NEW Ebooks for Fall Reading: POWERFUL MEDICINE by Gwynn Morgan, WELCOME TO NASH'S by Mary Taffs, DAVID'S PROMISE by Polly Bolack, NOBLE SAVAGE by Judith B. Glad. More on the way... Any format you need -- new releases on sale! Awe-Struck E-Books, Inc.
----------Please Support the Advertisers Who Support Us------The site for A COMPANION IN ZEOR has recently finished remodeling. The first installment of "Retrospectives", a new column that looks back five years to some of the most interesting material from the simegen-L list, has been posted. Much of this is timeless. For those who go back that far it will be a trip down memory lane. For the newer people, it will offer a chance to catch up on some material you may have missed the first time around.
A COMPANION IN ZEOR is also delighted to announce the posting of D. Dabinett's "A New Beginning Part 6: Journey to a Wild Place."
For any who may not know, the Zine can be found at: A COMPANION IN ZEOR .
As always, comments are welcome! Write to: cz@simegen.com.
At last, her dark fantasy mystery police procedural vampire romance, BLOOD WILL TELL, is available for all who have waited so long for it. You can read the first chapter on her website , and then if you want the rest, you can find it at Awe-Struck E-books .
Awe-Struck is one of the best independent E-book publishers on the Internet. Their editing is superb, they are growing, and they have an excellent reputation. You can download BLOOD WILL TELL in a variety of formats, or you can order a copy on disk.
The trade paperback version of BLOOD WILL TELL, originally scheduled for December, has been moved forward to November!
A "Special Edition" of the SimeCenter: Read a Good Story, Do a Good Deed page has been posted. The 'Special Edition' directs donations to charities working on recovery efforts from the September 11th tragedy.
- The Red CrossPlease take the time to visit their pages, and donate to these worthy organizations, by way of thanking them for their efforts...and in return for reading a good story or enjoying the wonderful artwork that has been donated.
Our featured artist this month, T. L. Palmer, sent us a set of beautiful and moving art works, commemorating the tragic events. Three of these inspiring images are posted now:
- "Let Freedom Ring"We also have three stories, from three of our most faithful contributors:
Jayge Carr has provided another engaging story, this one called "The Price of Lightning." The timing is good, with HARRY POTTER and LORD OF THE RINGS coming to theaters, because this tale also bears a warning about the incautious use of magic.
Lois June Wickstrom's new contribution is the gentle "Spirit Catcher."
Did you ever wonder what happened to the imaginary playmates you knew as a child?
Ardath Mayhar sent us "A Most Genteel Pursuit." The title is apt...and reveals nothing. It's about one individual's unique way of putting personal demons to rest.
Please visit SimeCenter to enjoy these offerings, and make donations to our 'Special Edition' recipients.
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----------Please Support the Advertisers Who Support Us------Carol Castellanos informs us that we have a new Main Romance site gatemaster as well as a new Romance spotlights gatemaster. Anita York will be taking over both these areas.
Also Linda Nelson has been helping her catch up on some spotlights by doing the preliminary work. Linda is now also a reviewer for Romance as well as other areas.
Kavita Dhabalia is Patric Michael's new assistant, learning how to do administrative functions. Kavita has impressive credentials. She is from India, where she received an engineering degree. For the last ten years she has been working in the computer field. Her experience includes working with hardware and networking. She is familiar with Novell, Windows-NT, and UNIX. She also has experience with database administration, C, C++, HTML, XML, Oracle, PHP, My-sql, JavaScript, ASP, VB, jsp, Servlets, etc.
Elizabeth Caldwell is in the process of setting up the Volunteer's Spotlight page. The page is being created, so that all of Sime~Gen's volunteers can be spotlighted for their work and contributions to Sime~Gen.
Bygone Days has added a couple of new stories and an article.
CORPOS SANTOS ISLAND (or the Island of the Lights) by Jack Trammell
Margaret Carter mentions that she has a few copies of the anthology NORTHERN HEARTS for sale. It contains a story she wrote, which is a contemporary romance involving an elf. Contact her at MLCVamp@aol.com to check availability.
Jean Lorrah alerts us to a short story contest at Fish Publishing .
FISH SHORT STORY PRIZE.Sponsored by Durrus, Bantry, County Cork, Ireland. First Prize: $1,200. Top 18 stories published in Fish's 2002 anthology, and will be read by literary agents. For information, go to Fish Publishing .
Entries may be e-mailed. Entry fee is $12.00.
Carol Castellanos announces that the spotlight of Sharon Jarvis has been posted .
Also an Author Spotlight of Dorice Nelson has been posted .
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BLOOD WILL TELL by Jean Lorrah . Read the first chapter and download a *FREE SHORT STORY* .
----------Please Support the Advertisers Who Support Us------Author spotlights: vampires romance
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