An Easter Vision

Posted on 14/04/2017 by Ben Zwycky

On this special day, I’d like to share a brief vision I had a number of years ago, that ties in with and illustrates the message of Romans chapter 6.

In it Jesus was hanging on the cross. I ran over to him and embraced him as he hung there.

A voice behind me said, “You want to identify with this disgrace? Fine.”

A long metal spike was hammered into my back, piercing through my heart, through Christ’s body and into the cross, pinning me there, and we both died.

I woke up in the tomb next to Him, He helped me to my feet and we walked into the sunshine together.

He turned to me and smiled. “You have died with me, you have been raised with me. Now live like it.”

SuperversiveSF Livestream Today – The Superversive Book List

Posted on 18/03/2017 by Ben Zwycky

Today at the usual time of 3pm Eastern there will be another superversiveSF Livestream, discussing what makes a book superversive and the WIP superversive book list. You can follow the discussion over at SuperversiveSF, or below here:

CLFA Book of the Year Voting is Open

Posted on 04/03/2017 by Ben Zwycky

Conservative Libertarian Alliance Book of the Year The Conservative Libertarian Fiction Alliance has released its ten finalists for book of the year. In a very strong year, featuring outstanding works by some great authors, sadly Beyond the Mist finished just outside the top ten in the initial nomination phase, so cannot be voted for.

The nominations are in and counted, and the CLFA is thrilled to present our ten finalists for the CLFA Book of the Year 2017!

Beginning in January 2017, CLFA members have been hard at work, compiling a list of our favorite 2016 releases. We ran several rounds of voting to refine the list to the top ten in the survey. For the final winner, we always open up voting to the public.

To be eligible, books must be fiction of any genre and of novel length (50k words or more), initially published in any form (print, digital, or audio) during the calendar year 2016. Books may be an indie, traditional, or anything-in-between publication.

Voting is open until midnight on March 31, 2017. Winners to be announced in April 2017. Have at it!

You can still support Beyond the Mist (or any of my other works) in other ways by telling other people about it, submitting a review on Amazon, or trying out one of my other books that you haven’t read yet.

I’ve broken the top 100!

Posted on 03/02/2017 by Ben Zwycky

Today, thanks to a large boost in sales of Forbidden Thoughts, I reached the lofty heights of #90 in science fiction book sales on amazon, right below two very big names in the field. This is a proud moment, and something I certainly didn’t expect to happen so soon. I did a screen capture a few hours ago, so the moment would not be lost to history…

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My contribution to Forbidden Thoughts can also be found in my second poetry collection (as can my contribution to an upcoming Arthurian anthology and many other uplifting poems), so if you want to get ahead of the curve, you can check it out by clicking on the image below:

*update*, I am now up to #82: breaking_the_top_100-2

The Superversive Book List!

Posted on 24/01/2017 by Ben Zwycky

L Jagi Lamplighter is taking recommendations for a list of superversive books over at superversivesf. The idea is to create a resource for people to find excellent and superversive stories they may not have heard about before, and introduce worthy works to new audiences. If you have any you would like to suggest for consideration, head on over there and add your recommendations in the comments.

Forbidden Thoughts Launch Party in 1 hour

Posted on 20/01/2017 by Ben Zwycky

The Forbidden Thoughts Launch party will begin at 2pm Eastern time, or just under an hour after this is posted, featuring a large number of guests and almost all the contributors to the anthology, who will be appearing and leaving in stages. I will be making my appearance at around 3pm Eastern Time, with the whole event lasting well past 6 pm.

Click on the image below to head over to SuperversiveSF and follow the livestream:

Forbidden Thoughts Launch Party in 53 hours

Posted on 18/01/2017 by Ben Zwycky

The SuperversiveSF livestream for this month is to be a Launch Party for Forbidden Thoughts, starting at 2pm Eastern Time on Friday 20th January, and will feature as many contributors to the anthology as possible coming and going, plus some guests to discuss the stories. There is a possibility of Milo Yiannopolos making an appearance as well, though that is yet to be confirmed. The Livestream can be followed from here:

http://superversivesf.com/2017/01/17/forbidden-thoughts-launch-party/

*edit* oops, miscalculated the time, the title has been corrected.

New books! Kindle deals! It’s the January CLFA Booknado!

Posted on 18/01/2017 by Ben Zwycky

The Conservative Libertarian Fiction Alliance is doing its January Booknado, featuring Forbidden Thoughts and other worthy titles

Stale, formulaic, establishment fiction cannot resist this gale-force gust of alternative storytelling. Why let Big Publishing’s cabal of easily-triggered Brooklynites decide what you get to …

Source: New books! Kindle deals! It’s the January CLFA Booknado!

Book Horde Reviews Beyond the Mist

Posted on 13/01/2017 by Ben Zwycky

Book Horde has some very positive things to say about Beyond the Mist, and heartily recommends it for a wide range of readers.

This is a good story, with great world-building, and subtle Christian themes. I really liked that I can read it strictly for the story, and later I can think about the moral themes and questions it raises.

You can read the whole review over here, or click the image below to take a look for yourself:

Forbidden Thoughts Now Available in Paperback

Posted on 08/01/2017 by Ben Zwycky

The paperback version of Forbidden Thoughts went live this morning. Click the image below to order yourself a copy.

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