Publishing Launched by Performing "Future Seed"

The cover for the new ebook version of a
heartwarming short story.

     With the performance of our two-person reader's theater piece, "Future Seed", we announce the beginning of our e-publishing venture.

     You can now get your own copy of "Future Seed" the short story at http://bit.ly/futureseed . 

     See Mark's profile page

at http://bit.ly/markrtbooks 

where the list of publications is growing.
Adaptation Process Starts

      Now that publishing and world wide distribution costs next to nothing on the Internet, ebook purchases are growing faster than traditional print books.  Mark is systematically adapting his key plays, screenplays, poetry and instructional material to make them available as ebooks. 

Scripts to Books

      Plays and screenplays will be taking the form of short stories and novellas. If there is interest in the script versions, either production arrangements will be made, or they could be made available for e-reading. 

Poetry

     Volumes of poetry could appear under various themes such as aspects of nature, inspirations from scripture, or comments on society. Mark may even include visual arts in a poetry volume. 

Non-Fiction

     How-to ebooks could include texts on our "Word Show" methodology and the plan for the Film Gallery Café. 

Pick Your Favorite

     If you remember a favorite script, story, or seminar we have presented in the past and would like to read it, e-mail your request to bump it up in priority for epublishing. e-mail mark (at) horizongate.org

Next Short Art Film In Production

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The sky and flowered landscape around a Minnesota lake peel back in a transition to deep space in the film "A Prayer for Beauty" by Mark Turner.

     The third in our collection of short art films, entitled "A Prayer for Beauty", is in production with a release date at the first of February, 2012.  

5 Year Hibernation

     This film started as an illustrated poem printed in 2006. The photographic illustrations were then used as a slide show in art exhibits and this motivated Mark to begin animating elements of the illustrations. The motion graphics project was set aside and re-activated five years later to provide a third film in our next demonstration of the Film Gallery Café concept.

New Techniques

     Mark sees a growth in his skills and ideas since first working on the film. For instance, he had been stumped as to what kind of sound track would be appropriate, but now has a rich sound design based on knowledge he has gained in music, spoken word and recording technique. New visual techniques are also enhancing the film.

Christmas Is Real

     Many are upset by some calling the Christmas story "myth" or even "fairy tale", but our faith is not based on material possibilities.  

     Truth is not limited to the scientific method. Is it possible that God moves heaven and earth to save humanity? Oh, yes. Does God overcome murderous opposition in the process? Oh, yes. Can we understand all this?

     God has given us wondrous signs in the natural world and our ability to tell about them, to pass on the witness that God is, indeed, saving us. It is taking a long time by our reckoning, but in God's Love it is all accomplished.  

     Praise God for the privilege of walking through the drama with our fellow players, Mary, Joseph, the shepherds, the magi, people not so different from us in previous episodes. God is still walking us through even as we celebrate what He did back then; new circumstances, the same incomprehensible Truth.

     It's our turn to hear God in dreams, accept hard missions like bearing children, registering for taxation, or fleeing from genocide; our turn to seek the new king, to give our wealth and allegiance to the kingdom of heaven.

     Future episodes may refer to us too as fairy tales.