Fiction Friday: Daniel And The Serpent’s Abyss

Daniel and the Sun Sword, Daniel and the Triune Quest, and Daniel and the Serpent’s Abyss are young adult, Christian fantasy novels exploring forgiveness, faith, spiritual warfare, and the reality of divine sonship.
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Aug 2020

There and Beowulf Again: Providence and Plot in Tolkien’s Hobbit

Beowulf is known as a pagan myth, but it was penned by a Christian writer. The Hobbit borrows from Beowulf and shows how Tolkien used mythology to show forth Christian truths.
Anthony G. Cirilla, Jul 2020

Looking Forward to Re-Creation in Eternity

Will heaven be a renovation of what we know or a re-creation? I don’t know, but realize what I hope for has more to do with my heart than my head…
Travis Perry, Jul 2020

Discerning the ‘Girls with Swords’ Trope

We can see some strong female characters in biblical perspective.
Marian A. Jacobs

Free Original Storyworld Ideas, Part 8: Magical Technology (A Little Problem with the Dilithium Stone)

What about magic in a story that would otherwise be technological? A Little Problem with the Dilithium Stone shows an example.
Travis Perry, Jun 2020

Free (Not) Original Storyworld Ideas, Part 7: Mine the Public Domain (Worlds of Weinbaum)

So maybe you’re interested in a free story idea that ISN’T original–there’s some great opportunities in the public domain. Example, Worlds of Weinbaum…
Travis Perry, Jun 2020

Free Original Storyworld Ideas, Part 6: Nanites in Space Weapons and Aliens

Nanites could easily be part of any science fiction future and probably should be featured in stories much more than they are. Here’s some cool ideas that relate to nanites–even a few for fantasy writers!
Travis Perry, May 2020

Free Original Storyworld Ideas! Part 1: Spheres

I’m giving away ideas for original story worlds! Starting with Spheres, a world with oddly scientific magic…and planets you can literally fly to…
Travis Perry, Apr 2020

Top Ten Most Original Speculative Fiction Story Worlds, Part 2

What are the top ten most original story worlds (or settings) for overtly Christian authors? This post lists ten possible choices!
Travis Perry, Apr 2020

Top Ten Most Original Speculative Fiction Story Worlds, Part 1

On a list of most original story worlds, which would make the top ten? But what makes original story worlds so interesting in the first place?
Travis Perry, Apr 2020

The Season When Kings Go off to War

The Bible references kings going off to war in the spring–why then? And what impact could a season for warfare have on your speculative fiction story?
Travis Perry, Feb 2020

On Our New Podcast Episode: We Didn’t Watch ‘The Witcher’ So We Hired a Friend Who Did

We interviewed Jason Morehead, who had some concerns about Netflix’s “mature” fantasy drama “The Witcher.”
E. Stephen Burnett, Feb 2020

My Time in Calormen

I wind up talking about personal experience in the Middle East–and partially defending how C.S. Lewis portrayed Calormen.
Travis Perry, Feb 2020

Didn’t Like That Halftime Show? Our New Podcast Episode Explores the Purpose of Dance

In our new Fantastical Truth episode, we explore Sharon Hinck’s novel Hidden Current, in which powerful people have twisted God’s creative gifts.
E. Stephen Burnett, Feb 2020

Primary Colors And Their Use

Writing can be equated with the use of primary colors. J. R. R. Tolkien used that metaphor, anyway, when he explained his thoughts about fantasy.
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Dec 2019

Shields Among Us

Our “shields” can be necessary but also harmful, guarding us from enemies but also our own good.
Laura VanArendonk Baugh, Nov 2019

Why I Wrote My Fantasy Novel As a Monk

The quiet and reflective monastery of Saint Bernard inspired Benedict Dyar to create “The Flame of Telbyrin.”
Benedict Dyar, Nov 2019

It’s Here! Get Lorehaven Magazine’s Fantastical Fall 2019 Issue

In Lorehaven magazine’s free fall 2019 issue, we explore Enclave Publishing and review sixteen new Christian fantastical novels.
E. Stephen Burnett, Oct 2019

Sex in the Story: How Far is Too Far?

Fiction’s sexual content has unique power to tempt young readers.
Marian A. Jacobs
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