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In Tents 32 Scripture Study Tools part IV: Figurative Interpretations 26 Aug 2013 | 09:01 pm
Greetings from Missoula, Montana. We traveled here today from my wife’s hometown not far from the Stanley, Idaho wildfire, and Monday morning we will be going over Lolo Pass, more wildfire country. In...
August Insanity Updates 23 Aug 2013 | 09:45 am
We’ve been running a [b]racket over on the Mormon Lit Blitz page in which sixteen works face off against each other in an event we’re calling August Insanity. With just five matches to go, here’s how ...
Cedar Fort cancels publication of a novel over homosexuality in author bio 21 Aug 2013 | 09:36 pm
Cedar Fort Publishing & Media, an independent publisher located in Springville, UT, has decided to cancel publication of a YA fantasy novel rather than include a line in co-author Michael Jensen’s bio...
Future Mormons in Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey 21 Aug 2013 | 09:10 pm
A couple of weeks ago, I read and/or listened to Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey. (WhisperSync for Voice, which allows almost seamless transition between reading the Kindle ebook and listening to...
Ms. Molly Goes to Hollywood: Mormon Women Authors and Filmmakers Represent With “Austenland” 20 Aug 2013 | 12:19 pm
Despite the battering that the film Austenland took with critics (33% at Rotten Tomatoes), my wife Anne and I were determined to go out last week and support the film. Unfortunately, it was a limited ...
This Week in Mormon Literature, August 17, 2013 17 Aug 2013 | 09:42 pm
This is an abbreviated Week in Review, mainly collecting Austenland movie reviews, and passing on a few news pieces, like more OSC controversy, some SF and comic news, and a preview of Plan-B Theatre’...
The Business Side of Writing: The Return Reserve and What it Means to “Sell” Books 15 Aug 2013 | 01:29 am
Last month we looked at all the costs that a publisher must take on in order to get a book into print. This month I want to discuss the publisher’s income stream, which comes almost exclusively from s...
This Week in Mormon Literature, August 12, 2013 13 Aug 2013 | 12:12 am
Lots of new short stories, lots of plays at fringe festivals, several straight-to-DVD films released, and more Ender’s Game at #1 on the paperback list. News and blog posts Rachel Ann Nunes reports, “...
Allowable Exceptions: Struggles with Point of View, Part 2 12 Aug 2013 | 11:23 pm
In our last episode, Jonathan — not content with shrouding his observations in charitable silence (charitable to the readers, I mean) — blathered on about various ways that point of view can be violat...
August Insanity 8 Aug 2013 | 10:35 am
August is upon us, and you know what that means–time to fill out your MoLit Brackit: That’s right. For your local gambling pool or Church auxiliary, we’ve set up a fantasy tournament between sixteen...
