I’m Teaching About Fantasy Magic and Pop Culture at SoCal Christian Writers Conference

Should Christian fantasy include magic? How do fantasy writers put popular culture in its place? E. Stephen Burnett teaches on these topics at this week’s SoCal Christian Writers Conference. —E. Stephen Burnett in July 2020

From The Writers’ Tool Box: How Important Are Details?

Do the details in fiction matter? Actually, yes, they do. The details give the story a sense of credibility. —Rebecca LuElla Miller in July 2020

’During Traumatic Times, We Need Truthful Stories to Help Us Heal’

Lorehaven’s summer 2020 issue has arrived, and thanks in part to the dark magic of pandemics, you can read the entire issue right now. —E. Stephen Burnett in June 2020

Introducing The Author: Paul Regnier

Typically, when an author generates content, he’s more apt to talk about his book or writing or some other related topic. Most don’t talk about themselves much. —Rebecca LuElla Miller in June 2020

Lorehaven Magazine’s New Summer 2020 Issue Arrives Next Week

Watch for the summer 2020 issue on Tuesday, June 30, featuring novelist W. A. Fulkerson and fifteen new reviews. —E. Stephen Burnett in June 2020

A Christian Who Writes Or A Writer Who Is A Christian?

The point, as I see it, is that SOMETHING ought to set the Christian who writes—or who waits tables or cleans hospital rooms or puts out fires—apart from those who do the same activity who are not believers in Jesus. —Rebecca LuElla Miller in June 2020

From The Writers’ Toolbox: Keep ‘Em On The Line

Writers also need to create characters with whom readers can relate and for whom they can cheer. —Rebecca LuElla Miller in June 2020

Stories That Twist A Genre: Paranormia Complex

Take Paul Regnier’s latest book, Paranormia Complex, for instance. This recent release is the second in a two-book series that I would label, inadequately, supernatural suspense, with a twist of humor. —Rebecca LuElla Miller in June 2020

Redundant Redundancies

Like Orwell’s animals, some redundancies are more equal than others. —Shannon McDermott in June 2020

DC Fans’ #ReleaseTheSnyderCut Movement Won Because of Fan Dedication

Fans of Zack Snyder’s Justice League will get their wish in 2021, yet what does this #ReleaseTheSnyderCut movement mean for Christian fans? —E. Stephen Burnett in May 2020

Free Original Storyworld Ideas, Part 5: GameLit (and Animal Eye)

The relatively new genre of GameLit shows some exciting opportunities for Christian writers of speculative fiction. Cindy Koepp’s new release, Animal Eye, is especially promising… —Travis Perry in May 2020

The Enduring Legacy of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

I never tire of spending time in a story in which skilled agents are “holding the line between the world and the much weirder world.” —Daniel Whyte IV in May 2020

Lorehaven Updates: New Podcast Episode ‘Goes Viral,’ Event Reboots, More Reviews!

We have a whole slew of updates about Lorehaven, this website, Realm Makers, and other events! —E. Stephen Burnett in May 2020

From The Writers’ Tool Box: Writing With Tension

Fiction needs genuine and credible struggles. —Rebecca LuElla Miller in May 2020

From The Writers’ Tool Box: Do You Need An Editor?

Unfortunately, what I’m seeing too much, is a reverting to the former issue—the quality of writing may suffer. I suspect poor editing may be a part of the problem. —Rebecca LuElla Miller in May 2020

Free Original Story World Ideas, Part 3: Agent Angel

What if an angel had a deep undercover mission infiltrating a demonic horde? This post explains the idea and the Bible passage that inspired it. —Travis Perry in May 2020

Somewhere Out There

The only thing more appalling than vast, unfathomable spaces is vast, unfathomable emptiness. —Shannon McDermott in May 2020

An Icon of Melodrama

If you consider the facts from a certain distance – objectively, even analytically – you would have to conclude that the image of a woman tied to the railroad tracks is grim. —Shannon McDermott in April 2020

Reading And Staying Home

Sometimes kids might need to have the “pump primed” by having an adult read to them for a time. Once they are hooked, they may wish to continue on their own. —Rebecca LuElla Miller in April 2020
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