October 31 - 2002  - Happy Halloween!  For our Treat we offer you restocked shelves in our Keybooks Bookstore, with a variety of books to give you story ideas.  We relate nonfiction and fiction on the same themes and offer a variety of best sellers worth studying -- and they have nice free chapters posted, with lots of reader opinions to study.  

October 24 - New Romance Reviews just posted:

 ETERNITY'S MANY LOVES
THE KING'S GOLD
PLAYING HIS GAME
DAUGHTER OF THE DRAGON
ALANA'S MAGIC LAMP
DECOY

October 22 - New Reviews posted on Realm of the Vampires 
 THE HEAT SEEKERS, by Katherine Ramsland, reviewed by Margaret L. Carter
A COLDNESS IN THE BLOOD, by Fred Saberhagen, reviewed by Margaret L. Carter

October 10 - New Romance Reviews posted: 

October 4 -  A new article is posted at Bygone Days our Historical Fiction E-zine by professional writers.
My Hunt for Hypatia, Lady Philosopher of Alexandria 

Oct 1 - Sime~Gen's Reviews Department is gearing up for the fall reviewer's choice awards. In November the call for nominations will go out and we will send out the message notifying the publishers on our list. If you are a reviewer/Gatemaster at www.simegen.com/reviews/  and have a new or updated publisher that you would like to include in the mailing, please email reviews@simegen.com  

Sept 30 - Listmembers Alert! 9/30/02
Please resubscribe to your Sime~Gen Lists and Newsletters and reset your options.
http://www.simegen.com/archives/ 
We are sorry for the inconvenience caused by a software bug. 

Sept. 25 - The following reveiws are posted in the Reviews Romance Section:  Want to become a Sime~Gen Reviewer?  Email reviews@simegen.com with your credentials to discover how to qualify.  We also have openings for people who can maintain web-pages or even build a whole review sub-section.  

THE GEM AND THE STAR
BLACKWIND
JEZEBEL AND THE EGGHEAD
JUST ANOTHER NIGHT
ROOM FOR LOVE
PICTURE OF GUILT
FULL BODIED CHARMER
SINS OF THE FATHER
NAUGHTY OR NICE

Sept. 24 - New Mainstream Reviews posted in our ever-growing Reviews Section.  
Roadside Rob by Ron Cox
Juno Lucina by Mandy Harger

September 23 - You may have noticed that some of our top-level sites have morphed into a new format.  Soon this format will pervade this domain.  Comments, questions, and praise may be directed to webmaster@simegen.com .  

Sept. 20, 2002 -- July and August 2002 columns posted in the award-winning ReReadable Books Column by Jacqueline Lichtenberg.  

Sept. 19, 2002 - KEYBOOKS BOOKSTORE - all shelves have new stock -- some items can be pre-ordered now for publication up to and including December 2002.  If you're interesting in writing -- or even just reading (possibly finding the exact right gift for someone) you should browse Keybooks -- where the books are chosen by professional writers for professional writers.  This is where we get those crazy ideas.  

Sept. 18 - 

New posts for free reading in Companion in Zeor.  

BLOOD TAINT, by Katherine X. Rylien  a short story you don't want to miss.

OUR SIME~GEN FILK page.  "Filk" is sf folk-music -- generally new sf/f words to old tunes but sometimes with original tunes and words.  This is just plain fun!  

The latest installment in "A NEW BEGINNING" by Doreen DaBinett.  This section is entitled "Friends and Enemies."  This is the long and eagerly awaited continuance of a long, long novel you can get your teeth into.  It's professional level writing with original characters, themes and locations, but leans heavily on your knowledge and appreciation of the underlying Sime~Gen Universe background. And as noted on this page above, Sime~Gen has found a new home at Meisha Merlin Publishing Inc. Read all about that here.  


Karen MacLeod and Katherine X. Rylien
Editorial Staff for A COMPANION IN ZEOR

September 17 - Exciting new art and stories await you on the SimeCenter.
We have a new Charity Recipient this month:
Arrowhead Drop-In Center / Arrowhead Centre Society
    Arrowhead helps adults with serious and persistent mental illness.
    It is a member driven, staff managed and supported, peer support
    drop-in center using a psychosocial approach.

All you have to do to donate is make a contribution and download the new story, and enjoy.  That's right, our professional writers donate stories and 100% of the proceeds goes directly to the recipient.  
 

September 15 - Jacqueline Lichtenberg's Review Column ReReadable Books has won a content award from Book Review Cafe.  

September 8 - Sime~Gen New Books website has won an award from a search engine as a HOT SITE for September 20th.

August 30 -- MEDIA EVENT: Jean Lorrah and Jacqueline Lichtenberg will be signing the final contracts in the 11 novel, plus new original short stories,  6 volume deal for Sime~Gen with Meisha Merlin Inc. at the World Science Fiction Convention - ConJose -  1PM at the Meisha Merlin table in the Dealer's Room.  Convention membership required to attend.  Press credentials available at press@conjose.org or go to the press room at the convention.  

At 8PM Friday Aug. 30  there will be a Sime~Gen Party in the Fairmont Hotel - check the party board or ask people in the halls.  Convention Membership not required.  

After 9PM Saturday Aug 31 there will be a Meisha Merlin Party - Sime~Gen fen invited.  

Find flyers and information on our activities at ConJose here.

Aug 26 - Visit our newest shop

Find the Key to physical, mental and spiritual health for writers.  
Techniques, lore, story ideas, character ideas, and incidentally ways to stay strong enough to keep on writing.  

Aug 23 - NEVER TOO MUCH
LAIR OF THE LION
SHADOW IMAGE
TREMORS
STRAY THOUGHTS
FORGIVE THE MOON
BITTERSWEET
THE RELUCTANT LANDLORD

August 19 - New posting to the Writer's Workshop in the WorldCrafter's Guild school of professional writing. 

As part of the development of a film project, a docudrama on Star Trek, we are collecting the original research documents generated by the script writer.  This one is "20 Questions with Bjo Trimble" about her experiences with Star Trek.  All work is copyrighted, all rights reserved.  

August 12 - New reviews posted to the romance section
THE RELUCTANT DUKE
EVERYTHING THAT GLITTERS
NO MORE SECRETS, NO MORE LIES
FOREVER
SILENCE KNIGHT 

AUGUST 4 --- And another rave review posted 

Wild Sorceress by Margaret L. Carter, Leslie Roy Carter  -- and we hear they're working on a sequel.  

July 26 - New Historical Short Story 
Pig's Eye by Joel Van Valin
posted for free reading in BYGONE DAYS - Professional Historical E-zine.  

July 23 - New Writing Workshop Posts:  
Read a Q&A with Karen MacLeod on her professional editing career.  

 Read Chat arranged by Margaret I. Carr
Editor of T-Zero

July 21 - Notorious Angel by Jennifer Kokoski reviewed in our Historical Reviews section.  

July 16 - New Review in our Mainstream section: 
 Vultures in The Sky by Shields McTavish  

July 15 - NEW Author Spotlight Interview with  Elaine Corvidae.  This interview
includes a link to the newly posted SimeGen review of  WINTER'S ORPHANS,
Elaine's fantasy novel.

July 14 - MAINSTREAM
The Poisioned Apple by Todd E. Shewmaker

HISTORICAL
Gilded by Catherine Karp

July 12 - The following reviews have been posted to Reviews in the Romance Section
TEMPTATION
WINTER'S ORPHAN
THE PRICE OF PLEASURE
ECHOES OF ANGELS
OATH OF SEDUCTION
OATH OF CHALLENGE   

July 10 - New Historical Review posted: 
The Maiden's Song by Debra Tash
And two new Fantasy reveiws: 
Yesterday's Dreams by DAnielle Ackley-McPhail
Hero by Jem Matzan

July 1 - Send your friends an e-card from Jacqueline Lichtenberg or Jean Lorrah with the Sime~Gen Bookcard - which includes an excerpt from the new Sime~Gen edition, The Unity Trilogy, with space for you to add your own comments.  Tell your favorite writer about our Bookcards so they can have one too.

June 21 - Jean Lorrah's BLOOD WILL TELL to be Trade Published
Blood Will Tell, Jean Lorrah's e-book which won the Lord Ruthven Assembly
Award as best vampire novel of 2001, has been contracted by a new small
press, Ben Bella Books http://www.benbellabooks.com/ .  That means physical
books will be available in brick and mortar bookstores, although as
BenBella is new and small it will probably be specialty stores and not
Wal-Mart.  The book will have new cover art, and author and publisher are
currently working on a promotion scheme.  It should be available toward the
end of 2002.

Blood Will Tell will continue to be published in e-book form by Awe-Struck
E-books http://www.awe-struck.net/ , its original publisher, but the
print-on-demand version will be withdrawn in October.

Find out more about Blood Will Tell at
http://www.simegen.com/writers/bloodwilltell/ .

June 20 - New Contest open -- entries posted.  Enter and win.  And Keybooks has new books on philosophy for you to explore.  

The following reviews have just been posted in the Reviews Section under Romance in a variety of subgenres.  

June 14: Presenting the Meisha Merlin Editions of the Sime~Gen Universe novels, with hints about the new novels.  Don't miss out on the new Contest!  

June 14 - More new reviews posted:  
Mainstream: Violet and Clare by Francesca Lia Block 
                        The Mean Green Machine by Alan M. Brooker
                        Anglomerika by Zane Smith
Historical: Wrong Side of Love by Diana Lee Johnson
Romance: Moonrunners by Mary Lennox

June 13 - NEW CONTEST -- Enter and vote in the Sime~Gen slogan contest 6/15 - 7/6/2002 - read newsletter - go to contest website which opens 6/14/02.  Watch for the new Sime~Gen LOGO contest.  

June 6 - New story and Review just posted on our professional Historical Short Fiction e-Zine Bygone Days! for free reading -  
The Duenna by Kurt Giambastiani
and a new review:
A Far Better Rest by Susanne Alleyn

June 5 - News on new Sime~Gen Trade Paperback Editions
Meisha Merlin Publishing Inc. has joined the simegen-l discussion list and introduced themselves with a resounding welcome to all the fans.  If you're a fan of Sime~Gen, you want to read this message.  

June 4 - New Reviews in Mainstream and Historical genre sections - 
Web Craze by Ron Cox
Feather on the Wind by Catherine Snodgrass
Time in a Bottle by Karen Sandler

June 3 - The Calico Buffalo by EJ Stapleton
Rat by Edward Keyes 

May 24 - NEW -WorldCrafters Guild Writing Workshop section open on Technical Writing

May 23 - ReReadable Books column for May '02 by Jacqueline Lichtenberg posted.  

May 22 - More and More New Reviews Posted:
The Chaos Scroll Book one of the Poppan Valley Trilogy by Larraine Stacy
Monero by James Baily
Tarot of the Cat People: Book and Set by Karen Kuykendal
P.S. I've Taken a Lover by Patricia Lucas White
The Book of the Gods Series by Fred Saberhagen
The Seven Isles of Ameulas by Casey Fahy

May 21 -  Meet the Authors:   In the Historical Spotlights section we have a new posting - Cindy Vallar
In our Authors Are People Too!!! Section is an update on Amanda Ashley 

May 20 - The results are in for Sime~Gen's Spring Reviewer's Choice Awards.  
Winners have been contacted  -- Shari L. Brennan Sime~Gen Reviews Coordinator reviews@simegen.com 

May 19 - New Reviews include the following:
Beasts Are Us by ATK. Butterfly
Himalaya Directed by Eric Valli
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time In India Directed by Ashutosh Gowariker

May 1 - New reviews posted in the Mainstream and in  Fantasy reviews
Heaven and Hell edited by Winifred Halsey which contains a story by Jacqueline Lichtenberg.
Whiteout by Vicki Delany
The Jacob Theory by Bonnie Mercure
Force of Fire by Rosa Turner Knapp
Nothing to Hide by Jennette Marie Powell

April 30 - 4 new items in our new Author Spotlights "A Time to Shine" run by Carol Castellanos.   Come meet authors up close and personal.   
In vampires we have
Lori Herter

Historical are 
Catherine Karp
Laura Mazzuca Toops
Denise M. Clark

Fans of Historical fiction will want to visit our Historical E-zine of free professional short fiction. 

April 29th - New Reviews posted by Carol Castellanos: 

NON VAMPIRE BOOKS: 
Erotica
THE DEVIANTS by Treva Heart

Mystery Romance
 STUDENT BODY by Neil Howard
Inspirational Romance
THROUGH THE STORM by Sha' Givens  Reviewed by Carol Castellanos 4/26/02 

Contemporary Romance
THE CRIMSON ROSE by Rod Casteel
MAKING SCENES BY Adrienne Eisen
VAMPIRE BOOKS: 
Vampire Romance
DREAMSNATCHER by Shawna Michaels
Vampire Horror
TEAM OF DARKNESS by Tony Ruggiero
A SELF MADE MONSTER by Steve Vivian

April 28 - IN SIME CENTER - OUR CHARITY DEPARTMENT: A new ad banner has been posted to the  SimeCenter:  More than seventy-five women authors from around the world share their courageous true-to-life stories of juggling life and writing, in this special book,  Crumbs in the Keyboard, dedicated to the support of women everywhere and to the education and awareness of domestic abuse.     All contributors have pledged to donate 100% of their royalties to The Center For Women and Families.    Crowley, Texas based publisher, Echelon Press will match the royalties in donations for the duration of publication.   

April 24 - New Reviews posted: CaseSolvers MysteryGate updated with these new reviews 
Picture of Guilt
Against Their Will
The Wrong Places- a Mystery of Sex
Metered Space
Dangerous Women

April 23 - Carol Castellanos has launched a new SPOTLIGHTS section  with two of her favorite authors.  The new section explores more recent doings of previously spotlighted authors so you can get to know the author as a  person. The new section is called AUTHORS ARE PEOPLE TOO!!!    Our first authors are Christine Feehan and Charlotte Boyett-Compo.  

April 22 -New stories and artworks have been posted to the Sime Center. Since October 2001, we've had a 'Special Edition' running on SimeCenter where we direct donations to '911' charities, rather than individual recipients. We are actively seeking new, individual recipients.  Please help us find some: Recipient Qualifications.  

April 21 - more and more new reviews - check all the April dates below too.

Our reviews department is getting ready for our Spring Reviewers Choice Awards - stand by to find out what books our reviewers think tops the list.  

Here are reviews posted  April 21 for science fiction and non-fiction. If you haven't visited science fiction in a while, then check out our two new sections, Graphic Novels and Films. 

SCIENCE FICTION
Books
The Reclamation Project Written By: Ruth Marie Davis 
Boltzmann's Ghost Written By: Ken Wharton 
Time Tripper Written By: Brian Larson
Metered Space
A Circle of Arcs Written By: Kate Saundby Reviewed By:  Nora M. Mulligan
A Circle of Arcs Written By: Kate Saundby Reviewed By: Martha von Redlich
Gabriel's Ghost Written By: Megan Sybil Baker

Graphic Novels
The Red Star, Vol. 1: The Battle of Kar Dathra's Gate

Films
Ndeysaan AKA The Price of Forgiveness
Karmen Gei
Little Otik
Return to Never Land
The Affair of the Necklace

NON-FICTION
Brendan Fraser Written By: Denise Tyrrell
India: A History Written by: John Keay
How To Get Published by Michael LaRocca

April 19 - new reviews posted in our Reviews Romance section.  

SUSPICIOUS MINDS
GHOST OF A CHANCE
THIEF'S DESIRE
LIONHEART
FAMILY PORTRAIT
LOVER'S NEVER LIE
DEVOTED DECEPTIONS
AFTERIMAGE
A ROGUE'S VIRTUE
SUDDENLY LOVE
UNDER A WARRIOR'S MOON
LORD DARVER'S MATCH
CHARADES
HUNTER'S HEART

April 16 - New article posted in the Writing Workshop on Magazine feature writing titled Gathering of Biblical Proportions in Washington D. C. .  This one is by the steadily popular contributor Anne Phyllis Pinzow whose articles on Visual Writing have more readers than any other single item in our Writing Workshop.  To find all her articles, go to the Workshop, click Teacher on the left, click her name, and look for the sticker.   

April 14 - Four more reviews have been posted in the mainstream and fantasy areas.
A Circle of Arcs by  Kate Saundby
The Radicals by Alan M. Brooker
Lali's Passage by Ken Albertson
Magic by Mary Taffs

April 11 - New posting to the WorldCrafters Guild Writer's Workshop.  This is an article by Jean Lorrah on copyright, and the "fair use" concept.  Anyone who wants to publish their writing needs to read this article.  Go to http://www.simegen.com/school/workshop/ and on the left choose Jean Lorrah - look for the sticker in the copyright section.  

April 9 - A new advertising opportunity for authors to target the Historical Fiction readers at simegen.com.  

At the request of authors and publishers, we have inaugurated a new banner carousel, and created a new advertising plan for this targeted carousel.  This carousel will rotate banners advertising only Historical fiction.  You will find the Historical Fiction banners on the site of our Historical E-Zine, Bygone Days, and in our Historical Reviews section.  Here is an example:

To put your banner onto simegen.com, see our Pricing Plan, then email advertising@simegen.com 

  April 8 - new reviews posted in our Fantasy section:
The Black Dragon by Patrick Constable
Circle of Fire by Keri Arthur

AND - Stephanie Burke's site has been updated.  She is one of our resident professional Romance authors. 

April 7 - SF/F Review Column, Rereadable Books by Jacqueline Lichtenberg for April posted along with the booklist of books to be reviewed for May 2002.  

April 5 - Carol Castellanos has posted a number of new Author Spotlights - closeup looks at today's authors.  You will find all these at: http://www.simegen.com/writers/spotlights 

April 2: Five more reviews have been posted in the mainstream area.  Enjoy

Change of Heart by Jack Allen
Charades by Ann Logan
The Poet by Yi Mun-yol
Wistril Compleat by Frank Tuttle
Cousin Feely by J.B. Jones

March 31 - Bygone Days, our professional Historical E-Zine with short stories up for free reading has been updated both for February and March.  Bygone Days is in our Professional Writers section.  

Two new stories:
Faces of Stone by T.C. Bucher
A Passing Fair Lady by Debra A. Kemp
And a review of the Josephine B. Trilogy by Sandra Gulland

March 27th - new sf/f and television fan website links added to our Fandom section.  Stale links updated.  Check out the information on this year's World Science Fiction Convention, ConJose, and check on all the great fan activities you can find online, fanzines, e-zines, chats, boards, newsgroups.  If you know of a link that belongs in our Fandom section, please email us.  

March 26 -- The new head of the WorldCrafters Guild writing programs, Chandra Lee Morgan-Henley has two professional articles currently posted online - click to read:
Setting Goals For Your Low Carb Lifestyle Part I  
Cheats vs. Choices: the Difference Between "Dieting" and a Healthy Lifestyle.  

FROM OUR PRESS ROOM: 
MARCH 2002 

***Jean Lorrah's BLOOD WILL TELL wins literary award***

Each year the Lord Ruthven Assembly gives awards for the best fiction and
nonfiction works on the subject of vampires. The winners for the year
2001 are

Fiction: BLOOD WILL TELL by Jean Lorrah

Non-fiction: FOOD FOR THE DEAD by Michel E. Bell

There were over 150 vampire novels published in 2001, including new books
by Anne Rice and P. N. Elrod.  The Lord Ruthven Assembly is the group of
scholars of vampire literature and lore who meet every year in association
with the International Conference on the Fantastic.

Jean reports, "I wasn't expecting the honor, and didn't even know my book
was being considered.  It's always exciting to win an award, and this one
comes from people who  really deeply study vampire literature, so it means a
great deal to me."

Jean Lorrah is co-owner with Jacqueline Lichtenberg of simegen.com and
Sime~Gen Inc.  You can find out more about her work at
http://www.jeanlorrah.com  

March 25 - 4 more reviews - in the mainstream/young adult reviews area. Enjoy

Neverland: The Early Adventures of Peter Pan by R. Scott Leatherwood
The Mystery of the Missing Arabian by Gay Toltl Kinman
A Ballplayer's Choice by Reed Lengel
Shall We Gather at the River by Kevin L. Donihe
Author Spotlights to come.  

March 21 - Two additional reviews posted:

Gypsy Rizka by Lloyd Alexander 
The Road Goes On by Brian E. Turner 

March 21 - And yet more reviews posted:

Repent 2000 by Michael Anka 
Marge Robbins, the reviewer says: I didn't expect to really love it. But guess what, by the end of the second chapter I couldn't put it down. It's that good.

Mystery of the Missing Miniature Books by Gay Toltl Kinman

March 20 - More reviews posted -- all of these titles are in http://www.simegen.com/reviews/romance/ where romance fans can always find a good read in a jiffy.  

ICE PRINCESS  MAGICK (2)  REDEMPTION THE GHOST OF HAWKTHORN PLAYS CUPID THE TALISMAN   THE ALLIANCE  LIONS OFJUDAH  LOVE'S CAPTIVE  A DANGEROUS DECEPTION  TWO FOR THE SHOW  A LWAYS FAITHFUL  THE NEXT HEIR  BLIND OBEDIENCE  THE WRONG BRIDE  THE GROTTO 

March 19 - Announcing the pre-launch of the new Kraith Collected section.  We intend to post most if not all of the Classic Star Trek alternate-universe stories by Jacqueline Lichtenberg and 50 others. Learn more and how to be notified.  

March 18 - NONVAMPIRE REVIEWS posted inside Carol's Vampire column which might be of interest to Vampire readers.  

15 REASONS WHY I LOVE MY DAD by Samantha, Benjamin and Cassidy Kapple
Reviewed by Carol Castellanos 3/14/02 (Children's)

WINDREAPER, WINDLEGENDS SAGA BOOK V by Charlotte Boyette-Compo Reviewed by
Carol Castellanos 3/14/02 (Dark Fantasy)

SELENA'S SEDUCTION by Jewelann Butler Reviewed by Glorianna 3/14/02
(Historical Romance)

THE WILD KIDS OF NEW CITY by Dale Taylor Reviewed by Carol Castellanos
03/14/02 (Futuristic Horror)

ON THE ROAD TO HAPPINESS: TALES OF THE TRAVELER by Lauren C. HudsonAdrian
Drake Reviewed by Carol Castellanos 1/16/02 (Inspirational)

SEX, DEATH AND OTHER.... by Jade Walker Reviewed by Carol Castellanos
3/14/02 (Poetry)

SOUTHERN FRIED SCI-FI AND JAMBALAYA GENRES by Various Authors Reviewed by
Carol Castellanos 3/14/02 (Science Fiction)


NEWLY ADDED:  PURELY EROTIC REVIEWS

LIONHEART by Kate Douglas Reviewed by Carol Castellanos

LIONHEART by Kate Douglas Reviewed by Jessica Holmes

March 15 - New Reviews posted - click the review column to find them:

VAMPIRE REVIEWS BY GENRE

Romance:
THE SACRAMENT by Susan Squires Reviewed by Carol Castellanos

FROM THE HEART by Jenna Kay Francis Reviewed by Carol Castellanos

RAPTURE IN MOONLIGHT by Rosemary Laurey Reviewed by Carol Castellanos

Horror:

HUNTERS OF THE SHADOWS by Mark Haeuser Reviewd by Carol Castellanos

KIT: THE CYBERBLOOD CHRONICLES by Jonathan H. Amsbury Reviewd by Carol
Castellanos

March 14 - Sime~Gen Inc. Staff publishing news:
Karen MacLeod, Sysadmin Assistant and editor of the Sime~Gen online fanzine Companion In Zeor is one of the editors of a new professional anthology, PLEASURE OF THE HEART.  It will be available 3/25/02.  The publisher says "A portion of all sales will be donated to the American Cancer Society to fight Breast Cancer."  And so it would make a great Mother's Day gift.  To find this anthology, go to http://www.novelbooksinc.com  

BLOOD WILL TELL by Jean Lorrah is up at Barnes and Noble.  But the author's name is misspelled as Jean Lorr.  Jean, author of many Star Trek and Sime~Gen novels also has novel series in her own universe.  She is CEO and co-owner of Sime~Gen Inc. and teaches in our writing school here.  Search at B&N on her name and you won't find her newest novel.  Try amazon.com and you get 16 results.  Click here for more information on her newest!  

March 13 - We have an opening for Head of the Historical Reviews department.  The position is a Gatemaster position.  To apply email reviews@simegen.com with your qualifications.  

March 10 - New review of Oracle of Delphi by Elizabeth Rose now posted.  

March 8 - After our move to our new server, we are now beginning to post updates to many pages throughout the domain.  The Reviews Department has many updates to report, and more coming over the next few weeks.  Here is a message from Shari Brennan, head of Reviews.  You will find all these Review sections under Reviews.  

There is lots going on in reviews right now. There are
several new science fiction reviews on Spatium Arena and on the non-fiction
reviews site too. A new addition to the reviews main page is a featured
reviews section. It will give Gatemasters the chance to draw visitors into
their sites with new reviews. In addition, Spatium Arena is happy to
announce that Amy Harlib is doing movie and TV reviews. She already has
three reviews posted there. We also have a new Horror Gatemaster who is
settling in, Deb Quaife. She has excellent qualifications and I am happy to
welcome her. 

Finally, the spring book awards program has kicked off.
Publishers in our database were all contacted and we are now getting flooded
with books. Gatemasters have from now until the end of April to review as
many books as they can. Then, the Gatemasters will nominate books for our
award program. In order to be nominated, the book must have a review posted
on SimeGen. It will not matter when the book was published. After
Gatemasters nominate the books, their choices will go into a voting form and
our site visitors will vote for their favorites.

At this time there are a few openings for Reviews in several departments.  If you wish to review for simegen.com - email reviews@simegen.com 

March 6 - New reviews posted to the mainstream area 
Flight of Angels By Marilyn Gardner
Christmas Tales and Treats by Christiana Lewis

&more! 

Out of Whack by Jeff Strand
The Mystery of the Octagon House by Gay Toltl Kinman
Never Fade Away by William Hart
Harry McCreedy by James Jeffery Paul  

Feb. 15 - Rereadable Books Review columns for January and February 2002 now posted.  

Feb 12 - We are now serving you from a new, faster connection on our new server hardware and have had our adventures getting here.  Many reviews are in the hopper and about to be posted, and our Historical E-Zine ByGone Days continues to post new issues.  If you have any problems with our domain's websites, please email webmaster@simegen.com 

Jan. 7, 2002 -- The Historical Reviews and Mainstream Reviews sections have been updated.  

Dec. 30, 2001 - New sections and reviews posted in Midnight Reviews.  

Romance and Erotica reviews section postings:

AFTER IMAGE BY JAYE ROYCRAFT Reviewed by Carol Castellanos 12/30/01

LAST KISS BY DOMINIQUE ADAIR Reviewed by Carol Castellanos 12/30/01 Erotica

WHEN DARKNESS FALLS BY SHANNON DRAKE Reviewed by Carol Castellanos 12/30/01

THE ADULT VERSION OF DRACULA BY HAL KANTOR Reviewed by Carol Castellanos
12/30/01

Erotic horror, cross posted in horror

Horror

SEALED IN BLOOD BY MARGARET L. CARTER Reviewed by Carol Castellanos 12/30/01

BLOOD MOON RISING BY BILLIE SUE MOSIMAN Reviewed by Carol Castellanos
12/30/01

BLOOD TO BLOOD BY ELAINE BERGSTROM Reviewed by Carol Castellanos 12/30/01

Novellas, Anthologies & Short Stories

THE MUSE INCARNATE BY VICKIE BRITTON Reviewed by Carol Castellanos 12/30/01

CRIMSON KISSES BY VICKIE HARDIN Reviewed by Carol Castellanos 12/30/01

THE KAISERINE'S CHAMPION BY DEREK PATERSON Reviewed by Carol Castellanos
12/30/01

Non-vampires

UNLAWFUL BY DORICE NELSON Reviewed by Carol Castellanos 12/30/01

Carol Castellanos
Sime~Gen Spotlights Coordinator
http://www.simegen.com/writers/spotlights
Vampires At Sime~Gen: Midnight Reviews
http://www.simegen.com/reviews/vampires/carpathian
Book promotions and discussion list
CarolsBookReviews@yahoogroups.com

Dec. 04 Our Historical E-Zine has the following new stories for FREE reading posted.  

Dec. 04 - Keybooks Bookstore, Romance, Mystery, Gifts, and top page updated.  

Nov 22 - Keybooks Bookstore and Giftshop updated.  Free $50 gift card with AT&T Cell Phone Deal.  

Nov 21 - New novel-length story posted for free reading in Companion In Zeor, the currently publishing Sime~Gen 'zine.   

Nov 18 - Meet Sharon Jarvis, professional editor, agent and currently publisher in our new Nonfiction Spotlights section.  

Nov. 18 - A new Author Spotlight of the historical writer Dorice Nelson has been posted.

Nov. 15 - Jacqueline Lichtenberg's ReReadable Books review column updated with October and November 2001 columns posted, plus you can now see the books that will be reviewed in Dec. 2001.

Nov. 14 - continuing update of Keybooks bookstore with items to yearn over for the Holiday gift season.  

Nov. 11 - November 9, 2001 - 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.

Nov. 9 - Bookstore being rapidly updated for your convenience.  You'll find a wealth of ideas for practical gifts, save money, and time.  Browse Keybooks Bookstore today.  

October 26, 2001 - Bygone Days, our Historical Short Fiction e-zine, has added a couple of new stories and an article just in time for Halloween.  
The Seance by Catherine Karp  
Corpos Santos Island (or the Island of the Lights) by Jack Trammell
By the Sword by K.A. Corlett

10/11/01 The following is a list of openings for people who specialize in a particular genre to conduct and post interviews with published authors in Author Spotlights.  

Mystery
Mainstream/Young Adult
Historical
Non-Fiction/Textbooks
Horror
Romance

A new general Paranormal book Spotlight section which is planned to cover all parabooks that don't fit in other categories, such as Dijinn's, Ghosts and all others.

10/01/01 N3F website updated with a new report, new graphics and banners for members to use, and photos from the World Science Fiction Convention for all to enjoy.  

10/01/01 - Keybooks Bookstore updated with October's Vampire Novels.  Laurell K. Hamilton; Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Jean Lorrah.  Click "Vampire."

10/01/01 -- TV special tonight "America Loves Star Trek" - may have Jacqueline Lichtenberg in a sound byte since she was interviewed for the special. 

09/30/01 -- New Historical e-zine, BYGONE DAYS is now publishing professional short Historical Fiction -- a very rare kind of fiction these days.  All kinds of genres -- all set in the past.  

09/30/01  2 reviews for delightful children's books now posted, with more to come.  

The House that Loved Children by David Holliday
Penelope Quagmire And the Lizard Men From Outer Space by Betsy Pabrinkis

09/28/01 - Life Force Newsletter now publishing with updates of Jean Lorrah's current works.  In this current issue there is a preview of her October release, BLOOD WILL TELL, and a preview of her current work on the new Sime~Gen novel TO KISS OR TO KILL.  

09/16/01 - New Historical e-zine, BYGONE DAYS will begin publishing regularly very soon.  Our candles are burning for those who have been lost.  

09/11/01 Jean Lorrah's "Kiss of Death, Kiss of Life" website is now open at http://www.simegen.com/writers/bloodwilltell/ .  Read the first chapter of her novel, BLOOD WILL TELL, to be published by Awe-Struck E-books in October, 2001.  Sign up for the monthly Lifeforce-l newsletter and download a FREE Sime~Gen short story.

09/10/01 New Chats and Spotlights posted for 

Lois Tilton

Nancy Kilpatrick 

Elaine Bergstrom 

And in children's fiction, romance, adult fiction, sf, and nonfiction -- Joan Bramsch 

Learn loads of new details about how these authors create wondrous worlds for us to travel through.  

09/05/01 - SF Review column Re-Readable Books by Jacqueline Lichtenberg updated.  August column posted.  Preview of September review books available.  

08/24/01 The Webmaster is happy to announce a new Jacqueline Lichtenberg story about to hit the streets!

"Vampires Friend" is the sequel to "True Death".   Watch for it, and other stories in an anthology entitled "Heaven and Hell" released by Speculation Press and slated for the Fall of 2001

08/20/01 Reviews section is now posting many new reviews very rapidly.  Today the following reviews were posted -- look for more to come:
Year of the snake                                  
www.simegen.com/reviews/mainstream/Reviews/myssuspdebr.html
Cliff Hanger                                          
www.simegen.com/reviews/mainstream/Reviews/mysmurdcgpad.html
Get Out of My Mind by Tony Ruggiero  
www.simgen.com/reviews/fantasy/reviews/sifsusphklau.html
Elfen gold by Sheri L. McGathy            
www.simegen.com/reviews/fantasy/reviews/siffanthklau2.html
Eyes of the Jackel by Joni Latham       
www.simegen.com/reviews/fantasy/reviews/siffanthklau1.html 
Ragnarok: Saga of the Night Guard Legion, Song of the Valkyrie, Book I,
Episode I by by C. R. MacPhadrick
www.simegen.com/reviews/fantasy/reviews/sifantkwolf2.html
Ragnarok: Saga of the Night Guard Legion, Song of the Valkyrie, Book I,
Episode I by by C. R. MacPhadrick
www.simegen.com/reviews/fantasy/reviews/sifantkwolf2.html

08/19/01 Jean Lorrah and Jacqueline Lichtenberg were on the program at the World Science Fiction Convention in Philadelphia, PA, over Labor Day weekend.  Lichtenberg will be on a Star Trek panel on the Thursday before Labor day, at a booksigning on Friday, and on a YA category book panel on Sunday as well as available to meet people at kafeeklatch and autographing.  Lorrah will be on a YA category panel on Sunday, and available at kaffeeklatch and autographing.  Both Lichtenberg and Lorrah will be at the Sime~Gen party, Friday night, and together they will teach a 2 hour Shared Worlds Workshop on Monday morning (Labor Day).   

08/12/01  Keybooks Bookstore updated with plot-ideas and new & forthcoming titles.  

08/08/01 BYGONE DAYS -- NEW Fiction e-zine seeking submissions.  

Of late the niche for historical fiction seems to have been shrinking, but don't be fooled--that's just loose sediment. It's been a while since anyone ventured down to the cellar. And there are some great old  bottles of wine lurking on that ledge.

Sime~Gen is pleased to announce Bygone Days, a new online magazine of historical fiction. We are currently seeking short story submissions in all historical sub-genres. Do drop in and peruse our guidelines:  http://www.simegen.com/writers/bygonedays/

Take us to another time. Bring along your graven bowl, goblet, or fluted glass, and drink deep. The dry spell's over.

7/27/01 WorldCrafters Guild will present a Shared Worlds Workshop at WorldCon in Philadelphia this year over Labor Day Weekend.  Workshop will be conducted by Jean Lorrah and Jacqueline Lichtenberg, with perhaps an Agent, Editor, Publisher and Scriptwriter sitting in.  See the WorldCon website for details to be posted in a week or so.

07/11/01 A New Author's Spotlight Posted with Denise Agnew.  The Expanded Author Spotlights section is called A Time To Shine.  We will have many more authors in the upcoming weeks.  Subscribe to Spotlights-L which will be starting soon to bring you all the late breaking news from Spotlights.  Come meet Denise -- maybe you'll find a new favorite author.  

07/06/01 "Vocation" - a novella by Katherine X. Rylien, now available in Companion In Zeor #15.  

07/02/01 ReReadable Books sf/f review column updated - June and July columns posted.  

07/01/01 Spotlight on P. N. Elrod now posted.  She's one of our favorite authors -- and one of our favorite people.  Come see what she has to say!  Find links to her current books.  

06/29/01 Click on this link and support simegen.com with your purchases. Visit A&E Network's online store.   A&E is one of our sponsors, and has the following announcement: HistoryChannel.com has been nominated for a Webby Award! These prestigious awards are given to recognize the best sites on the Web--two awards are given out in each category, and YOU can vote on one of them.  Click here to help HistoryChannel.com win the People's Voice Award!  http://chtah.com/a/tA7PNBtADspiuAF9NXrAEcY3iPu/ae1  Our Historical Reviews section and forthcoming Historical E-Zine (Bygone Days) and all our Historical writers are proud to be associated with the History Channel.  

06/25/01 New Writing Workshop Post on fiction marketing, 3rd in the series on  "The Fiction Delivery System #3" 

06/15/01 The N3F was founded more than 50 years ago, when all types of imaginative literature - including science fiction - were called fantasy. The club's purpose is to bring together fans of every type and to provide a safe place where new fans can explore the diversity of fandom.  This club has chosen simegen.com as its primary residence on the web -- and will soon have its bulletin boards available here as well.  

06/12/01 - Keybooks Bookstore updated.  Look for the stickers.  

06/07/01 Upcoming Author Chat: 
Worse Than Death
by Sherry Gottlieb

List Price: $6.99
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Visit the AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT focused on Sherry Gottlieb and meet her.

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06/05/01 The recent upgrade to our Mailing List software caused our previous 3 years of archives to become inaccessible.  THIS HAS NOW BEEN FIXED by Jenn Vesperman & staff.  You may now read the full archive of posts to simegen-L for Sime~Gen fans, and to writers-L and WorldCrafters-L for new Guild students.  When you click on the name of a List you are subscribed to, you will come to a page with the link to the archives for that List.  If you encounter difficulty, email webmaster@simgen.com -- thank you for your patience.  

05/25/01 May column posted in Re-Readable Books.  Keybooks Bookstore restocked for Father's Day.

05/03/01 -- Rimon's Library of Sime~Gen fiction has been redesigned to make it easier to find things.  The new look is worth a click just to admire it.  Watch for the redesign of the Sime~Gen Fandom section.  

04/30/01 One of our readers sent the following note to Lois Wickstrom and Jean Lorrah

"The McNeil Report had a segment on e-books tonight.  One of the clips they showed was at this spring's Independent E-book Awards. They showed one award announcement.  "And the winner is...Nessie and the Living Stone by Lois June Wickstrom and Jean Lorrah!"

04/30/01  Horror Reviews column has 30 new book reviews posted over the last week.  

The Final Week in April the simegen.com domain hit another all-time high in pages served and unique visitors.  Advertisers may get the figures relevant to their accounts by emailing simegen@simegen.com 

04/24/01 -- Keybooks Bookstore stocked with Mother's Day gift ideas.  

04/23/01 New Romance Author homepage in our growing Romance Section

STEPHANIE BURKE  writes contemporary, paranormal, futuristic, and erotic romances, often with interracial and alien characters. She loves to dream of new worlds and distant planets where the impossible is possible and the unexpected is just around every corner. She also loves to add an element of humor in her stories. Humor, she feels, is needed in the world today.

04/20/01 A New Beginning, Part 5, NOTHING VENTURED – NOTHING GAINED by D. DaBinett now posted in CZ Issue # 15.  Set in Frames and short Chapter files for quick download.  Files are named systematically for non-Frames users: www.simegen.com/sgfandom/rimonslibrary/cz/cz15/anewbeginning5ch1.html  -- and then ch2 etc. 

Letter of Comment Form.  If you want more, fill in this form.  Comment to the authors or to the editor of CZ.  

COMING SOON: "VOCATION" by Katherine X. Rylien -- final draft in house and being copyedited.  Watch our top page "What's New" page, or subscribe to Perspectives Newsletter or to simegen-L for updates to CZ.  

04/17/01 March and April '01 "Rereadable Books" SF/F Review Columns posted.  

03/30/01   Nessie and the Living Stone  a novel by Lois June Wickstrom, one of our resident writers,  and Jean Lorrah co-owner of Sime~Gen Inc. and teacher in the WorldCrafters Guild, has been named the winner in the children's book category for the year 2000 Independent E-book Award.  Watch http://www.simegen.com/writers/nessie/  for more information.  Lois was at the Virginia Book Conference to accept the award.  Judges included editors from Publishers Weekly, Random House, and Writers Digest, best-selling authors, as well as movers and shakers in the world of electronic publishing. 

03/23/01 New section of the writer's workshop launched titled Guild Hall.  Read writing lessons by Jean Lorrah.  

03/22/01 - Marketplace and Keybooks Bookstore restocked 3/22/01 with some choice finds for a writer's library.  Now you can buy TiVo from simegen.com's Marketplace, and Palm Pilot in our Keybooks Gift department.  

03/21/01   Posting in the Writing Workshop, by our professional journalist, Anne Phyllis Pinzow, titled Finding the Left Angle and Making It Right - Or - How to come from a cold start and end with greatness or at the very least, a page one headline.  

03/20/01 See our Bulletin Boards for Miranda Morgan's Independent Study assignments for the writing course, "The Essence of Story."  Jacqueline Lichtenberg has posted extensive analysis of Miranda Morgan's first Quiz and two Assignments.  Further commentary is available in the archives of writers-L where a discussion has been in progress.  

03/19/01 Pre-Launch of the new, expanded Author Spotlights & Chats area under the direction of Carol Castellanos.  Subscribe to the Spotlights area newsletter to keep abreast of developments.  If you are a published writer, an editor or a publisher and would like to participate in the Spotlights area, email spotlights@simegen.com  as well as subscribing to the newsletter.  

03/18/01 New posting to the Writer's Workshop by Jean Lorrah elaborating on the commentary by Jacqueline Lichtenberg.    Go to the Workshop, click choose a teacher, click Jean Lorrah.  

03/17/01  A New Science Fiction Review Column launching in our Reviews Section called Spatium Arena featuring reviews by Shari Brennan.  It also has a new (free) newsletter called SpatiumArena-L that may carry short stories, articles, and very interesting items on sf/f.  Don't miss this newsletter!  

03/16/01  Submit novels now for our Reader's Choice awards in our Reviews Department.  

03/14/01 Two new items posted in the Writer's Workshop, both by Jacqueline Lichtenberg, one on Internal Conflict and the other on Show Don't Tell.  Go to the Workshop, click choose a teacher, click Jacqueline Lichtenberg.

03/13/01 Major updates to our Career Opportunities at simegen.com page.  

03/09/01 Two more awards won by our professional fiction downloading site.  
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  03/07/01 "Writing The News" an article designed to teach you to write a character who is a journalist and make every reader believe he really is.  Alternatively, you could use these articles to launch a career in journalism.  

NEWS    The First draft of A NEW BEGINNING PART 5 has been turned in by D. Dabinett and is being edited.  Subscribe to simegen-L or to newsletter-L to get the first news of its posting, or watch this space for the announcement.  Several other new stories in development.  

  03/05/01 New article in WorldCrafters Guild School of Philosophy -- Religion in Speculative Fiction by Elizabeth Barrette.  

03/05/01 Keybooks Bookstore restocked.  See our new feedback form.  

03/05/01 - Article "Dinner with Jacqueline Lichtenberg" in CZ 6, focuses on the way that cover art for novels is chosen using memos from an editor to trace the process.  

03/04/01 Advertise your books or products all over the simegen.com domain.  New individual pricing, new package deals.

03/04/01 New Posting in the Writer's Workshop.  How to write a newspaper story to advance the plot of your novel.  Read all the Writer's Workshop posts.  Just click CHOOSE A TEACHER on the left of that page.  

 02/25/01A new Writer's Workshop post on the use of Detail to support Theme is now posted.  

02/23/01 Companion In Zeor #15, for 2001 is launched with a cartoon section by Linda Whitten, former head of the Sime~Gen Welcommittee.  There will be a couple of novel-length stories posted to CZ15 over the next few months.  

  If you subscribe to any of our free Newsletters or email Lists, you will find we've updated our software.  We will be expanding the number of newsletters and discussion lists we offer.  If you would like to manage one of our lists or create one of your own, email simegen@simegen.com 

New novel by Jacqueline Lichtenberg available online in 4 installments.

The Jacqueline Lichtenberg Page -- adding more about fiction
Part 4 of D. Dabinett's long novel, A New Beginning posted Dec 24, 2000
Part 3 of D. Dabinett's long novel, A New Beginning posted.

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www.simegen.com has been named Site of the Week for the week of September 8, 2000.

WorldCrafters Guild 
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A new section of the writing school is beginning to take shape.  You'll find a few new essays on writing now in the School of Philosophy with subjects there to explore, ways of breaking writer's block -- places to find story ideas and how to use those ideas to create stories.  Our Philosophy Courses there are still in development, and construction dust is everywhere. 

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where you may post your own original work to gain editorial commentary by professionals.  

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