Apocalypse Now

The Guardian (UK) ^ | June 12, 2003 | Guardian (UK) Book Review

[NH Liberty]

Apocalypse Now

Armageddon is hot in America. With a majority of US citizens believing we are witnessing the end of the world, publishers have been quick to fill bookstores with novels alerting us to the imminent apocalypse. In the latest exclusive online essay from the London Review of Books, John Sutherland explores the phenomenon of endtimes fiction and the work of two of the undisputed champions of this booming Christian genre

[Dead Dog]

Just the one-eyed parrot and the organ-grinder's monkey.

You'll be getting a call from PETA on that one.

[stands2reason]

Dispensationalism

What is that?

[billbears]

The worlds ends -- when they die -- for tens of thousands of people every day. What's the big deal then about the end of the world?

So are conservative Christians concerned about the Apocalypse not 'Republican'? To some here it is an important issue. Whether it happens exactly as the 'Left Behind' books say or another author may say it does, according to the Bible it will happen

[wardaddy]

The sex is... off camera.

So's mine ...and I bet the world is grateful.

[Eaker]

I just want to see how they will react to a really well-written conervative novel with compelling, believable characters.

What is the name of said book??

;<)

Eaker

[Squantos]

one-eyed parrot and the organ-grinder's monkey.........?!?!?!

Now if that thang yells cracker wants a polly I'm hoisting the BS Flag Travis .......:o)

Stay Safe !!

[Travis McGee]

Click on #58. The new and improved chapter excerpts are up on it, (which means all new typos to weed out).

[Eaker]

Since your book has been on the front page of my site it has been viewed by 35,000 to 40,000 people.

I am sure that they all bought a copy!!

;<)

I look forward to checking out the new excerpts!

Eaker

[harpseal]

I just don't know how you are goung to explainit to your old teammates if it becomes a bestseller as a romance novel.

[AD from SpringBay]

perhaps millions of others put up with the awful writing and the rapture business merely because they were hungry for a Christian world-view novel?

Imagine if there was a GOOD contemporary novel with a conservative message and an understated Christian subtext?

There's some truth to this. But I also think it's a matter of the market. Books get published in the hopes of making money. Poorly written novels get published and people eat them up like the junk candy they are. I'm sure there are many well written, artful, and Christian oriented novels out there. But the market can't find the audience to buy them.

[Travis McGee]

I gotta put in that mushy romance stuff cause I want the ladies to like it. I'm going for the grand slam.

[Travis McGee]

But the market can't find the audience to buy them.

There is a lot to what you say. Writing is only "phase one." Marketing is much harder, and all the effort of writing is wasted if an equal or greater effort, and an equal amount of thought is not put into "phase two."

[Travis McGee]

I'm up to about 24,000 hits on the EFAD website, but if the average person hits it ten or 20 times reading the excerpts, that's a much smaller number of individuals.

[Travis McGee]

I'd be happy if I got it on or off camera, and not only vicariously as a writer.

[Eaker]

???

You can't track by unique hits? Hmmmm..... My actual "views" are around 250,000. Unique hits are 45,458. You might check with your provider and see if they can provide this data.

Takeerez,

Eaker

[Eaker]

These are the stats that are costing me money,,,,,

17. Total data transferred 28.47 GBytes

18. Total data transferred in last 7 days 1.62 GBytes

My best day was right at 2000 hits. That is far more than a hit a minute. I have also received around 400 emails (not including viruses) about my site. I'll shut-up now!!

Eaker

[Dec31,1999]

BTW, do you know how to "ping" lists? I'd like to learn how to ping the Christian list.

You haven't figured that out on your own, apparently, for some simple reason.

[NH Liberty]

"BTW, do you know how to "ping" lists? I'd like to learn how to ping the Christian list. *** You haven't figured that out on your own, apparently, for some simple reason. "

Apparently not; that's why I asked.

Apparently, for some simple reason, you haven't figured out than when somebody asks someone how to do something, they usually haven't yet figured out how to do it on their own.

[Travis McGee]

Jeff, can you read 76 and 77? Can we track where hits come from, and the rest of that stuff?