CSFF Blog Tour – Marcher Lord Press
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Sep 24, 2008
The CSFF Blog Tour is happy to feature Marcher Lord Press this month, a new venture freelance writer and editor Jeff Gerke conceived. The launch of this innovative publishing organization is just days away. To promote MLP and the three […]
Contest News
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Sep 17, 2008
First, I want to apologize for two things. I misled readers by saying I would post the winner of The Restorer’s Journey on Monday during the CSFF tour for Marcher Lord Press. I got my dates mixed up and the […]
The Restorer’s Journey – A Review
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Sep 8, 2008
Recently I mentioned The Restorer’s Journey, book three in Sharon Hinck’s Sword of Lyric series (NavPress), but I need to give a more complete review. This is a book and a series fans of Christian fantasy shouldn’t miss. The Story. […]
The Obscurity Of ‘purity’ and Christ-honoring Art, Part 2
E. Stephen Burnett, Sep 4, 2008
Last week’s column, the first in this three-part series, began with a rebuttal to the pervasive notion among some Christians (both real and merely professing) that Christians are meant to avoid exposure to any type of evil, whether real or […]
Too Dark?
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Sep 1, 2008
Can a story be too dark? I had one reader describe my novel Journey to Mithlimar, the second book in The Lore of Efrathah, as “intense.” For some reason, I translated that as “dark.” It’s not, of course, but that […]
The Obscurity Of ‘purity’ and Christ-honoring Art, Part I
E. Stephen Burnett, Aug 28, 2008
For this week’s column, I’m going to do something many Christian columnists do, but that (from what I remember) I haven’t yet done: quote a Bible passage, and thus sound very profound. In this case, it’s a passage that is […]
Fantasy As A Vehicle For Truth – Sigmund Brouwer’s Broken Angel
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Aug 25, 2008
I’ve been thinking about the topic of the Church to the point that I posted a number of articles over at A Christian Worldview of Fiction a few weeks ago. Then lo and behold, the last two Christian speculative novels […]
Did You Know? – Fantasy News
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Aug 18, 2008
The new issue of Latest In Spec just came out. As always there’s a listing of new releases, author appearances, interviews, book reviews, and much more. It’s a great resource for anyone who wants to stay current with the latest […]
What’s A Work Of Fiction To Accomplish?
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Aug 12, 2008
A recent commenter to Stephen Burnett’s review of the Dark Knight made this statement: the issues raised by the literature [discussed] on this blog [do] tend to raise these very fundamental issues [the origin of the universe; evolution; the existence […]
A Story and An Interview
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Aug 4, 2008
Today, instead of writing something new, I’m going to point you to something already written. Yes, stuff I wrote. At free lance editor/publisher/writer Jeff Gerke’s site WhereTheMapEnds. com, he has posted an interview with me, mostly about fantasy. He also […]
Fantasy and The Depiction Of Evil
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Jul 28, 2008
“Reality fiction” (as opposed to speculative) requires evil to show up in a known form. The protagonist faces opposition, from things outside himself and from his own wayward heart. The inward conflict in fantasy may look much the same as […]
Fantasy For Young and Old
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Jul 21, 2008
A fantasy series for all ages and stages. That’s essentially the way WaterBrook marketed Donita Paul‘s DragonKeeper Chronicles. When book one, DragonSpell, came out, I had my doubts about that strategy. I mean, if it was shelved with adult books, […]
Heroes, Sin and The Knight’s Dark Doctrine
E. Stephen Burnett, Jul 19, 2008
(Also posted today on FaithFusion.) The Dark Knight is gripping. And very deep. Its evil is powerfully and horribly represented, especially on the part of The Joker, whom apparently you cannot even hurt. If he’s tortured or in pain, he […]
Is Fantasy Dangerous?
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Jul 14, 2008
Most people think of me as an advocate for fantasy, and in particular, Christian fantasy. And I am. But my position is somewhat tempered. Why? Because fantasy is dangerous. Yes, you read that correctly. I believe fantasy is dangerous. Fantasy, […]
Shellacking ‘The Shack’ on Doctrine and Fiction
E. Stephen Burnett, Jul 10, 2008
(Read Shellacking ‘The Shack’ on doctrine and fiction, part I, or Shellacking ‘The Shack’ on doctrine and fiction, part II.) First let me get this out of the way: no, I haven’t yet (and likely won’t anytime soon) read The […]
Revisiting Christian Horror
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Jul 7, 2008
Rather than trying to re-say what I just read, I want to encourage you to click over to Mike Duran’s blog and read his post on Christian Horror. Ideally, you’d come back to Spec Faith and discuss the subject. This […]
Fantasy Tour This Fall
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Jul 1, 2008
As you may remember, a group of fantasy writers issued a press release recently announcing a West Coast book tour. In preparation for this event, they are once again posting information on the Fantasy Four Web site set up last […]
CSFF Blog Tour – Vanished By Kathryn Mackel
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Jun 24, 2008
If you’ve stopped over at my personal blog, A Christian Worldview of Fiction, you know that I am blogging about a book I haven’t read. How can a person do that? Well, let me make it clear, I am not […]
Golden Age Sf
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Jun 23, 2008
Check back tomorrow for a special blog post about Kathryn Mackel and her newest novel, Vanished. Today I wanted to give you sci-fi fans a little something (since I so often post about fantasy, I figure you deserve a turn). […]
The Enchanted Cateloged
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Jun 16, 2008
Thanks to YA author Sally Apokedak, I found a post highlighting two resources for those interested in YA speculative literature. Reviewer Becky (not me) of Becky’s Book Reviews gives an overview of Encountering Enchantment: A Guide to Speculative Fiction for […]
Press Release
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Jun 9, 2008
A NOVEL IDEA Eight Fantasy Authors. Six West Coast Cities. One Faith DALLAS, TX, June 5, 2008 — “West coast or bust!” is the rallying cry of eight Christian fantasy fiction authors—representing eight separate publishing houses—on a fun-filled grass roots […]
One Writer’s Journey
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Jun 2, 2008
Write what you know they say. In non-fiction, such as blog posts, you can change that phrase to read, Write what you learn. Problem is, I am in a pinch today. I took too long on my blog post at […]
News and Views on Fantasy
Rebecca LuElla Miller, May 26, 2008
Mike Duran at Novel Journey gave his selection of Ten Best Book Covers. Interesting to note that George Bryan Polivka‘s The Legend of the Firefish made the list. Wayne Thomas Batson‘s Isle of the Sword was a runner up, as […]
CSFF Blog Tour – Mindflights
Rebecca LuElla Miller, May 19, 2008
Yep, it’s that time. And what better way to start summer off than with a virtual tour featuring the online science fiction and fantasy publication, MindFlights. One of the especially cool things about tours for webzines is that you never […]
Looking on The Dark Side
Chris Walley, May 18, 2008
I spent eight stimulating years in Lebanon (as well as some pretty nasty days and some downright terrifying minutes). So as a veteran, I viewed the brief takeover of half of Beirut by Hizbollah just over a week ago with […]
Way, Way, Way For ‘Prince Caspian’
Lacy Rhiannon, May 15, 2008
“We come to it at last” — the U.S.release date of The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, the second sure-to-be-fantastically-successful fantasy film in the Narnia series, adapted from the famous C.S. Lewis stories. One could easily guess that only a […]
Introducing The Laser & Sword
Adam Graham, May 12, 2008
Guest blogger Adam Graham is the creator of a new quarterly magazine of serialized fiction, Laser & Sword Magazine. Here’s is a reprint (used by permission) of his initial introduction (with a few editorial format changes) of the periodical. – […]
Fourth ‘Doctor’ Season Brings New Alien Agendas, Part 2
E. Stephen Burnett, May 8, 2008
Some makers of the fantastic sci-fi series “Doctor Who” want to present humanism and even pro-homosexuality beliefs. Instead the time-traveling Doctor often gives echoes of the true Time Lord, whether or not they hear those truths.
Spec Fic Online
Rebecca LuElla Miller, May 5, 2008
Christian speculative fiction is catching on, and as it does, it seems more and more people are adding their voices to the promotion/marketing/instruction mix. Good! There’s lots to talk about, lots to learn. But it seems to me it would […]
Fourth ‘Doctor’ Season Brings New Alien Agendas, Part 1
E. Stephen Burnett, May 1, 2008
“Doctor Who” helmsman Russell T. Davis may try to popularize anti-Christian beliefs — and in so doing himself act like the program’s Cybermen who require others to “upgrade” to their own beliefs. But the show can’t escape Christian truths.
