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Online Status: Last On: Feb 8, 2010 - 3:55 PM
Profile Views: 30,068
Member Since: February 11, 2007
Location: New Zealand
ShoutLife Address: shoutlife.com/gracebridges
Website: http://www.gracebridges.com
Genre: Science Fiction/Fantasy
Primary Publishers: Splashdown Books New Zealand
Influences:
Frank Peretti, Stephen Lawhead, Jeremy Robinson, Caprice Hokstad
Similar To:
Frank Creed, Karen Hancock, Kathryn Mackel, Nancy Moser
General Interests
Cats, chocolate, computers...
a bit of gardening, cooking and baking, travel!!! photography, graphic design, building websites, internet networking, and a bunch of other stuff
Music
Dave Grace, Detour180, Magnify (the New Zealand one!), DCT, MIC, The Lads, and a few movie soundtracks (see movies below)
Books
Karen Hancock, Kathy Tyers, Stephen Lawhead, Jeremy Robinson, Jane Austen; Frank Creed, Caprice Hokstad
Movies/TV
Pride & Prejudice, Sense & Sensibility, Star Trek, Wallace & Gromit, Asterix & Obelix (the one with the real actors!), Back to the Future, Ratatouille
Networks
Camp: Orama Christian Community
Great Barrier Island, NZ, Non-US
1995 - 2008
Church: Glenfield Presbyterian Church
Auckland, NZ, Non-US
1998 - 2008
Church: Balbriggan Baptist
Balbriggan, Ireland, Non-US
2008 - 2008
Para-Church: Lost Genre Guild
Online, Non-US
2006 - 2008
College: University of Auckland
Auckland, NZ, Non-US
1997 - 2000
Para-Church: Elkanah School of Music Ministry
New Zealand, Non-US
1995 - 2000
Published Works
Faith Awakened (2007)
Faith Awakened is set in Ireland of the future and explores questions of reality and virtual reality in a spiritual sense.
A computer technician gets more than she bargained for when she helps survivors enter virtual stasis to escape a raging plague. The technology takes them into a fantasy virtual world which they thought they'd designed, but they find themselves tightly under God's control at every moment.

Buy Faith Awakened Online

Groups
*Christian Characters' Lounge* , *Christian Fiction Reviews* , :P , ACFW Shouters , Aspiring Writers and Authors , Authors--Readers Connection , BoC: Body Of Christ , Book Addicts Anonymous , Books by Topic , Celtic People Groups , Chocolate Addicts Unannonymous , Chronicles of Narnia , Defend Marriage , Don't Almost Give, Give. , Entertainment of any kind! , Friends of Israel , Lightswitch band Light switch , Lost Genre Guild , Media Room for Literary Art , Ministry in Second Life , Movie Reviews , New Zealanders , Quotable , Rachel's Challenge , Reading , Righteous Writers , SCENTED CANDLE LOVERS CLUB , Shout Life Banner Exchange , Snarky Sarcastic Humor , Support Anna Coffey... , We Bear The Kings Commission , we're princesses!!(girls only) , Weirdos and Awesome Stories! , Writers , Writers Resource Center
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About Grace Bridges *writing GODSPEED*
Irish Kiwi, globetrotting, working on a few novels, Shoutlife addict... Here's some tweets that tell you what I'm up to:



You can read some of my writing at http://authorgracebridges.ning.com - including the free e-book download of Faith Awakened, my sci-fi novel released in 2007. You can also listen to a radio interview I did on its release day.

Currently I'm editing Legendary Space Pilgrims; have just finished the first draft of Cyberdublin; and work has begun on GODSPEED, the sequel to Faith Awakened. Watch this space!

Make sure you read some of my blogs here (further down the page) if you want to get to know me better. There's plenty in there!

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I am a cat person. Don't have any at the moment, because of the six people in the house, one is allergic. But as soon as I settle down somewhere of my own, just wait! I will find some. Cats are a necessity of life.

IRISH PHOTO ALBUM HERE:
Grace in Ireland

I'm 28, a science fiction author and also a crazy Irish New Zealander living in Germany. I was homeschooled and because of that, I was able to read much more than other kids - and in the end it made me a writer!

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Blog
My Interview at Where The Map Ends and My New Gig   2/05/2010 - 6:59 PM
This has been an exciting week! I was very honoured to be invited for an interview at WhereTheMapEnds.com, the brainchild of Jeff Gerke who went on to found Marcher Lord Press, a unique independent publisher of science fiction and fantasy and all thi... (login or sign up to read more)
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So I painted my car the other day...   1/27/2010 - 4:35 AM
So I painted my car the other day. There was paint left over from a bathroom project, and I'd been wanting to do this for ages. And I did. First I drew the initial shape once on the side of the car in pencil. Then I cut out a stencil to match it... (login or sign up to read more)
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New Year, Kiwi Style   1/09/2010 - 5:35 PM
A group of my friends extended an open invite to join them in getting out of town over New Year's. I jumped at the prospect, since the weather was fantastic and the city offered only humidity and an enormous fireworks display. It would be cooler down... (login or sign up to read more)
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A new story begins   11/29/2009 - 2:36 PM
Monday morning, and the move is over, such as it is. I'm sitting on my work chair with the machine in my lap, in Mum's living room, which is packed full with my desk, travelbags and several boxes of personal belongings. The rest of my stuff is stacke... (login or sign up to read more)
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Come party with Splashdown on Sunday night!   11/11/2009 - 1:18 AM
Splashdown Books announces its second title, The Muse by Fred Warren. Meet Stan, a wannabe fantasy author struggling with writer's block - until an uncanny solution sweeps him to the head of a ragtag army in an alternate world. Find out more at www.s... (login or sign up to read more)
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Recent Guestbook Comments (26)  
Steven Fivecats on 1/31/10 - 4:17 PM
Hi Grace,
Thought you were on my friends list already... but, seeing as you're not thought I would add you... How's things going on the new book? Have a great week my friend....
Living Water Praise Band on 1/28/10 - 3:45 PM
Happy blessings to you.
Loree Lough on 1/28/10 - 10:20 AM
Ditto, m'dear!

Have a lovely day,
Loree
Sherylynne Rochester on 1/27/10 - 10:47 AM
Hello,

I wanted to invite you to my profile to view the book trailer for Altered Destiny: A Hustler's Choice. :-) Check it out!

God Bless,

Sherylynne L. Rochester
Author of Altered Destiny: A Hustler's Choice
http://www.altereddestinyseries.com
Alter Your Destiny!
Karina L. Fabian on 1/19/10 - 10:39 AM
Hi, Grace!

Saying a prayer for you and your writing today. May God guide your words and bring you joy in your life. You coming to the 'States before we leave Sunny CA? Catch you on LostGenre!

Blessings,
Karina Fabian
www.fabianspace.com
Kristi Neace on 1/08/10 - 10:35 PM
Thanks for the friend request. God bless!
Kristi Neace on 1/08/10 - 10:30 PM
Tell me more of this which you doth speak! :) Sorry. It is getting late and I'm getting slap happy.
Donna Varnes on 1/04/10 - 3:39 PM
well we had the traditional White Christmas here in Wyoming with 19 family members for dinner--so no creeping away to the beach here lol May you have a prosporous and creative New Year Your friend Donna
JesusPuppy on 12/29/09 - 2:09 AM
Was out walking the beach today when the idea for the new story hit, got two pages of notes typed up.. on the beach even. Now I am wondering if it was my idea or some old Sci-Fi movie I watched before.
God's End Time Music! on 12/28/09 - 4:21 PM
Just stopping by to wish you and yours a Blessed and prosprous New Year!
May the God of our Lord Jesus Christ Bless and Keep you and yours!
Love & Hugs..."Murphy"
WebSite: murphyhenderson.webs.com
"O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made heaven and earth." Isaiah 37:16
Nike Chillemi on 12/25/09 - 1:25 PM
Grace, dropped by to wish you a blessed Christmas. :)
Gary Revel on 12/19/09 - 11:29 PM


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'Tis a Season of Joy! *smiles*
Merry Christmas! *smiles*