C.L. Dyck is a freelance editor of award-winning Christian speculative fiction. She wrangles words on behalf of writers through Scienda Editorial.
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Magic Realism, Part 4

A writer cannot achieve his purpose. The reader must. So the purpose must be well communicated, then endorsed by readers. So why put a seeming out-of-place event in a story, or even base a story around one?
— C.L. Dyck in February 2012 —

Magic Realism, Part 2

Stories with “magical realism” may show us that not only are there monsters in the mind, there are hopes and dreams. They also remind us that we cannot practice a form of divination upon our unexplainable moments — claiming that this must always mean exactly that.
— C.L. Dyck in December 2011 —

Magic Realism, Part 1

One speculative fiction genre points us to what truly matters, by refusing to draw a solid line between the everyday and the fantastical. Welcome to the world of magic realism.
— C.L. Dyck in November 2011 —

The Story We Write For Ourselves

With Marc Schooley What advantage does man have in all his work which he does under the sun? -Eccl. 1:3 This year, as with every year past, I find myself busier than ever. Vanity of vanities, right? Hebel (vanity, transitory, […]
— C.L. Dyck in April 2011 —

Fear, Festering and Faith: The Artist’s Contract With Honesty

Apologies for tardiness. I confess to being deathly ill, but that doesn’t usually stop me. This week, I was trying to find something honest to say, and nothing wanted to come out. The notion of faith and fictional speculation didn’t […]
— C.L. Dyck in January 2011 —

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