http://karinafabian.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Karina F. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:29:18 GMT 2009-12-30T12:29:18Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977500686 I've had some interesting comments on Rob's and my latest anthology, Leaps of Faith . This is a collection of 14 stories of Christian science fiction. While I didn't fully itemize each faith . . . Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:16:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977500686 Karina F. 2008-11-07T20:16:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977344651 What a terrific conference! Well beyond my expectations.   First, we had 300 people register--half again the goal we'd set. We had two dozen presenters with about 40 workshops or chats in all . . . Tue, 13 May 2008 16:08:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977344651 Karina F. 2008-05-13T16:08:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977303872 The latest buzz in the publishing world is Amazon.com's new ploy to insist that all publishers who use Print-On-Demand (POD) technology use their BookSurge POD printer if they want to sell their books . . . Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:37:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977303872 Karina F. 2008-04-07T14:37:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977280677 The Catholic Writers Conference Online will be held May 2-9, 2008 at www.conference.catholicwritersguild.org . It's totally free and totally on-line--bring your own conference food!   . . . Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:43:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977280677 Karina F. 2008-03-10T15:43:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977249240 Found this while looking up I-can't-remember-what:  The 2007 Word Merriam-Webster Word of th Year is W00T: 1. <span style="font-weight:bold;">w00t (interjection)</span> . . . Mon, 04 Feb 2008 18:56:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977249240 Karina F. 2008-02-04T18:56:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977229645 Realize this is not the standard article, but thought there'd be folks interested.  With the literary success of Infinite Space, Infinite God and in anticipation of its success in sales, . . . Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:29:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977229645 Karina F. 2008-01-14T19:29:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977199794 Rob likes to complain that I am a hard person to buy presents for--and he's right.   I just don't want a lot of stuff--and the things I do want, I have to earn myself: a book contract with . . . Mon, 10 Dec 2007 19:13:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977199794 Karina F. 2007-12-10T19:13:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977009887 This week, I had the chance to go to New York City to visit some writing friends from the Catholic Writers' Guild, Ann Lewis and Lisa Mladinich. We'd become good IM buddies, and I was thrilled . . . Sat, 26 May 2007 11:56:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977009887 Karina F. 2007-05-26T11:56:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977001001 I have a friend who is working on a novel in which a character who is, for the most part, agnostic, but is marrying a devout Catholic girl.  The story takes place in Victorian England, so there are . . . Tue, 15 May 2007 19:05:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977001001 Karina F. 2007-05-15T19:05:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976966861 This year has been a marketing year for me, and part of that has been discovering the power of an author's chat. You've probably all seen chatrooms on the Internet.  They're free to download, . . . Tue, 24 Apr 2007 13:23:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976966861 Karina F. 2007-04-24T13:23:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976960956   Catholic Science Fiction?  Isn't that a contradiction in terms?    Rob and I have been asked this several times before, during and since putting together Infinite Space, Infinite . . . Tue, 17 Apr 2007 11:34:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976960956 Karina F. 2007-04-17T11:34:38Z