Steve Laube and Enclave Publishing are both featured in an article published this week by Publishers Weekly. To read more, click here: Steve Laube: Agent+Publisher
Why I Write Christian Speculative Fiction
I never set out to write Christian fantasy. In fact, I wasn’t sure what place that kind of book had in this world. Sure, there was Lewis’ Narnia series and Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings. But with all the controversy over Harry Potter years ago, I didn’t know what to think. I read Star Wars, Terry Brooks, and such, but Christian fantasy? I don’t think so. It was actually the Harry Potter controversy that made me start thinking about Christian fantasy. Could fantasy and Christianity mix? Could a good book be written where the faith element or the fantasy element …
Interview with Alexander Marestaing
Today we have the pleasure of interviewing YA author Alexander Marestaing. He’s written for media outlets such as The Walt Disney Company, Lego, Thomas Nelson/Harper Collins, and The Los Angeles Times and has authored three YA novels. His latest, I’m Nobody: The Lost Pages, recently won an honorable mention at the London Book Festival and was nominated for a 2014 Epic Award. Though he spends most of his time imagining ideas for the youth market, he’s also written for faith based publications and has covered his favorite sport, soccer, in Europe and the U.S. for Sports Spectrum Magazine and Yanks …
Spec-Fic Subgenres: Alternate Reality & Virtual Reality
Who doesn’t like escaping into a book? It’s like alternate reality in paper form. Speaking of alternate reality (see what I did there?) the subgenres-of-the-month are…alternate reality and virtual reality. Alternate Reality The subgenre of alternate reality can also be called parallel universe. Some sites make a distinction between the two, but it’s not large enough to label them as different subgenres (unless you want to get reeeeally picky.) Alternate reality can fall under both the fantasy and sci-fi genres. It refers to another world or reality that exists inside our own. (Narnia fans, you with me?) Often times these stories …
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Interview with Robert Treskillard
Hi and welcome to another speculative author interview at Enclave Publishing. Today we have Robert Treskillard with us. Robert is the author of the series The Merlin Spiral. 1) Everyone seems to have a “how I got published” story. What is yours? Well, not to join the crowd, but I began by being rejected by Steve Laube! I had an appointment with him at the 2008 ACFW conference, and when I subsequently submitted MERLIN’S BLADE to him, he rejected it. But … he did give me one bit of information that greatly encouraged me: He told me that the concept …
A Time to Die Kickstarter Video
As part of our Kickstarter campaign we have Nadine Brandes here to talk about her upcoming debut novel, A Time to Die. Enjoy! http://youtu.be/BqOR_jrE7Uo
Early Access to our Fall Books!
We have launched a Kickstarter campaign to help you, our fans, to gain early access to the new books…at a discount. Please give the campaign a look and offer your support! Enclave Publishing’s Kickstarter Campaign We intentionally set the funding level low so that everyone who pledges will get their books. Every bit will help! Thank you!
Spec Fic Subgenres: Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic
I thought apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic were the same type of story for a long time. In fact, I even confused them with the dystopian genre at times, which I still see many readers doing today. Now that I finally have all of them straight (as far as I know) I can freely call myself a fan of all three subgenres. What’s that? You want to call yourself a fan, too? Alright then, let’s dig into the details: Apocalyptic In an apocalyptic book, the characters actually encounter the “apocalypse.” Often times this is some sort of natural disaster, divine judgment, nuclear warfare, supernatural phenomenon, …
Interview with Melissa Turner Lee
Welcome to another interview with Enclave Publishing. Today we have the pleasure of interviewing Melissa Turner Lee. 1) When did you realize you wanted to become a writer? When I was I was in 3rd grade I decided I wanted to be either an actress, a singer, or a writer. I tried all of those but realized I don’t like people to look at me. Watching me while I do my art is kind of part of the first two. No one watches writers while they write so that was the winner. 2) Tell me a little about …