Overstreet Report post Posted September 7, 2006 (edited) I've started a blog to start some conversations about storytelling, fairy tales, fantasy, and the power of myth, in anticipation of the arrival of Auralia's Colors in late '07. Edited March 21, 2008 by Overstreet Quote P.S. I COULD BE WRONG. Takin' 'er easy for all you sinners at lookingcloser.org. Also abiding at Facebook, Twitter, and Google+. "Forget it, Jake. It's Funkytown." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Overstreet Report post Posted January 25, 2007 (edited) Here's a little preview of what the title looks like on the cover.The cover is beautiful. Can't wait to show you.Oh... and Alan, it's up on Amazon now. Edited January 25, 2007 by Jeffrey Overstreet Quote P.S. I COULD BE WRONG. Takin' 'er easy for all you sinners at lookingcloser.org. Also abiding at Facebook, Twitter, and Google+. "Forget it, Jake. It's Funkytown." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ann D. Report post Posted January 25, 2007 That looks awesome, Jeffrey. How are the sequels going? I think you mentioned you're signed for two more, right? Quote Subtlety is underrated Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SDG Report post Posted January 25, 2007 I can't wait until the whole cover has been made public. Jeff, this is wicked cool. Quote “I write because I don’t know what I think until I read what I say.” — Flannery O'ConnorWriting at the new Decent Films | Follow me on Twitter and Facebook Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Overstreet Report post Posted January 25, 2007 There are four in the series. I'm halfway through the second book. The revisions on Book One are making things pretty intense, and they're due in a couple of weeks. There will be a book three and four. I have 150 - 200 page drafts of all four books. Quote P.S. I COULD BE WRONG. Takin' 'er easy for all you sinners at lookingcloser.org. Also abiding at Facebook, Twitter, and Google+. "Forget it, Jake. It's Funkytown." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TexasWill Report post Posted January 25, 2007 (edited) It's in the A&F/Store!>>> HERE <<<I hope I placed the first order!Wouldn't it be great to kick it up the Amazon Bestseller List by ordering our copies on the same day?You know you're going to buy it eventually, why not buy it though the A&F store today? Edited January 25, 2007 by TexasWill Quote "If the Christian subculture exists primarily to condemn the world, you can be sure that Jesus is not having any part of it." - John Fischer"Ignorance is excusable when it is borne like a cross, but when it is wielded like an axe, and with moral indignation, then it becomes something else indeed." - Flannery O'Connor Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peter T Chattaway Report post Posted January 26, 2007 I do hope there is a "Colours" version for the international market. Quote "Sympathy must precede belligerence. First I must understand the other, as it were, from the inside; then I can critique it from the outside. So many people skip right to the latter." -- Steven D. Greydanus Now blogging at Patheos.com. I can also still be found at Facebook, Twitter and Flickr. See also my film journal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Overstreet Report post Posted February 9, 2007 Now, if only I can write a book that lives up to this cover... Quote P.S. I COULD BE WRONG. Takin' 'er easy for all you sinners at lookingcloser.org. Also abiding at Facebook, Twitter, and Google+. "Forget it, Jake. It's Funkytown." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joel C Report post Posted February 10, 2007 Wow. That's incredible. That's one of the best covers I've seen in a while. Judging by the quality, those folks over at Waterbrook must be really excited about the material, like we are here! Out of curiosity, which colors are each of the strands?I've been reading Screen Darkly over my trip in L.A. Really enjoying it, especially the thoughts on evil and our approach to it. But I suppose that's for TASD thread. But anyway, great stuff! Quote Listen to my tunes by visiting my website, or come say hello on Facebook and Twitter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Overstreet Report post Posted February 10, 2007 Thanks, Joel.The second strand is "the Blue strand," and I haven't made up my mind about books three and four. It's not arbitrary. The color has to have some kind of subtle connection to that particular story. Quote P.S. I COULD BE WRONG. Takin' 'er easy for all you sinners at lookingcloser.org. Also abiding at Facebook, Twitter, and Google+. "Forget it, Jake. It's Funkytown." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ann D. Report post Posted February 14, 2007 Wow. That is an awesome cover. Beautiful. Quote Subtlety is underrated Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Plot Device Report post Posted February 16, 2007 I've started a blog to start some conversations about storytelling, fairy tales, fantasy, and the power of myth, in anticipation of the arrival of Auralia's Colors in late '07.Jeffrey,I just got done reading your blogspot on the novel. First, it sounds wonderful. Second, I'm glad to find another fellow Tolkienite--LotR likewise awakened the writer in me by the age of 12. I'm second-guessing this is going to be an allegorical tale to the same degree as "Hinds Feet on High Places" (not of the same content, but in its "degree of allegoricalness"). And yet also much richer in symbolism and broader in scope. I personally love allegory, especially the Narnia series (although I have sadly met people--Christians included-- who say they detest allegories, and therefore can't stomach Narnia). If I'm wrong and it's not an allegory, then please correct me. But if it is, can you discuss any of it? Quote INT. HOLY TRINITY CHURCH - SANCTUARY - NIGHTFATHER LORENZOSo now that you've told me all of this: why do you hold such a deep aversion to discussing angels? PASTOR DAVIDBecause I don't wanna get it WRONG! To stand up in front of my congregation--AND in front of God-- and screw it up! Do you hold much stock in that passage from James that says "We who teach will be judged more strictly"??FATHER LORENZOYes... in fact .... I consider that one scripture to be an occupational hazard. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Buckeye Jones Report post Posted February 16, 2007 Pretty darn cool lookin'. So, can I judge this book by its cover? Quote I have Flickritis Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jason Panella Report post Posted February 18, 2007 Jeffrey--this is really exciting!Also, an aside; I worked at the Jubilee conference in Pittsburgh with Hearts & Minds books this weekend. Byron had eight or nine copies of Through a Screen Darkly for sale, and by the time I left last night there were only two copies left. I'm glad I picked a copy up for myself! I made sure to tell everyone browsing near it to get one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TexasWill Report post Posted March 13, 2007 Amazon.com sent me the following notice this morning:Hello from Amazon.com.We are pleased to report that the following item will shipsooner than expected: Jeffrey Overstreet "Auralia's Colors (The Auralia Strand Series)" [Paperback]While it is very cryptic, I received this message for Jeffrey's earlier book and Sara Zarr's book last year. Both of them shipped a week or two early. But I've never received this message more than a few weeks before ship date. Quote "If the Christian subculture exists primarily to condemn the world, you can be sure that Jesus is not having any part of it." - John Fischer"Ignorance is excusable when it is borne like a cross, but when it is wielded like an axe, and with moral indignation, then it becomes something else indeed." - Flannery O'Connor Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrimsonLine Report post Posted March 13, 2007 Jeffrey--this is really exciting!Also, an aside; I worked at the Jubilee conference in Pittsburgh with Hearts & Minds books this weekend. Byron had eight or nine copies of Through a Screen Darkly for sale, and by the time I left last night there were only two copies left. I'm glad I picked a copy up for myself! I made sure to tell everyone browsing near it to get one.Hey! I've met Byron Borger! Small world. Hearts & Minds does booktables for InterVarsity conferences in NY/NJ, and when I was a staff worker with IV, I crossed paths with Byron a lot of times. Whenever I have a book question, I call Hearts & Minds. Sometimes it seems like the staff there has read every book ever published! I'll call and say, "I need a book on a Christian perspective on Renaissance architecture," and the person on the other end of the phone will say, "Hm. Well, there are seventeen books on that subject, and I have six of them in stock. The most comprehensive is..." and off we go. Impressive place, that. Quote In case you were wondering, my name is spelled "Denes House," but it's pronounced "Throatwobbler Mangrove." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Overstreet Report post Posted June 28, 2007 Update: auraliascolors.comOh, and by the way, "The Auralia Thread" is four books long. And I'll have an announcement regarding that soon... Quote P.S. I COULD BE WRONG. Takin' 'er easy for all you sinners at lookingcloser.org. Also abiding at Facebook, Twitter, and Google+. "Forget it, Jake. It's Funkytown." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Christian Report post Posted June 28, 2007 OK, time for to come clean: Am I the only one who can't figure out how to pronounce "Auralia"? Quote "What matters are movies, not awards; experiences, not celebrations; the subjective power of individual critical points of view, not the declamatory compromises of consensus." - Richard Brody, "Godard's Surprise Win Is a Victory for Independent Cinema," The New Yorker Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Overstreet Report post Posted June 28, 2007 (edited) ah-RAY-lee-uh. Edited June 28, 2007 by Jeffrey Overstreet Quote P.S. I COULD BE WRONG. Takin' 'er easy for all you sinners at lookingcloser.org. Also abiding at Facebook, Twitter, and Google+. "Forget it, Jake. It's Funkytown." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SDG Report post Posted June 28, 2007 (edited) Oh. All this time I thought it was more or less "O-RAIL-ya." Edited June 28, 2007 by SDG Quote “I write because I don’t know what I think until I read what I say.” — Flannery O'ConnorWriting at the new Decent Films | Follow me on Twitter and Facebook Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Overstreet Report post Posted June 28, 2007 Actually, Steven's is a better phonetic representation than mine.I'm calling the publisher. The cover will be changed to o-RAIL-ya's Colors. Quote P.S. I COULD BE WRONG. Takin' 'er easy for all you sinners at lookingcloser.org. Also abiding at Facebook, Twitter, and Google+. "Forget it, Jake. It's Funkytown." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Christian Report post Posted June 28, 2007 I had guessed a hybrid of your and Steven's pronunciation:Aw-rail-ee-ya--So, how many syllables does the name have? Three or four? Quote "What matters are movies, not awards; experiences, not celebrations; the subjective power of individual critical points of view, not the declamatory compromises of consensus." - Richard Brody, "Godard's Surprise Win Is a Victory for Independent Cinema," The New Yorker Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Overstreet Report post Posted June 28, 2007 To make matters more complicated, my neice Amelia is living with us now. So I stumble over the two names a lot. To complicate it further, I have a younger neice who was named "Auralia" after they read an early draft of the book (and before the contracts were signed.) I was so surprised and alarmed that they would name their daughter after a character in a pileof unedited, unpublished paper on my desk. But we're all living happily ever after now. And little Auralia is a hoot. Quote P.S. I COULD BE WRONG. Takin' 'er easy for all you sinners at lookingcloser.org. Also abiding at Facebook, Twitter, and Google+. "Forget it, Jake. It's Funkytown." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moquist Report post Posted July 11, 2007 This is SO COOL, Jeffrey. If my wife hasn't already ordered it, I will. I'm looking forward to it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Christian Report post Posted July 11, 2007 Hey, Matt Oquist! Long time, no see. Thanks for checking in. I hope you stick around. Quote "What matters are movies, not awards; experiences, not celebrations; the subjective power of individual critical points of view, not the declamatory compromises of consensus." - Richard Brody, "Godard's Surprise Win Is a Victory for Independent Cinema," The New Yorker Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
