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Category Archives: Electronic Age
Toward a Mormon Speculative Fiction e-Collective, Part III: Interview with the Instigator
In the third of three guest posts, project instigator Mark Penny sits down for a long, hard talk with himself. First question: Who do you think you are? Why should we trust you to build and operate a Mormon speculative … Continue reading
Posted in Electronic Age, SF&F corner
Tagged Mark Penny, Mormon speculative fiction e-collective
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Towards a Mormon Speculative Fiction e-Collective, Part II: Spec Lit and a Theory of Mormon Literature
In the second of three guest posts leading up to the launch of a proposed website dedicated to displaying and developing talent in Mormon speculative fiction, project instigator Mark Penny waxes analytical over the role of speculative fiction writer as … Continue reading
Toward a Mormon Speculative Fiction e-Collective, Part I: The Charlatans of God
In the first of three guest posts leading up to the launch of a proposed website dedicated to displaying and developing talent in Mormon speculative fiction, project instigator Mark Penny waxes poetic over the role of speculative fiction writer as … Continue reading
Conversations and Invitations: My 2013 Vision for the AML Blog
I’ve always liked a good conversation with smart and insightful people. It almost doesn’t matter what the topic is. All the better, though, when we share interests and concerns that are near and dear to my heart — such as … Continue reading
Posted in Community Voices, Electronic Age
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Children’s Lit Corner
One Saturday when I was about nine or ten years old I made an amazing discovery. There was a ballpark about a block and a half from my house, and as I was walking along the cracked sidewalk beside the … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Lit corner, Electronic Age, YA corner
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Break It Down!
Like Lehi of old, I stepped from the front door of my house and found something beautiful sparkling in the sunlight. It was not a Liahona; it was the final proof of iPlates Volume 1, a graphic novel based the … Continue reading
Book Reviews on the Internet: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Recently, a discussion cropped up in the comments section on a book review posted on another blog. The commenter noted that both the person reviewing the book, along with the other commenters, were generally heaping praise on the book while … Continue reading
Posted in Community Voices, Electronic Age, Mormon LitCrit
Tagged audience response, Blogging, Literary Criticism
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2e || !2e: One Reader’s First eBook Encounter
I’ve been reading books on computer screens for about two decades, starting with book-length manuscripts in a word processor, moving to PDFs and hypertext books, and even using the Kindle app on my PC to read classics. But this was my first full eBook experience for a novel on a handheld reader. And it was more jarring than I expected. Continue reading
Publishers Corner: Approaching the National Market Through Ebooks
Guest post by Karen Gowen of WiDo Publishing The e-book opportunity has opened up entirely new markets for LDS fiction. WiDo Publishing doesn’t limit its books to Mormon fiction or shy away from it. We have several titles that deal … Continue reading
