Now that Mother's Day has passed, maybe you're thinking about Father's Day. I have gifts available that the father in your life might enjoy.
The Image of a Father is now available as an audio book with Bryan Davis narrating (download or MP3 disk) or as an ebook. For all purchase options, click here.
"Seven Promises from a Father to His Daughter" is a short devotional designed for a Christian father to read out loud to his daughter, now only 99 cents.
For a pdf file of "Seven Promises" that you can read on a computer - click here.
For a Kindle version of "Seven Promises" - click here
To read the first promise without purchasing - click here.
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Planning a Canadian Tour
I am working on scheduling a nationwide tour of Canada in September, and
I will be touring with Amanda L. Davis. If you have a group in Canada,
such as a school or homeschool group, that would like an author visit,
please let me know by email - bryan (at) daviscrossing (dot) com.
Please don't comment with a request to come to a particular place unless you have a group contact (not a bookstore) who can help me make an event happen. I would love to come to a thousand places, but without contacts, I have no way to make it happen. :-)
If, however, you do have a contact, no matter where you live in Canada or the U.S., please email me, and we'll see what we can do.
Please don't comment with a request to come to a particular place unless you have a group contact (not a bookstore) who can help me make an event happen. I would love to come to a thousand places, but without contacts, I have no way to make it happen. :-)
If, however, you do have a contact, no matter where you live in Canada or the U.S., please email me, and we'll see what we can do.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Seven Promises from a Father to His Daughter is now only 99 Cents
My short devotional for fathers - "Seven Promises from a Father to His Daughter" is now only 99 cents.
Amazon link for Kindle file - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007XXR2RG
Link to my website for PDF file - http://www.daviscrossing.com/SevenPromises.htm
This would make a good Father's Day gift for a father with a young daughter.
Amazon link for Kindle file - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007XXR2RG
Link to my website for PDF file - http://www.daviscrossing.com/SevenPromises.htm
This would make a good Father's Day gift for a father with a young daughter.
Sunday, May 06, 2012
Maiden Flight now available for the Nook
Maiden Flight is now available for the Nook at Barnes & Noble, just 99 cents. Click here for details about this story.
Here is the link for the Barnes & Noble page - http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/maiden-flight-bryan-davis/1110603145?ean=2940014469838
Here is the link for the Barnes & Noble page - http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/maiden-flight-bryan-davis/1110603145?ean=2940014469838
Maiden Flight now available in PDF format
My new lost-chapter story, Maiden Flight (click here for details) is now available in PDF format.
The pdf file can be read on a computer using Adobe Acrobat reader and printed. Also, the purchase page is an experimental attempt to sell downloadable files from my website. When you purchase, you will get an email with download instructions. If you have trouble, please let me know.
Here is a link to the pdf purchase page - http://www.daviscrossing.com/maidenflight.htm
The pdf file can be read on a computer using Adobe Acrobat reader and printed. Also, the purchase page is an experimental attempt to sell downloadable files from my website. When you purchase, you will get an email with download instructions. If you have trouble, please let me know.
Here is a link to the pdf purchase page - http://www.daviscrossing.com/maidenflight.htm
Saturday, May 05, 2012
Maiden Flight - The Story of Bonnie's First Flight
It will also be available in epub format for the Nook and pdf format so you can print it out if you desire. I will post on the blog when they are available.
Link for Maiden Flight - Click here
Link for Kindle readers for computers and other devices - Click here
Whether or not I write more of these stories depends on the success of this one, so please help me by telling others about it. And please don't copy it and send it to others without another purchase.
It is copyrighted, but I didn't put DRM protection on it, because I trust that my readers have integrity and will act accordingly. :-)
Monday, April 30, 2012
Family Fiction Readers' Choice Awards
Author Overall - #2
Novel of the Year - #1 for Song of the Ovulum
Series of the Year - #1 for Children of the Bard
Speculative Fiction Author - #1
Young Adult Fiction Author - #1
Daughter Amanda L. Davis was #1 for new author and #4 for Speculative Fiction author.
Click here for a link to the magazine.
What a great gift to receive the day before my tenth anniversary as a full-time author!
Friday, April 27, 2012
Seven Promises from a Father to His Daughter EBook
Even if you don't have a Kindle, you can read it on your computer using one of Amazon's free applications.
Click here to go to the Amazon ordering page.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
From the Mouth of Elijah on Amazon
From the Mouth of Elijah is now available for pre-order from Amazon.
If you want to order from Amazon, you might want to wait until the date
for an Amazon blitz day I am planning, probably sometime in July. I will
be sending an autographed sticker for the book to all who order from Amazon on that date.
Either way, here is the link - Click here
Either way, here is the link - Click here
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Diviner ebook on Sale for $2.99
Amazon Kindle - http://www.amazon.com/Diviner-Dragons-of-Starlight-ebook/dp/B004PYDL7G/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1333647609&sr=1-1
B&N Nook - http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/diviner-bryan-davis/1100054437?ean=9780310404804&itm=1&usri=diviner+bryan+davis
iTunes - http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/diviner/id423511918?mt=11
Christianbook.com epub - http://www.christianbook.com/diviner-ebook-bryan-davis/9780310404804/pd/16461EB?product_redirect=1&Ntt=16461EB&item_code=&Ntk=keywords&event=ESRCP
Even if you don't have an ebook reader, Amazon and Nook have programs that allow you to read their formats on almost any device, including your computer.
Wednesday, April 04, 2012
Mini-tour in Kentucky and Ohio
It's time to start planning another mini-tour. I am looking at coming to
places in Kentucky and Ohio--Louisville, Frankfort, Lexington,
Cincinnati, Columbus, and the surrounding areas for the fall (September/October).
If you have a group--school, homeschool, church, etc--that would like for me to come and speak, please contact me by email - bryan (at) daviscrossing (dot) com.
I will need contact information for someone in your group who can make the event happen and who you know is interested in having me come.
Please don't comment here with requests to come to any places outside of this region. If you want me to come to a different area, and you have a group that wants me to speak, please email me.
If you have a group--school, homeschool, church, etc--that would like for me to come and speak, please contact me by email - bryan (at) daviscrossing (dot) com.
I will need contact information for someone in your group who can make the event happen and who you know is interested in having me come.
Please don't comment here with requests to come to any places outside of this region. If you want me to come to a different area, and you have a group that wants me to speak, please email me.
Cover for "From the Mouth of Elijah" - Children of the Bard #2
I won't be answering any questions yet regarding who is on the cover or what they are doing. I hope that you're looking forward to reading it to solve the mysteries.
The book is available for pre-ordering from me. Click here for the ordering page.
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Great Echoes from the Edge Sale
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Father's Day for your Church or Group
This is a hardcover book, so the two-dollar price is very inexpensive for a gift that will benefit every dad or soon-to-be dad in your congregation.
Click here for single-copy ordering.
Starlighter Wins 2012 Darrell Award
This award honors books that are written by authors who live in the midsouth region of the U.S. or that have a story that takes place in the region. The genre must be speculative fiction of some kind.
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Echoes from the Edge ebooks Sale
Two of my Echoes from the Edge books are now $2.99 each in Kindle format on Amazon.com. You don't need a Kindle to be able to download and read them.
Click here for download links.
Click here for download links.
Sunday, March 18, 2012
The Boundaries of "What If?"
I recently asked my Facebook page viewers if they would read a story with ghosts in it, that is, disembodied spirits of the dead. Some of the responses I received illustrated the fact that people disagree on the boundaries of speculative fiction for Christian authors and readers. In speculative fiction, we ask "What if?" questions related to our experiences and how the world might be if significant factors were different than they really are.
The important issue to learn regarding speculative fiction is that authors are not saying that their stories are true. In fact, we firmly state that they are not true. We are saying "if these factors were true, what might happen?" For example, I believe souls go to an afterlife and that they likely do not wander around on earth, but what if something occurred that blocked their passage to heaven or hell? What would it be like on earth?
Readers need to understand that the author is not making doctrinal statements or stating that such a scenario might happen. It probably doesn't happen. It likely won't ever happen. Yet the story can be an intriguing examination into the human psyche if something like this were to happen. We can learn from it, because it would follow the basic principles of biblical conduct and eternal values.
Some biblical principles are inherent in God's character, and some are not, and I would never depart from the inherent principles. For example, I would never write a story that shows God to be unloving, that depicts selfishness as good, or that rewards immoral behavior. A story in a Christian world view should uplift principles that will draw the reader to embrace virtues.
Yet there are truths in our world that, if altered in another setting, would not violate universal principles. For example, we know that God promised never to flood the world again. But what if an author were to write a story in which God never made such a promise? He could show the world getting flooded multiple times without violating God's character, because in that scenario, God would not lie. The author would alter the setting but not God's principles.
In the same way, what if an evil being were able to create a blocking mechanism that keeps souls bound on earth? There is nothing in the Bible that says God's goodness and principles are tied to the fact that in reality all souls immediately leave the world for an afterlife. So such a scenario would not violate eternal principles or promote immoral behavior. It would merely alter a setting.
Some readers appeal to biblical truths that everyone goes to an afterlife, either heaven or hell, so we shouldn't have stories with ghosts. The premise of the complaint is true. Everyone does go to an afterlife, but my point is that we can write a story that asks, what if that reality weren't true? What if spirits wandered on earth for a while? Such a scenario doesn't violate eternal principles or promote immoral behavior. It simply asks "what if?"
I could explain that the Bible shows a few ghostly appearances, such as Samuel, Moses, and Elijah, but with regard to whether a ghost story is allowed for Christians, this explanation should be irrelevant. Even if no ghostly being ever appeared within the pages of the Bible, it doesn't violate godly principles to pose a question that alters a setting as long as eternal and universal truths are honored.
This is speculative fiction. Even if I write about ghosts, that doesn't mean I believe they exist. I also write about anthrozils. I don't believe they exist either. I am not pretending that these settings are real.
Yet, I am sure that some will cry foul and say that such a story is not allowed. I think they would be wrong, but that's all right. I'm accustomed to handling disagreement. If people are offended at reading a speculative "what if" story because it doesn't exactly conform to a set of realities that are true in our world, even if altering those realities don't violate God's value system, then they might want to stay away from speculative fiction completely. This genre is the realm of the "what if," and Christian speculative fiction authors are free to ask that question as long as they stay true to eternal principles and promote a virtuous life.
The important issue to learn regarding speculative fiction is that authors are not saying that their stories are true. In fact, we firmly state that they are not true. We are saying "if these factors were true, what might happen?" For example, I believe souls go to an afterlife and that they likely do not wander around on earth, but what if something occurred that blocked their passage to heaven or hell? What would it be like on earth?
Readers need to understand that the author is not making doctrinal statements or stating that such a scenario might happen. It probably doesn't happen. It likely won't ever happen. Yet the story can be an intriguing examination into the human psyche if something like this were to happen. We can learn from it, because it would follow the basic principles of biblical conduct and eternal values.
Some biblical principles are inherent in God's character, and some are not, and I would never depart from the inherent principles. For example, I would never write a story that shows God to be unloving, that depicts selfishness as good, or that rewards immoral behavior. A story in a Christian world view should uplift principles that will draw the reader to embrace virtues.
Yet there are truths in our world that, if altered in another setting, would not violate universal principles. For example, we know that God promised never to flood the world again. But what if an author were to write a story in which God never made such a promise? He could show the world getting flooded multiple times without violating God's character, because in that scenario, God would not lie. The author would alter the setting but not God's principles.
In the same way, what if an evil being were able to create a blocking mechanism that keeps souls bound on earth? There is nothing in the Bible that says God's goodness and principles are tied to the fact that in reality all souls immediately leave the world for an afterlife. So such a scenario would not violate eternal principles or promote immoral behavior. It would merely alter a setting.
Some readers appeal to biblical truths that everyone goes to an afterlife, either heaven or hell, so we shouldn't have stories with ghosts. The premise of the complaint is true. Everyone does go to an afterlife, but my point is that we can write a story that asks, what if that reality weren't true? What if spirits wandered on earth for a while? Such a scenario doesn't violate eternal principles or promote immoral behavior. It simply asks "what if?"
I could explain that the Bible shows a few ghostly appearances, such as Samuel, Moses, and Elijah, but with regard to whether a ghost story is allowed for Christians, this explanation should be irrelevant. Even if no ghostly being ever appeared within the pages of the Bible, it doesn't violate godly principles to pose a question that alters a setting as long as eternal and universal truths are honored.
This is speculative fiction. Even if I write about ghosts, that doesn't mean I believe they exist. I also write about anthrozils. I don't believe they exist either. I am not pretending that these settings are real.
Yet, I am sure that some will cry foul and say that such a story is not allowed. I think they would be wrong, but that's all right. I'm accustomed to handling disagreement. If people are offended at reading a speculative "what if" story because it doesn't exactly conform to a set of realities that are true in our world, even if altering those realities don't violate God's value system, then they might want to stay away from speculative fiction completely. This genre is the realm of the "what if," and Christian speculative fiction authors are free to ask that question as long as they stay true to eternal principles and promote a virtuous life.
Friday, March 16, 2012
Illinois Mini-tour
I will be speaking at the following events along with my author daughter, Amanda L. Davis:
March 19 – 2 pm – 4 pm
Author's Journey Talk
Homeschool Group
1212 Woodland Knolls Rd,
Metamora, IL 61548
March 20 – 10:00 am chapel service
Author’s Journey talk
Hallstrom Homeschool Workshops
Temple Baptist Church
3215 E. State St
Rockford, IL 61108
March 21 – 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Writing Workshop ($5 admission will purchase a voucher for $5 off any book)
Hallstrom Homeschool Workshops
Temple Baptist Church
3215 E. State St
Rockford, IL 61108
March 22 - 6:30 to 8:00
Author's Journey Talk
The King’s Pen Writer’s Small Group
Meeting at Oaks Family Church
1001 W Loucks Ave
Peoria Ill 61604
March 19 – 2 pm – 4 pm
Author's Journey Talk
Homeschool Group
1212 Woodland Knolls Rd,
Metamora, IL 61548
March 20 – 10:00 am chapel service
Author’s Journey talk
Hallstrom Homeschool Workshops
Temple Baptist Church
3215 E. State St
Rockford, IL 61108
March 21 – 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Writing Workshop ($5 admission will purchase a voucher for $5 off any book)
Hallstrom Homeschool Workshops
Temple Baptist Church
3215 E. State St
Rockford, IL 61108
March 22 - 6:30 to 8:00
Author's Journey Talk
The King’s Pen Writer’s Small Group
Meeting at Oaks Family Church
1001 W Loucks Ave
Peoria Ill 61604
Thursday, March 08, 2012
Need Speaking Events in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky
I am looking for speaking events in Illinois, Indiana, and/or Kentucky for the week of March 19 to 23. If you have a school or homeschool group that would like a free author talk or writing workshop, please email me - bryan (at) daviscrossing (dot) com. Feel free to send this query to anyone you know in the area.
Instead of a big tour this year, I am hoping to do targeted mini-tours. If you want me to come to your area, I will need help finding several groups in the area that want me to give an author talk and/or a writing workshop. I speak for free, though with high gas prices, help with expenses is greatly appreciated, and I request the opportunity to sell books at all events. Also, my author daughter Amanda will likely come with me, and audiences often enjoy hearing her perspective.
Although I feel blessed when people ask when I am coming to a specific area, it doesn't help to ask unless you can provide help with getting a group for me, so please refrain from commenting if you are just asking when I am coming to a certain place. Thank you. :-)
Instead of a big tour this year, I am hoping to do targeted mini-tours. If you want me to come to your area, I will need help finding several groups in the area that want me to give an author talk and/or a writing workshop. I speak for free, though with high gas prices, help with expenses is greatly appreciated, and I request the opportunity to sell books at all events. Also, my author daughter Amanda will likely come with me, and audiences often enjoy hearing her perspective.
Although I feel blessed when people ask when I am coming to a specific area, it doesn't help to ask unless you can provide help with getting a group for me, so please refrain from commenting if you are just asking when I am coming to a certain place. Thank you. :-)
Monday, February 06, 2012
Dragons in Our Midst on Sale
The four-book series Dragons in our Midst is on sale at Christianbook.com for less than $35!
Dragons in Our Midst Chronicles, Volumes 1-4
By Bryan Davis / Amg Publishers
This contemporary fantasy gives young readers all the adventure and excitement they love while opening their eyes to great themes such as faith, courage, wisdom, and redemption. Compared to The Chronicles of Narnia for its spiritual power and The Lord of the Rings for its depth of scope, this series has the makings of a classic. It inspires you to dig deep within to find your God-given strengths and use them to overcome any obstacle. It is both a hair-raising, modern-day adventure and a glimpse into another world--a world of knights and dragons. Recommended for ages 12 and up.
And the four-book Oracles of Fire series is on sale for less than $37!
Oracles of Fire set, Vols 1-4
By Bryan Davis / Amg Publishers
The heart-stopping prequel to the Dragons in Our Midst series! Learn how the mythical winged creatures survived the flood---and discover the evil force that led to their demise. Softcovers.
Dragons in Our Midst Chronicles, Volumes 1-4
By Bryan Davis / Amg Publishers
This contemporary fantasy gives young readers all the adventure and excitement they love while opening their eyes to great themes such as faith, courage, wisdom, and redemption. Compared to The Chronicles of Narnia for its spiritual power and The Lord of the Rings for its depth of scope, this series has the makings of a classic. It inspires you to dig deep within to find your God-given strengths and use them to overcome any obstacle. It is both a hair-raising, modern-day adventure and a glimpse into another world--a world of knights and dragons. Recommended for ages 12 and up.
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And the four-book Oracles of Fire series is on sale for less than $37!
Oracles of Fire set, Vols 1-4
By Bryan Davis / Amg Publishers
The heart-stopping prequel to the Dragons in Our Midst series! Learn how the mythical winged creatures survived the flood---and discover the evil force that led to their demise. Softcovers.
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