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	LDS fiction - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		LDS fiction (or Mormon fiction) is a growing niche market of fiction novels featuring themes related to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the LDS Church, see also "Mormon").
		Newer LDS fiction tends to be lighter and less likely to contain overtly religious morals in their plots.
		Proponents of LDS fiction deny this and instead argue that expressions of the Mormon culture strengthen Latter-day Saint ties to the church and therefore promote active faith.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/LDS_fiction (2156 words)

	LDS Fiction for the National Market
		LDS authors, let's have some written works of fiction where the characters, whether all of them or just some of them, are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
		LDS publishing companies aren't set up to be able to do those things, and so LDS books haven't attracted the attention of the general buying public.
		There are some LDS people that seem to have that attitude, but you don't stand a prayer of a chance in the general marketplace if that attitude shows up your novel.
	www.mapletreepublishing.com /ldsfiction.htm (871 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Novel ideas
		In recent years, LDS fiction has increased in both quantity and quality, said Robby Nichols, vice president of marketing for Covenant Communications.
		She has a collection set in the fictional town of Haggarty, Ga. "They always have a crime that needs to be solved and a romance.
		He also understands why much fiction was, and some still is, "heavy laden with 'Truth,' with a capital 'T.' Many LDS people need to justify in their minds an interest in fiction, need a spiritual reason.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,595072788,00.html (1626 words)

	American Night Writers Association (ANWA)—a network for LDS women writers
		The purpose of ours LDS women writers group, which was formed in Arizona in October 1986, is to encourage, assist, and motivate members to write, and if they desire, to publish their work.
		The first reflects the typical situation of the LDS woman who yearns to write: she is a daughter, student, wife, mother, career woman, or caretaker before she is a writer.
		LDS women writers of all levels who live in the United States are invited and welcome to become members of ANWA.
	anwa-lds.com /index.html (1047 words)

	LDS filmmakers cause own 'crisis' Deseret News (Salt Lake City) - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Richard Dutcher and I agree that LDS cinema is in crisis.
		But instead of blaming himself, Dutcher blames its failure upon fellow LDS filmmakers for "poisoning the pond" with a rash of recent bad films, or he blames the LDS people themselves for not recognizing great art when it's dropped in their lap.
		And storytellers who seek to "awaken" the LDS people from their stupor of ignorance are almost always relegated to insignificance.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20060904/ai_n16707718 (634 words)

	Written in the Stars by Michele Ashman Bell
		The list of writers for the LDS market is now quite long, where just ten years ago we had only a tiny handful of novels and few writers, most of which wrote historicals.
		And just as some of the finest writing in general fiction is appearing in the form of romance, or relationship novels, the same can be said of LDS fiction.
		It's true LDS novels generally have happy endings, the love story is slanted toward a female audience, the story is fairly simple, and it is meant to entertain.
	www.ldsmag.com /books/011114hansen.html (1563 words)

	LDS Authors
		Located in Denver, outside of traditional LDS enclaves, employing publishing professionals from the general trade and trained in the publishing business on a national level, Mapletree is publishing to national standards.
		While credentials help move a book in the LDS market (for example, a General Authority often has a ready-made audience), it is possible to sell a number of types of books without any special qualifications.
		While a book can be released into the LDS market in a matter of months, it will take a year to a year and a half minimum in the national market, maybe longer.
	www.mapletreepublishing.com /ldsauthor.htm (1302 words)

	Six LDS Writers and A Frog: Three Wishes
		LDS cinema, which appeared to have a lot of potential for a couple years, has been dwindling.
		I sort of have an in with some executive producers of LDS films (being married to their son and all), but I've been concentrating on other things (like you said, I know now I can sell my books, screenplays, maybe not).
		Most of the LDS movies that are so severely criticized were written directly as film scripts.
	sixldswriters.blogspot.com /2006/12/three-wishes.html (2437 words)

	Jack Weyland Review by John Bennion
		Penner defines and exemplifies the two genres of fiction, showing the problems that arise when the two are equates and judges by one standard.
		Most literary fiction works against the voice of the community For these fictions to work, the voice of community must be clearly and sympathetically defined.
		At the core of faithful fiction is the mythic voice of the community of saints.
	www.jackweyland.com /review3.html (7649 words)

	An Interview with Author, H.B. Moore - LDS - Families.com
		I never read any fiction from the LDS Market until about six years ago.
		You can pick up her books at Deseret Book and anywhere LDS books are sold.
		I happen to know that her books are very well researched and I think they will ultimately find an enduring place in the LDS historical fiction canon.
	lds.families.com /blog/an-interview-with-author-hb-moore (1189 words)

	Anne Bradshaw's Christian LDS Fiction and LDS News and LDStorymakers
		Anne Bradshaw's Christian LDS Fiction and LDS News and LDStorymakers
		Her inspirational fiction has appeared in the magazine for over sixteen years.
		Anne is the first published English LDS writer of intrigue, with a dusting of romance, involving British members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
	www.annebradshaw.com (818 words)

	Meridian Magazine :: Books: LDS Fiction — The Growing Youth and Young Adult Market
		From picture books to young adult novels, LDS publishers are flooding the market with great books for kids, some by well-known authors, others by unknown authors.
		But, helping to differentiate LDS books from mainstream fiction, is the addition of gospel centered themes.
		Michele is the best-selling author of many LDS novels and a Christmas booklet, and has also written children’s stories for the Friend magazine.
	www.ldsmag.com /books/060221youth.html (2835 words)

	Welcome to Covenant's Author Corner (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		As the leading publisher of quality LDS fiction and an ever-increasing number of outstanding nonfiction products, we feel we have a great deal to offer aspiring as well as returning authors.
		It is a wondrous and awe-inspiring accomplishment when an author creates a written work, and we will always treat your submissions in a timely, thoughtful, and respectful manner.
		We are pleased to receive all manuscript submissions, and invite you to come and bask in the warmth of open communication and new ideas.
	www.covenant-lds.com /Authors/note.htm (83 words)

	Review: Twice in a Lifetime - LDS Families
		It was a fully developed and sophisticated family saga, unlike any other LDS novel.
		While most LDS novels have a familiar pattern to them, this one reminded me more of a mainstream novel, with the added advantage of deeply committed Latter-day Saint characters.
		There was religion and plenty of it, but all of it gently integrated into the story, so that the book could easily be presented to non-LDS readers who would not feel that they were being hit in the face by missionary work.
	www.bellaonline.com /articles/art8017.asp (766 words)

	LDS Internet Resources from LDSFiles.com - Literature
		We specialize in LDS related research books that have been reviewed by scholars and are considered good sources of information.
		Purpose is to solicit LDS poetry for the purpose of publishing in an anthology.
		LDS journalist RuthAnn Hogue has turned her award-winning series on end-of-life issues into an eBook that will soon be published in paperback, as well.
	www.ldsfiles.com /dir/Literature (1266 words)

	Mahonri // Finding Light in the Darkness \|\| LDS Fiction Keeps Getting Better (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		LDS author, Carole Thayne, now has a second book published.
		When I started reviewing it only a few years ago, I was elated to find an occasional book that addressed real-life issues and had characters who responded more-or-less realistically to their situations.
		Compared with LDS fiction of only a few years ago, as well as with some of today, her prose is breathtaking.
	www.mahonri.org /story/2005/12/27/92554/473 (711 words)

	Jack Weyland Review by Eleanor Knowles
		From the first day I attended English 368, LDS Literature, I knew that I would be experiencing a wide variety of works written within the LDS community.
		But rather as a student of literature and in becoming more familiar with many of the writers of LDS fiction and those scholars that study them, I have observed a tendency in these individuals to take themselves a little too seriously.
		In an interview with English professor Christopher Crowe, he characterized the introduction of LDS popular fiction when he stated, "I think that when it comes to Mormon literature, Dean Hughes cracked the door open to the idea that popular/modern fiction could be successful in the LDS community.
	www.jackweyland.com /review2.html (3263 words)

	Utter Predictability Dulls 1996 Stansfield Novel
		The story centers around Bryson Davis, an LDS father of five, who has just learned that his wife, Ilene, has breast cancer.
		The illness progresses rapidly, and before Bryson has had a chance to face his own fears, Ilene is lying on her death bed.
		She also sticks to clean, faith-promoting topics, making her an ideal author for readers who enjoy romantic fiction without all the smut of a Harlequin.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/mormon_lds_literature/78795 (436 words)

	Fiction for Adults & Youth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		On the LDS scene, she has performed on stage in "A Day, a Night and a Day" and has been the reader for several other books on tape.
		Taken directly from the true annals of a volunteer fireman, this action-packed thriller tells of a young firefighter who faces flames and fear as he develops his firefighting skills, loses his prejudices and is converted to the Church by a fl battalion captain and his Mexican trainer.
		The Reverend Thalia Hildreth is a success in her ministry but a failure in her life until she meets Jared, a rugged Utahn with a strong LDS background and a growing interest in the lady pastor.
	www.mormon-fiction-books.com /fiction_for_adults___youth.html (3510 words)

	Rachel Ann Nunes' Powerful New Novel - LDS Families (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Not only will she have an opportunity to perfect her craft, but she will have a chance to escape Utah and her growing discontent with what she perceives to be LDS culture.
		The challenge for the LDS author, then, is to write a book in which we have some idea as to how it will end, and yet still hold the audience’s attention and heart.
		The focus must be on the process of achieving the gospel choice, and this is perhaps what makes well-written LDS fiction truly great, but particularly difficult to write.
	www.bellaonline.com /articles/art15105.asp (498 words)

	Six LDS Writers and A Frog: The Question of LDS Content
		But if LDS fiction can gain a reputation for excellence along with cleanliness, that's going to bring in the readers.
		Jeff ran his idea for a clean, not-specifically LDS mystery series past his publisher before he wrote it and he got approval.
		On the other hand, when I, in my pre-pubbed days, submitted a book without specifically LDS content, I was told they wanted it to be more LDS, and I know of other authors who have had similar experiences.
	sixldswriters.blogspot.com /2006/10/question-of-lds-content.html (736 words)

	Mormon News for WE 27Oct00: Dallas Morning News Explores Boom
		A website that tracks religious affiliation counts 175 Mormon science fiction writers, and many of the writers credit LDS Church theology for the strong showing.
		He says it is not surprising that so many Mormons write speculative fiction, "Mormon theology does dovetail with science fiction quite nicely.
		Scott R. Parkin, an LDS writer who has compiled a speculative fiction bibliography, says that this genre gives LDS writers more flexibility to express Mormon thought.
	www.mormonstoday.com /001027/A2MormonSciFi01.shtml (579 words)

	Times & Seasons » LDS Fiction Writers
		Below we are discussing books in the Mormon Studies genre, but one of our readers — Sid Sharma from Ann Arbor — emailed me to inquire about LDS authors who write “modern, literary fiction.” Good question.
		I don’t know that there is anything peculiarlly Mormon about her fiction, but the Scottish mystery novelist Anne Perry is LDS, and until recently served as the relief society president of her ward.
		I’m not much of a fiction reader, but I have four names to add, none of whom is as much a writer of LDS fiction as an LDS writer of fiction: Darell Spencer, a short story writer; the only title I remember is Woman Packing a Pistol.
	www.timesandseasons.org /?p=161 (1441 words)

	Of Good Report—September 2001—Page One
		All the LDS publishing houses at Book Sellers echoed the cry, "We want good, well-written stories that appeal to the LDS reader." Though the houses vary in their submission requirements, everyone used the terms "fresh" and "new" when referring to the stories they were looking for.
		They are those who have an understanding of the market, know they are competing with names like Card, Pratt, and Perry, and are serious about their own work.
		From all indications, the LDS entertainment market is golden right now, and, truly a seller's market for writers who are committed to their craft.
	anwa-lds.com /archives/9-01booths.html (477 words)

	Amazon.com: Washed by a Wave of Wind: Science Fiction from the Corridor: Books: M. Shayne Bell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The contributors to this anthology represent a wide range of viewpoints, from very mainstream LDS authors who teach at BYU and have books sold by Deseret Book (Glenn L. Anderson), to people who are LDS but interestingly "unorthodox", to people who have never been LDS but live in the region.
		But there is nothing that readers widely read in either science fiction or LDS fiction will be driven to apostacy by.
		Edited by Hugo-nominated author M. Shayne Bell, this anthology is the first work to collect short fiction by all the major (and many of the minor) science fiction writers to have emerged from Utah in the past two decades.
	www.amazon.com /Washed-Wave-Wind-Fiction-Corridor/dp/1560850388 (937 words)

	LDS Webring for Authors, Artisans, Musicians & Filmmakers
		Each LDS author, artisan, musicians, actor and filmmaker has chosen to compete in fields where the standards we hold dear to our hearts are paramount in the success of our work.
		LDS Fiction has been compared to biblical parables -- fictional stories which teach principles.
		Patterning ourselves after those anicent parables, we, as an LDS literary, musical and filmmaking community are committed to providing quality products to our consumers.
	www.candacesalima.com /ldswebring.htm (587 words)

	LDS - eSnips Search
		LDS murder mystery- a cross between "Desperate Housewives" and "Cheaper by the Dozen"
		View of The Hebrews, The (or The Tribes of Israel in America) by Ethan Smith (1825) (Mormon).top in Mormon LDS Files
		This is one of the books that the LDS "church" uses to teach her members to understand the false teachings of Mormonism.
	www.esnips.com /_t_/LDS (271 words)

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