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— E. Stephen Burnett in October 2018 —

The Bible And Speculative Fiction

So often Christian speculative fiction authors fear the accusation of “preachy” that they don’t want characters doing what actual Christians do
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in October 2018 —

C. S. Lewis Fifty-five Years Later

Lewis showed me what a writer could do with fiction. He made me want to put truth in stories so that readers would grasp profound realities because of a simple line
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in October 2018 —

Mind Games

Readers are [often] confronted with dystopian futures in which young characters are constantly being manipulated and used against their will.
— Rebecca Bruner in September 2018 —

Let’s Talk Fiction

We have to pass along our recommendations to others. We have to write reviews, we have to talk books up on Facebook or Twitter or Instagram or wherever you hang out in cyberspace.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in September 2018 —

Speculative Fiction Writer’s Guide to War, Part 2: Balance of Power

Balance of Power–a key factor in how nations reason through whether or not to go to war with each other, in both fact and fiction.
— Travis Perry in September 2018 —

A Dark Little Tale

This dark little tale demonstrates – all the more powerfully for its lack of greatness – the power of stories.
— Shannon McDermott in September 2018 —

Who Wants to Kill Christian Fiction?

Right or wrong, people keep claiming Christian fiction will die. Who’s guilty of wanting to kill it?
— E. Stephen Burnett in September 2018 —

Is Speculative Fiction A First World Pastime?

Is speculative fiction only for the first world, and are we to accept the idea that no one apart from first world individuals will benefit from science fiction and fantasy?
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in September 2018 —

The Novella: A Great Idea Whose Time Has Come

Cruciform Press general editor Dave Swavely: “We may be at the dawn of a revolution in fiction publishing—the ‘Day of the Novella.’”
— Dave Swavely in September 2018 —

Does Anybody Work In Speculative Fiction?

I wonder if our attitude toward work might not improve if we began to see it as honorable and necessary in our fiction.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in September 2018 —

Accidents of Unexpected Creation

Sometimes accidents or unexpected patterns help create visual art or produce plot twists in a story. But can this sort of accident apply to the entire universe?
— Travis Perry in August 2018 —

Thanos Offered Fake Love in ‘Avengers: Infinity War’

Thanos could not have truly loved Gamora, because love is not just affection—it’s self-sacrifice.
— Marian A. Jacobs in August 2018 —

Freeing Ourselves from Tropes

Novelist S. E. M. Ishida: “Stories have the power to impact our perceptions about people’s gender, ethnicity, and more.”
— S. E. M. Ishida in August 2018 —

Seriously, Now

“Serious” is more a description than a judgment, more an attribute than a virtue or a vice.
— Shannon McDermott in August 2018 —

Why I Believe in Jesus and Love Fantasy Fiction

Novelist Daley Downing: The Bible asks us to believe in the miraculous, and that’s why I love imagining the impossible.
— Daley Downing in August 2018 —

Congratulations to Our Winner

Special thanks to all of you who participated: the entrants for sharing their stories with us, the visitors who commented and gave plus votes to select the finalists, and those who voted in the poll to choose the winner.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in August 2018 —

2018 Spec Faith Summer Writing Challenge Finalists

Be sure to share this post and poll with your friends and family, your Google+ circles and your Pinterest people, your Facebook friends and Twitter followers. The more voters, the better.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in August 2018 —

Fiction Friday — Recruits by Thomas Locke

Thomas Locke is a pseudonym for Davis Bunn, an award-winning novelist with worldwide sales of seven million copies in twenty languages.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in August 2018 —

When Christians Create Non-Christian Stories

Laura VanArendonk Baugh: “Some people might be surprised that a Greek myth told among Norse myth was written by a Christian.”
— Laura VanArendonk Baugh in July 2018 —
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