The Fairy Tale Phenomenon

Is our perception of fairy tales changing? As Dean said in his post Friday, some guys feel as if their “man card” is at risk if they admit to reading fairy tales. Tolkien has wars and a civilization-saving quest, outsmarting a dragon and evading goblins, but fairy tales are about saving a damsel in distress. The damsels, of course, very much want those stories told. But do guys want to read them? —Rebecca LuElla Miller in August 2012

Temples, Old and New

No video this week, but I am talking about butterflies and time travel. Yes, they are related. —John Otte in August 2012

Soliloquy

In which I was inspired to mangle some Shakespeare. —Fred Warren in August 2012

What’s A Work Of Fiction To Accomplish–Revisited

The question is this. Does a piece of fiction impact a reader more by ambiguity and the ensuing discussion, or by clarity? I’ve never heard a discussion about whether or not Aslan was a redemptive character. Did Lewis create a less powerful character as a result of making him clearly good, clearly redemptive? —Rebecca LuElla Miller in August 2012

Beyond Inklings Imitations 2: Stories We May Have Missed

Most of us have read C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and newer Christian speculative novels. But what authors and classics might we have missed? —A. T. Ross in August 2012

Reviewing Speculative Faith Reviews

Writing more blog entries lamenting the lack of good Christian sci-fi and fantasy novels doesn’t correct this problem. Instead, read Christian SF novels and write reviews. Not just for The Cause, but to help others worship God. —E. Stephen Burnett in August 2012

What’s In A Name?

Pretty or not, names have power. —Fred Warren in August 2012

Familiarity Versus Originality

Old stories, as “typical” as they are, speak to a deeper longing in all of us. We want to know that good wins. That there is hope. That love is just around the corner. Life doesn’t always demonstrate that to us, so we find ourselves at Story’s door, wanting to escape to a place where magic is still alive. To fly in the face of that child-like expectation is almost a betrayal of Story. —Greg Mitchell in August 2012

Citius, Altius, Fortius

It’s an even-numbered year, so it must be time for the youth of the world to gather in a major global metropolis to compete in the Olympic Games. This is a good thing, especially if you enjoy stories, because the Olympics are all about the stories. —Fred Warren in July 2012

Ancient Realms Of Imagination

The stories that I read while growing up inspired me to be a better person–to better follow God and to deal more rightly with other people. A good story isn’t just penned or typed; it grows out of the heart. —Scott Appleton in July 2012

When Bad Things Happen To Good Characters

It looks like a significant majority of our readers prefer posts that are educational, help them make informed choices about their reading/viewing material, and/or provoke discussion. Tough cookies. You’re getting a story today. —Fred Warren in July 2012

Readers And Reviews

Some people are intimidated by the whole writing reviews process. Since Spec Faith has added the review component to our library, I thought it might be helpful to look at writing reviews briefly, in the hopes that more readers will brave the waters of influence and post their thoughts here and elsewhere on the web. —Rebecca LuElla Miller in July 2012

Announcement: The 7/16 Writers’ Challenge

Last week I left open the possibility that we might add a second round to the first ever Spec Faith Writers’ Challenge, creating a poll for the entries that received the most thumbs up so that readers might decide which is their favorite. I’m not closing the door to that possibility, but I realized that the entries posted later in the week need some time for readers to read them. —Rebecca LuElla Miller in July 2012

Teaching Story Transitions 3: Start With God’s Story

How do parents reject false discernment notions and replace them with truth? With none other than the truest “story” of all: the Scripture, God’s Word. —Jared Moore in July 2012

Writer’s Block?

This is one of the things that makes us different from the rest of the animal kingdom. Our creativity. Other animal species may have developed forms of communication, but so far as we know only humans engage in storytelling. —Tom Pawlik in July 2012

Writer Time: A Short Writing Challenge

Here’s the way we’ll set up this first ever Spec Faith writing challenge. I’ll give a first line, and those who wish to accept the challenge will write what comes next–in 100 to 200 words, putting those in the comments section of this post. Readers will give thumbs up to the ones they like the most, and, if they wish, they may give a reply to the various entries, telling what particularly grabbed their attention. —Rebecca LuElla Miller in July 2012

Challenging The Indie Imagination

For this epic-story reader, it’s hard to keep track of all the new independent Christian-speculative publishers. Wouldn’t it better to combine some of them, at least for marketing? Several indie press-runners have already joined this conversation. —E. Stephen Burnett in July 2012
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