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Welcome!

Bill Snodgrass began writing during his high school days. In the winter of 2003, however, he embarked on the journey of becoming a published fiction author. Bill writes fantasy, science fiction, and other fiction, all grounded in Christian values and appropriate for readers of all ages.

Bill’s works are exciting and fun to read. Frequently, his plots twist unexpectedly, and often his works are sprinkled with a touch of humor. Some readers find substantive themes woven into the stories as well.

Bill is Executive Director for Double-Edged Publishing and is part of the editorial teams for several of the magazines. He is also an assistant professor at VISIBLE SCHOOL and a partner in a web development company, Web-Net Solutions. In his spare time, he pursues another graduate degree from Memphis Theological Seminary.

Bill has a wife and two sons who support his publishing and writing activities fully.


Bill's Recent Publications

“The Dragon of Yellow Wood” – March 2009 from Kerlak Publishing

"The Dragon of Yellow Wood" is another of the Siliar stories. This one looks at a different side of the world order and departs from most traditional fantasy approaches. In this, Shreg the Watchful faces two attractive choices, knowing that the selection of one eliminates the other.

"An intriguing story that picks up energy and tension as it moves towards its climax... A nice job of writing."
Terry Weide

“Late Bloomer” – In Every Day Fiction, December, 2008.

“The Roses Thorn” – In Tales of Fantasy, Summer, 2007 from Kerlak Publishing

“Too Shy” – February 2007 (Reprint), Haruah: Breath of Heaven

“My Name is Jim” – April 2006 (Reprint), The Sword Review

“Against the Shaman” – December 2005, Better Fiction: 2005 Year in Review

High Pass Bridge” – September 2005 with Anthony Snodgrass, Nth Degree


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Content From DEP

Since so much of my time goes into work for Double-Edged Publishing, here are some current and past features from the magazines...

Recent Features

Simple Refuge
by Caitlin Opal Gadley (Student)
Poetry - Speculative



Patience
by Rosalind Casey (Student)
Poetry - Fantasy



Random Picks From the Past

A few items from the DEP archives...

Encounter at Bethesda
by Sandra J. Lindow
Poetry - Speculative





Bill Snodgrass's Facebook profile

What I think...

Here, I blog. Here you read. And so on...


 
DEP poem and poets nominated for Rhysling Award.

 

We have some great news relating to DEP publications and staff!

The Science Fiction Poetry Association (SFPA) has announced its list of the Rhysling Award nominees for best speculative poetry published in 2007. One of the nominated poems was published in The Sword Review: "Tales of You" by Jaime Lee Moyer. The poem is accessible in the TSR archives. Drop by and read it.

Additionally, we congratulate two of our MindFlights poetry editors who are also among this year's nominees. Kudos to Marsheila Rockwell and Marcie Lynn Tentchoff. Never doubt we have talent in our midst, folks!

Here is the information on the nominated works:

Moyer, Jaime Lee          
"Tales of You"        
The Sword Review 27 (June 2007)   &nb... continued.

Copyright 2009
DEP Staff


MindFlights Picked by Writer's Market as 100 Best
2009-03-08
Remarks - Publishing

 
The 2009 "100 Best" list is out from Writer's Digest, and Double-Edged Publishing's MindFlights is in it!

 

Industry leading Writer's Digest is in the business of helping writers succeed. One of the things they do is create lists of great markets that writers should consider as a place to submit works. This year's "100 Best" list includes Double-Edged Publishing's MindFlights.

MindFlights is DEP's magazine of speculative fiction that resulted in 2007 from the merger of The Sword Review and Dragons, Knights, & Angels, two award winning publications that DEP had been running simultaneously since 2005. The merger of these two publications under the Managing Editorship of Selena Thomason resulted in a magazine that has regularly demonstrated its capacity to deliver fantasy and science fiction short stories and poems of unmatched quality.

Now, all that MindFlights is has been recognized. Writer's Digest has "compiled a list of the best markets looking for writers... [They've] whittled down thousands of markets into two lists: the 50 best... continued.

Copyright 2009
Bill Snodgrass



 
There is more to failing than we tend to think.  There is in fact hope hidden there among the failure.  You just have to know where to look.

As writers, we face a lot of rejection and criticism.  It can be disheartening.  It is probably true that all writers feel like failures at some point.  I know I have felt that way many times.

So, I want to offer you these wonderful quotes about failure from Ten Poems to Change Your Life by Roger Housden.


"Last night as I was sleeping,
I dreamt - marvelous error! -
that I had a beehive
here inside my heart.
And the golden bees
were making white combs
and sweet honey
From my old failures."
- Antonio Machado
Part of his poem “Last Night As I Was Sleeping”
(version by Robert Bly)

"Imagine the possibility that every single turn of events, however dark or disappointing the outcome, can in some circuitous way be the raw material for something that eventually surfaces with the sweetness of honey."
-Roger Housden


The quotes struck me and hav... continued.

Copyright 2009
Selena Thomason


Columns I've Written for DEP

As an editor, writing a column now and then over the years has been part and parcel with the job. Here's what I wrote:


Speculations

Various topics and their relevance speculative fiction and poetry fans. It is an open-ended column in which he writes about a wide variety of issues and offers the occasional rant.

Evidence and Inspiration

This column has a slant toward seeing the handiwork of God around us in daily life.

Theo Logos

Ideas and issues related to God and how humanity tries to discuss God's nature.


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