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Voting And The Right To Vote
Because the United States is a representative democracy, it seems a little surprising that so few (any?) stories by American authors appropriate this form of government for their story world.
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Rebecca LuElla Miller
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.”
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Star Wars And Christian Fiction
The idea seems to be that I, being a Christian, will quite naturally write from a Christian worldview. But is that true?
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Rebecca LuElla Miller
Guess That Fantasy – A Different Take
I don’t think we can create the contestant aspect of that old TV game show, but it would be fun, I think, if you would post in the comments how many clues you needed in order to guess the title.
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Rebecca LuElla Miller
Of Names And Such
As a reader, how much do you pay attention to the names of characters or places? How much do you think about the significance of the name itself?
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Rebecca LuElla Miller
A Fresh Start And Change
One reason fiction is so powerful is because of the change these characters make. They show readers that change is possible, that trials can bring strength, that hope resides on the other side of conflict because of the growth it brings.
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Rebecca LuElla Miller
Mayhem And Its Meaning, A Reprise
Why does mayhem play such an important role in speculative fiction? The clearest and best explanation is that these stories reveal the great struggle of the world—the struggle between the rebel Satan and God.
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Rebecca LuElla Miller
Stories With Romance Or Stories With Love?
Could it be that our current Christian speculative fiction has focused so much on the kind of love the world recognizes that we are neglecting the kind of love the Bible extols?
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Rebecca LuElla Miller
Culture Wars And Speculative Fiction
Are speculative fiction writers creating worlds that reflect disagreements and opposing factions representative of societal struggles?
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Rebecca LuElla Miller
What’s In A Book Cover
Clearly some readers are making reading decisions based on covers.
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Rebecca LuElla Miller
Finding Good Books
Should we be content to let traditional publishers narrow their offerings while we scramble on our own to find the books we like—books we hope are out there but can’t know for sure if we’ll find?
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Rebecca LuElla Miller
Fiction Friday – Arena By Karen Hancock
Callie Hayes is living a life of fear and disillusionment when she volunteers for a psychology experiment that promises to turn her life around.
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Rebecca LuElla Miller
Has Speculative Fiction Aborted Controversial Positions?
Can a speculative story interweave an issue like abortion into its plot effectively? Especially faith-based speculative fiction?
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R. L. Copple
Speculative Fiction And Our Culture
How do we as Christians know what to do when we face troubling circumstances: disabilities, abortion, choices between life and death? All of that makes me think, What do we as Christians do in a world of super drones and string theory and cloning and possible pandemics and the push for euthanasia?
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Rebecca LuElla Miller
Sex, Violence and Dark Events
I understand that some readers are made very uncomfortable reading “graphic horror and implied sexual abuse,” but does that mean neither can ever be acceptable elements in Christian fiction, regardless of the purpose they might serve in that fiction? Should Christian authors of speculative fiction – or any fiction – refrain from putting “dark and violent things” into their novels as a matter of principle?
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Karen Hancock
Mythopoeia Or … It’s Opposite
Mythopoeia, according to Wikipedia, is “a narrative genre … where a fictional mythology is created … The authors in this genre integrate traditional mythological themes and archetypes into fiction.” When I first heard the term, I was confounded. Which is it, I wondered, the creation of a myth or the integration of traditional myth into a new story?
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Rebecca LuElla Miller
What’s Wrong With Allegory?
Why does allegory seem to get a lot of negative press? Last week the Christian Science Fiction and Fantasy (CSFF) Blog Tour featured The God Hater by Bill Myers. Some reviewers indicated that the allegorical aspects of the story lowered […]
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Rebecca LuElla Miller