Speculative Fiction Writers’ Guide to War, Part 3: Levels and Types of War

As Star Wars: Rogue 1 showed, warfare normally happens at three levels: tactical, operational, and strategic. And has many different types.
— Travis Chapman in September 2018 —

We Need Fantasy, and Fantasy Needs God

Novelist C. S. Wachter: “Fantasy stories with Christian themes do not only entertain; they also touch our hearts and leave footprints on our souls.”
— C. S. Wachter in September 2018 —

Alpha–“Fantasy-esque” Pre-historic Fiction

The movie Alpha shows the pre-historic past in a way that reminds me of elements I like from fantasy fiction. I explain why–and broadly recommend this movie.
— Travis Perry in September 2018 —

C. S. Lewis Was Right

“I searched for ways out not because I was miserable, or lost, but because I couldn’t shake the feeling that there was more.” – V. E. Schwab
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in August 2018 —

Who Does Maintenance on Your Story’s Weapons? (And Other Stuff)

In the real world weapons need to be taken care of to maintain their usefulness. Have you thought about maintenance in your speculative fiction stories?
— Travis Perry in August 2018 —

Why is Harry Potter More Christian than His Creator?

Happy birthday, Harry Potter—the famous boy wizard whose story celebrates tradition, family, and legitimate authority.
— G. Shane Morris in August 2018 —

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 —
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