Today we have Brock D. Eastman with us. Brock lives in Colorado with his wife, four kids, two cats, and leopard gecko. Brock is the author of The Quest for Truth series, the Sages of Darkness series, Showdown with the Shepherd in the Imagination Station series, and the novella Wasted Wood. He writes articles for FamilyFiction digital magazine and Clubhouse magazine. You may have seen him on the official Adventures in Odyssey podcast and on its Social Shout-Out. He was the first producer of and launched the Odyssey Adventure Club. Brock currently works for Compassion International, whose mission is to release …
Mythological Creatures: Giants & Gnomes
Ever been embarrassed by your height? (Or lack thereof?) Well, today on the mythological creatures channel, we’re going to make you feel a little shorter (or a little taller) by talking giants and gnomes. You thought you had it rough? Giants In short, if you didn’t know already, giants are humans of enormous strength and size. Giants pop up in sorts of cultures: Hindu, Native American, Greek, Roman, Norse, Bulgarian, Europe, etc. Giant folklore is thought to have originated from Greek mythology and, while they typically had the body of men, they also were said to have serpentine legs. Many …
Winner of our Labor Day Giveaway!
All right, we have a winner for our giveaway of a year’s supply of award-winning Christian fantasy and science fiction. Are you ready? Drum roll… Congratulations to Darren Lauser! May you have many hours of reading pleasure! Thank you everyone who entered! We had a lot of fun 🙂
Interview with John Otte
Please join me in welcoming John Otte, one of the authors here at Enclave Publishing. John is a life-long writer. He started with badly drawn comic books in the fifth grade. When he realized that he was a lousy artist, he moved on to badly written novels in middle school. He’s tried his hand at screenplays (don’t ask), stage plays (a little better), fanfic, teen mysteries, and religious fiction. But his first love has always been speculative fiction. His debut novel, Failstate, was published by Marcher Lord Press in April of 2012, and was a finalist for the Christy Awards …
Mythological Creatures: Dragons & Griffins
Tread carefully…there be dragons about! Today’s mythological creatures are dragons and griffins, two of the most popular mythological creatures seen in speculative fiction. Are you ready? Are you sure? Dragon The dragon is possibly the best-known mythological creature. They originated in early Greek myths and played a huge part in Greek mythology. A dragon named Ladon guarded the Garden of Hesperides, which may explain the origin behind the name dragon. Dragon originates from the Greek word drakonta, which means “to watch.” Dragons exist in almost every different culture: Greek – the guardian of the golden apples in the Garden of Hesperides (later killed …
Interview with Kerry Nietz
Today we are interviewing our own Kerry Nietz! Kerry is a refugee of the software industry. He spent more than a decade of his life flipping bits, first as one of the principal developers of the database product FoxPro for the now mythical Fox Software, and then as one of Bill Gates’s minions at Microsoft. He is a husband, a father, a technophile and a movie buff. He has one non-fiction book, a memoir entitled FoxTales: Behind the Scenes at Fox Software. His award-winning first novel, A Star Curiously Singing, was published in October of 2009. It was followed by …
Interview with Serena Chase
Today we have fantasy author Serena Chase with us. Serena lives in Iowa with her husband, two teen daughters, and a big white dog named Albus. A frequent contributor to USA Today‘s Happy Ever After blog, Serena is an avid reader of young adult fiction and inspirational romance and has become a respected influencer within those communities. When not engaged in her varied roles within the publishing industry, Serena can be found watching action movies and dreaming about someday living in a cottage by the sea. Welcome Serena! 1) What is your favorite thing you have ever written? In The …
Mythological Creatures: Chupacabras & Werewolves
Don’t ask how many times it took me to correctly spell chupacabra. Chupa-what? Yeah, I ran across this beauty a while back and couldn’t resist. You’re about to learn all about it in our mythological creatures dissection today. Chupacabra This poor creature is as ugly as its name. Okay…it’s uglier. If you break down the name into its original meaning, it means “goat-sucker.” I know you are running to christen your firstborn Chupacabra, the goat-sucker, but hold off until you know more about this creature. It’s a three-foot-tall, blue-spiked, fanged monster that hops like a kangaroo and sucks the blood of …
The Restorer: Now Free on Kindle & iTunes
This week, we are spotlighting The Restorer, by Sharon Hinck. It’s now free on both Kindle and iTunes! About The Restorer: A Soccer Mom in Our World. A Promised Deliverer in Another. Susan Mitchell thought she was an ordinary homemaker. She was wrong. Pulled through a portal into another world, she finds a desperate nation waiting for a promised Restorer. While she struggles to adapt to a foreign culture, she tackles an enemy that is poisoning the minds of the people, uncovers a corrupt ruling Council, and embraces a profound spiritual journey. Will this adventure demand her life? Can she find …