Thursday, October 10, 2013

My publishers!

This is the wonderful publishing house who are doing so much for Sacred Paths:

http://www.christian-alternative.com/

Also check out Mark Townsend's book Diary of a Heretic: http://www.moon-books.net/books/diary-heretic

Previous Publications

I thought I would include this new updated Previous Publications list:

PREVIOUS PUBLICATIONS
NON-FICTION BOOKS
SACRED PATHS – A Journey Through the Big Questions
- Released 13th December 2013
ARTICLES
IN PURSUIT OF PARITY – THE VOTE FOR WOMEN BISHOPS AT THE GENERAL SYNOD OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND
- BUDDHISTDOOR INTERNATIONAL
THE SMOULDERING PARADIGM SHIFT: BUSHI YAMATO DAMASHII’S BUDDHIST-CHRISTIAN JOURNEY
- BUDDHISTDOOR INTERNATIONAL
- NOVEMBER 2012
THE COFFEE SHOP CHURCHES – WITH ABBY LU
- FOCUS NEWSPAPER
- SEPTEMBER 2012
PAX -Progressive Anglican Christians

- FOCUS NEWSPAPER
- MARCH 2011

TAIZE WORSHIP

- FOCUS NEWSPAPER
- SEPTEMBER 2010


MEN AND THEIR SHEDS

- FOCUS NEWSPAPER
- MAY 2010


EMERGING OR EVOLVING CHURCH

- FOCUS NEWSPAPER
- APRIL 2010


SAILS

- FOCUS NEWSPAPER
- MARCH 2010


OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD

- FOCUS NEWSPAPER
- DECEMBER 2009


GOD SPACE

- FOCUS NEWSPAPER
- NOVEMBER 2009


HEAVENS HOUNDS - A TRUE CALLING

- FOCUS NEWSPAPER
- OCTOBER 2009


Q150 MULTI-FAITH CEREMONY

- FOCUS NEWSPAPER
- SEPTEMBER 2009


THE BRISBANE ARCHIVES

- FOCUS NEWSPAPER
- AUGUST 2009


THE CELTIC TRADITION

- FOCUS NEWSPAPER
- JULY 2009

SPIRITUAL ART

- FOCUS NEWSPAPER
- JUNE 2009


THE ARCHBISHOP AND THE GENERAL STRIKE

- FOCUS NEWSPAPER
- MAY 2009


IRIDESCENT ART

- ARTSRUSH MAGAZINE
- CURRENTLY ONLINE


REFLECTIONS OF A PADRE

- FOCUS NEWSPAPER
- APRIL 2009


CHAPLAINCY IN STATE SCHOOLS

- FOCUS NEWSPAPER
- MARCH 2009


CHRISTIAN MEDITATION

- FOCUS NEWSPAPER
- FEBRUARY 2009


HOSPITAL CHAPLAINCY

- FOCUS NEWSPAPER
- DECEMBER 2008


FIRED UP TO SERVE - A FRANCISCAN FRIARY

- FOCUS NEWSPAPER
- NOVEMBER 2008


CAFE CHURCH

- FOCUS NEWSPAPER
- OCTOBER 2008


PROJECT ABRAHAM

- FOCUS NEWSPAPER
- AUGUST 2008


YOUTH GROUPS

- FOCUS NEWSPAPER
- JULY 2008


AARON GHILONI: A WEEK IN THE LIFE OF A YOUTH AND FAMILIES MINISTER

- FOCUS NEWSPAPER
- MAY 2008
NOVELS

THE DARK ANGEL

- HISTORICAL NOVEL
- CURRENTLY BEING WRITTEN


THE FERRY FOLK

- YA NOVEL
- CURRENTLY BEING WRITTEN
THE LILITH CHARM

- COMPLETED
- FOR SALE ON AMAZON
FIDELIS

- COMPLETED
- PUBLISHED ONLINE


SHORT STORIES


A QUARTER TO OBLIVION

- ANTIPODEANSF
- ISSUE 138
- DECEMBER 2009


FACEBOOK WILDE

- RETORT MAGAZINE
- CURRENT
- APRIL 2009


PIETA

- PENDULUM MAGAZINE
- 2008 ISSUE
- LAUNCHED AUGUST 22nd 2008


BURN ME

- ANTIPODEANSF
- PUBLISHED IN ISSUE 126
- NOVEMBER 2008


NUMEN'S SIGN

- EUREKA STREET MAGAZINE
- APRIL 2008


CROSS

- VOLUME 2 - ISSUE 2 - THE OUTPOST - CRIME FICTION MAGAZINE
- JANUARY 2008


SALUTE

- UPCOMING MAGAZINE OF FICTION AND ART
- 1st ISSUE TO BE PUBLISHED AT LATER DATE


THE BLOOD CHOICE

- ANTIPODEANSF
- PUBLISHED ISSUE 112
- SEPTEMBER 2007


SCREAM

- ANTIPODEANSF
- ISSUE 101
– OCTOBER 2006


REALITY

- ANTPODEANSF
- ISSUE 99
– AUGUST 2006


THE NEXT TOLKIEN

- RETORT MAGAZINE
- DECEMBER 2005


RIPPER

- OUTOFORDER MAGAZINE
- MAY/JUNE 2005


ENTROPY

- SPLATTER MAGAZINE WEB FICTION
- APRIL 2004


A HATTER’S DESCENT

- RETORT MAGAZINE
- AUGUST 2003
POETRY

BEYOND A SNOWY PATH - VIXEN’S VET

- CHRISTMAS MAGAZINE - ADVENT CALENDAR
- DECEMBER 2011
IM GOING TO CHRISTMAS

- CHRISTMAS MAGAZINE - ADVENT CALENDAR
- DECEMBER 2010


BEYOND A SNOWY PATH - DASHER'S DASH

- CHRISTMAS MAGAZINE - ADVENT CALENDAR
- DECEMBER 2009


BEYOND A SNOWY PATH - CHRISTMAS IN JULY

- CHRISTMAS MAGAZINE - ADVENT CALENDAR
- DECEMBER 2008


BEYOND A SNOWY PATH - A CHRISTMAS TALE

- CHRISTMAS MAGAZINE
- DECEMBER 2007 - PRESENT


GRUMBLETHUMPS

- CHERUBUBBLE ONLINE MAGAZINE
- DECEMBER 2007 TO FEBRUARY 2008


THE THREE KNOCKS COME

- PROCTOR MAGAZINE
- PUBLISHED IN OCTOBER 2007


IT SEEMS TO ME

- PROCTOR MAGAZINE
- PUBLISHED IN AUGUST 2006


1.75 HAMISH

- PARENTING EXPRESS WEBSITE
- CURRENT


THE CLIFF DREAM – A TRIBUTE TO EDGAR ALLEN POE

- ANTIPODEANSF
- DECEMBER 2005


GASP –CONFRONTING THE MOON

- OUTOFORDER MAGAZINE
- MAY/JUNE 2005


RESIDENCE AND CONTACT

- PROCTOR MAGAZINE
- APRIL 2005

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Update

Hi everyone!

The great news is that Sacred Paths is about to be published! December 13th is the date for physical release, can be pre-ordered now on Amazon, Book Depository and the publisher's own site:

http://www.amazon.com/Sacred-Paths-Journey-Through-Questions/dp/1782790969

http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/Sacred-Paths-Adrian-Gibb/9781782790969

http://www.christian-alternative.com/books/sacred-paths

Hopefully there will be lashings of interest and sales!

In other news the PhD is still ongoing and am on track to finish next year!

Hope all is well!

Adrian

Monday, November 19, 2012

November 2012, long time no write!

Hi everyone,

I can't believe how long it has been since I last posted. I apologise! Much to catch up on!

Since I last blogged I have had little opportunity to engage in a passion of mine, writing fiction. This is out of sheer necessity as I have been engaged in two things over the last year or so, working towards my PhD, and looking for full-time work.

I have now completed two of the three milestones needed to get my PhD. That consists of the Confirmation Seminar and the Mid-Candidature Review, which I completed in June of this year. The latter involved submitting a completed sample chapter from the thesis, a bibliography, academic portfolio and a thirty minute presentation, followed by questioning from an academic committee. It was, to say the least, tough. Up until that point I had been a full-time PhD student and worked a couple of days part-time for the bills. Since then I made the decision to go part-time at Uni and get full-time work for money reasons. This means two things, I now have, technically, till June 2014 to get my PhD done (though I hope to get it done before then) and I have been actively looking for full-time work, not easy in this job market sadly. Anyway, this has all meant that no new fiction work has been done, though there have been developments with my previous publications.

Four of my previous works are now for sale as Kindle e-books. This includes my novel The Lilith Charm, a previously published short-story that got a lot of great attention when released called The Next Tolken, a children's tale called Grumblethumps and finally the long-form poem that lends it name to this blog, Beyond a Snowy Path. Please feel free to check them out and, if so moved, buy a copy or two: http://www.amazon.co.uk/s?_encoding=UTF8&search-alias=digital-text&field-author=Adrian%20Gibb

The editor of Christmas Magazine has kindly showcased all my Christmas Poems on their Christmas Spirit page which can be found here: http://www.christmasmagazine.com/en/spirit/

I have been able to keep up with non-fiction writing. I am working on a book called Sacred Paths. It is a book that will ask members of various faiths from various locations around the world five 'big questions' and collate their responses. The idea is to promote a pluralistic attitude towards many faiths, examine how each person responds as a representative of the 'label' they feel comfortable with, but also to show, within that, that there are differing attitudes within each faith. I have now all but one of the contributor's material but the first chapter is done and I have started submitting to literary agents. The material is fantastic and I am very excited about this project. Just hope and pray I can have some editors interested too!

Just recently I wrote an article about an interfaith temple in the US and a wonderful man who is both a Buddhist Monk and a Christian Pastor. It can be found here: http://newlotus.buddhistdoor.com/en/news/d/30706

And so, apart from working on part two of my thesis (I am doing part two first, part one next year hopefully) that is me up to date. Have HEAPS of ideas for fiction stuff, including ones I have mentioned in previous posts. Will get to them one day!

Merry Christmas if I don't touch base before!

Adi 

Sunday, January 9, 2011

NEW YEAR - 2011

Hi everyone,

I have now taken down The Lilith Charm from its blog home. After 800 visitors I have decided to begin submitting to agents and publishing houses etc, seems like there is an audience out there for it!

Writing an article at the moment for Focus about Progressive Christianity in Brisbane. Should be in February issue.

The Christmas break was great in that, having a little break from Uni, I was able to sit down and see where I am 'at' with my other projects. The YA novel, Ferry Folk, will hopefully be written by the end of the year and the location for the story is probably going to change. The historical novel has taken a major shift in a new direction but one which will relate far more to the PhD so that should work out well.

My PhD continues to gather momentum, with my confirmation seminar in March. Very scary but will be glad when this first milestone is reached and I can just concentrate then on writing the thesis proper and not worrying about proposals etc.

So there you are, busy but all good!

Adi

Sunday, September 12, 2010

SEPTEMBER UPDATE

Hi again everyone,

Firstly I should update you on how 'The Lilith Charm' is going. So far over 700 visitors have stopped by to check it out, which is great. Also really grateful to noveltheology.com in the US who have listed 'The Lilith Charm' on their site as a novel to read: http://www.noveltheology.com/blogs.html

I am extremely pleased to announce that for the fourth year in a row a poem of mine, called "I'm Going to Christmas", is going to be featured in the online advent calendar published by Christmas Magazine: http://www.christmasmagazine.com/ This is a wonderful website, please visit!

My latest article for Focus was on Taize worship services. Very interesting! I am not writing as frequently for them any more due to my studies, but keeping my hand in!

Studies going well. I have what is called a 'confirmation seminar' in March of next year, which is a presentation which, if all goes well, confirms my status as candidate and moves me onto the next level so to speak. Working on the proposal that goes with this seminar, so far so good.

I have as yet not been able to get back to writing my fiction. Missing writing, a lot, and have dabbled in a Doctor Who script just for fun, but still hoping to get back to the novel about Lionel Johnson before the year is out. This has also been complicated by the fact that I have had another novel idea pop into my mind, this one far more relevant to the PhD. Like Fidelis, my first novel, this would be a mystery centred on the figure of Pontius Pilate, but this would be a murder/mystery set in Pilate's time, at Caesarea Maritima, the administrative centre of Judea. Still working on an outline for this latest one, but very excited about it.

Otherwise, all going well and looking forward to the Christmas season. Hopefully I will be hopping on here before then!

Cheers,

Adi

Saturday, April 10, 2010

APRIL UPDATE

Hi again everyone,

Well a lot has happened since I last posted last year. The primary thing I guess is that I am now a PhD candidate at the University of Queensland! I was tossing up whether to go back to the school of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics or perhaps do a PhD in creative writing. In the end all the signs were pointing towards doing the former and it gives me the possibility of enhancing my credentials to write historical novels anyway, as well as possibly achieving an academic career in this field, both options literally dreams of mine!

The short story Quarter to Oblivion was very well received on Antipodean SF. At the beginning of this year I had started writing two major projects, a historical novel set in the 1890's in Victorian London and Munich, based around the poet Lionel Johnson, and a young adult novel set in the early 1960's in Belfast. Both have been put on hold for now while I am concentrating on my thesis, but I hope to get to a place this year where I can devote some more time to them. The one set in the 1890's is a particular labour of love for me and I would love to complete it before too long.

The Lilith Charm has gone great guns, much better than I expected, with 500 readers already accessing it online. A fantastic progressive christian company which promotes progressive fiction is interested in letting people know more about it, and have suggested I look into perhaps placing it on Amazon Kindle for sale, which I am looking into.

Otherwise still writing for Focus and enjoying my new studies!

Adi