best Christian Fiction Blogs of the Week. Joyce Meyers

How do? I just received a nice box of goodies from my UPS Bud. He sent me Joyce Meyer's The Penny and autographed copies of Pamela Binnings Ewen's The Moon in the Mango Tree" and "Walk Back the Cat." Let me just say Pamela writes the mangos off that tree!

Now what's going on the Christian Fiction Blogosphere...

• Agent, Chip MacGregor imitating the Statue of Liberty.
  
• Ceceila Dowdy has Milk Money.
• Tucker-Liz talking about Jan Karon's Shepherd's Abiding.
• Why does Cherry Blossom review Christian Fiction?
• Indian Christian Fiction Authors in Europe? Jyoti and Suresh Guptara, authors of the 700-page Indian bestseller Conspiracy of Calaspia
• Rene Gutteridge is Stamped by Grace
• Congrats to Sheila Lipsey, Voted by Sormag as Best Christian Fiction Novelist!

Nominate your best post next week for the Speedlink.

Speed: Best Christian Fiction Blogs of the Week. Joyce Meyers

How do? I just received a nice box of goodies from my UPS Bud. He sent me Joyce Meyer's The Penny and autographed copies of Pamela Binnings Ewen's The Moon in the Mango Tree" and "Walk Back the Cat." Let me just say Pamela writes the mangos off that tree!

Now what's going on the Christian Fiction Blogosphere...

• Agent, Chip MacGregor imitating the Statue of Liberty.
• FIRST Blog Alliance has some new goodies and changes.
  
• Ceceila Dowdy has Milk Money.
• Tucker-Liz talking about Jan Karon's Shepherd's Abiding.
• Why does Cherry Blossom review Christian Fiction?
• Indian Christian Fiction Authors in Europe? Jyoti and Suresh Guptara, authors of the 700-page Indian bestseller Conspiracy of Calaspia
• Rene Gutteridge is Stamped by Grace
• Congrats to Sheila Lipsey, Voted by Sormag as Best Christian Fiction Novelist!

Nominate your best post next week for the Speedlink.

Speedlink: ESV Literary Study Bible

CBA Publishing News: Publishers Weekly states Gary Johnson, president, and Carol Johnson, v-p/editorial for fiction, are retiring from Bethany House Publishers, effective today. They have been a member of BHP since the 1960s. Well wishes.

Book giveaways: Camy Tang gives Missing in Atlanta.
Author Interview: Mary Demuth at Christian Writer's Forum
Publishing debate: CBA Fiction Limitations
Book Conferences: Faith in Fiction Booklover's Retreat
Book News: Pen America's tribute to Chinua Akebe and the 50th anniversay of his incredible book, "Things Fall Apart."
Book Reviews: Claudia Burney's Murder, Mayhem & a Fine Man reviewed at Mystery Book News
Book Buzz: The ESV Literary Study Bible.

Ariel at Bittersweet Life has a very good example of a book review for you to read. The book is The ESV Literary STudy Bible.

"The editorial input is succinct, lucid, and well-informed. It's also non-invasive, in that it doesn't attempt to insert apologetic, devotional, archaeological or theological material, except when it's directly tied to the main gist of the author's intent. "

If you're an author or blogger wanting to get into next week's speedlink, hit me up.

CFB Speedlinking Challenge: January Edition

Not much Christian book blogging going on this week. I hope everyone is writing their novels instead. But boy is Christian scandal heating up the blogosphere. Anyway. here are CFB's top speedlinks for the week. News: Alabama school suspends Facing the Giants

Bookgiveways:

• Not Exactly Eden at Camy's Loft

Blog Book Tours(blours:)

• CFBA: Sally Stuart's 2008 Writer's Market Guide

Bookchat:

• Great Christian Fiction Authors
• What is Bloomsbury going to do with Harry Potter?

Author Interview:

• Mary Connealy at Inspirational Editor
• Sharon Souza at DoublebookedJanice

Christian Fiction Speedlink: Evil Email and Crimson Eve

Whew! Folks are blogging about faith fiction books this week. Here's the highlights:

Book giveaways: Collins' Crimson Eve. Pride & Prejudice at Callapidder Days.

Author interview: Robin Miller at Keep Me in Suspense

Publisher's POV: Harvest House editor, Nick Harrison broods over great writing at Charis Connection. Doubleday Religion joins Waterbrook Multnomah. Thomas Nelson's Mike Hyatt shares publishers expectations with literary agent, Chip MacGregor.

Book Reviews: A Family for Tory at TodaysBooks. All the Tea in China at Dear Author. BitterSweet at Reviews by Two. Within this Circle(Raney) and Chill out Josey(Warren) at Cataromance.

Blog Tour: Brandilyn Collins' Crimson Eve

On Evangelical Fiction: J Mark Bertrand and Becky Miller discuss what is wrong with evangelical fiction? Evil Email at Faithchick.

Bookban: Bloggers here, here, here, here and here are furious that first year St. Thomas college students are forced to read Atwood's anti-Christian, A Handmaid's Tale.

Author praise: USA Today loves Karen Kingsbury. J.K. Rowling talks Christian themes in Harry Potter at Filmchat. Sharon Finck questions What Trail?

Christian Fiction Speedlink

1. Bookgiveaways: Camy Tang is giving away Kristen Billerbeck's The Trophy WIves Club. Tamera Alexander(Bethany House) has a book giveaway. I didn't know she once lived so close to me. Click here for details. Another Bethany House book giveaway, Beverly Lewis' The Parting at Callapidder Days Blog.

2. Author Interviews:Tamera interview at Beth Goodard's Blog.

3. Book signings: My old faith in fiction buddy turned great author, Melanie Dobson"Together for Good" hosts a Faith Writer's booksigning tomorrow at Christian Supply Store, 10209 S.E. Division St. Portland, Oregon. Randy Alcorn, "Deception"; Melody Carlson, "These Boots Weren't Made for Walking"; Leslie Gould, "Scrap Everything"; Robin Jones Gunn, "The Christy Miller Collection"; Jane Kirkpatrick, "A Clearing in the Wild"; Bonnie Leon, "To Love Anew"; and Patricia Rushford, "The Trouble With Max" will join her.

4. Blog Buzz: Lynn Perry blogs at The Lost Genre Guild on Faith and Fiction

5. Industry News: ECPA/Dickinson Press Book Cover Award Finalists annouced. TL Hines(Bethany House) second novel, "The Dead Whisper's On" finaled for best mid-size publisher. Great news, TL. Literary Agent, Chip MacGregor list what' working and what's not in publishing.

6. What is speedlinking?

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Happy link reading.

Dee!