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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