Imperfect Characters Inspire Us

Novelist Gillian Bronte Adams: “Imperfect characters are inspiring because they remind us of grace, modeling how to fall and rise again and how to keep on keeping on.”
— Gillian Bronte Adams in July 2018 —

Why Does ‘I Can Only Imagine’ Back Away from Redemption?

Does the movie I Can Only Imagine cut redemption short by not fully portraying evil? Do other Christian stories also cheat redemption in the same way?
— Travis Perry in July 2018 —

Are Talking Animals Biblical?

Wilbur, Peter Rabbit, Eeyore, Aslan—talking animals pervade children’s literature, but are they biblical?
— C. J. Darlington in July 2018 —

A Resurgence Of Epic Fantasy?

Since epic fantasy is a good vs. evil struggle, and good wins in the end, how far can an author flip the script without making evil come out on top?
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in July 2018 —

Fiction Friday — Foundling by D. M. Cornish

The Half-Continent is a world at war: humans and monsters have been fighting for centuries. Biotechnology supplies light, engine power and even, in some cases, superhuman powers.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in June 2018 —

When Women Weren’t People

Novelist Catherine Jones Payne: Sometimes evangelicals struggle to view women as fully human, in reality and in our stories.
— Catherine Jones Payne in June 2018 —

Fiction Friday – Escape To Vindor By Emily Golus

For as long as she can remember, Megan Bradshaw has imagined herself as the heroine of Vindor, her own secret world populated with mermaids, centaurs, samurai and more. When school pressures and an upcoming move make life unbearable, Megan wishes she could escape to Vindor for real. And then she does.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in June 2018 —

The Car-Universe Without A Motor, part 8: Multiverse

The multiverse, though fodder for great speculative fiction stories, is based on a desire to explain wild improbabilities seen in the formation of the universe that should lead a person to realize there must be a Creator.
— Travis Perry in June 2018 —

Here There Be Creatures: Mythology and the Sense of Wonder

Rotovegas author Grace Bridges: “New Zealanders feel a strong sense of identity with our unique culture, and I wanted to convey that in my Earthcore series.”
— Grace Bridges in June 2018 —

Dongeng: An Exploration of My Malaysian Identity

For her fantasy novel Dongeng, Anna Tan knew she wanted to explore uniquely Malaysian myths and legends.
— Anna Tan in May 2018 —

Fantasy is the Most Eternally Realistic Kind of Story

When we read fantasy, our journey mirrors our own struggles to live a faithful life.
— Raquel Byrnes in May 2018 —

The Forest for the Trees

There is an eagerness in the human imagination to revere the “spirits of the forest.”
— Mark Carver in April 2018 —

Should Christian Fiction Genres Exist?

Some readers argue that having a genre specifically for Christians isolates us from the world. But is this really the case?
— Josiah DeGraaf in March 2018 —

J. K. Rowling’s Progressivist Spells are Backfiring

Fans of Harry Potter fans are turning on creator J. K. Rowling because she apparently betrays their religious faith.
— E. Stephen Burnett in February 2018 —

Weekday Fiction Fix – Seeds by Rachel Starr Thomson

In the fantasy world of Kepos Gé, Linette Cole flees her past by joining a frontier settlement on the edge of the wilderness. But she can’t escape the threats abroad in this new world—or the wild things growing in her own heart.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in February 2018 —

Fantasy That Works

Next time you read a fantasy, see how it measures in these areas: premise, conflict, realistic characters that act, a dense story world, a story that says something important.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in February 2018 —

What If Your Kids DO Read Fantasy?

Parents should be aware and involved in the thought life of their children, and what they read feeds into their thoughts as much, if not more, than what they see.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in January 2018 —

Wingfeather Saga Short Film

This first in the Wingfeather Saga films is very well done.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in December 2017 —

Middle-Earth Christmas

Time to celebrate a Middle-earth Christmas, including festivities in Hobbiton and special songs courtesy of the wraiths and the dwarves.
— Zac Totah in December 2017 —
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