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Seeking A Better Country Than Middle Earth Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, Dec 17, 2012

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What Makes A Villain? John Otte, Articles, Dec 5, 2012

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The Success Of Fantasy By The Masters Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, Oct 22, 2012

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Lord Of The Fantasies: Beyond The Swordfights E. Stephen Burnett, Articles, Jan 26, 2012

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Lord Of The Fantasies: Looking Back on ‘FotR’ E. Stephen Burnett, Articles, Jan 5, 2012

Top Ten Most Original Speculative Fiction Story Worlds, Part 1
| Travis Perry, Apr 9

Lazarus, Come from the Dead
| Shannon McDermott, Apr 8

‘Firebird’ Author Kathy Tyers on Fantastical Truth: My Next Novel May Release in 2021
| E. Stephen Burnett, Apr 7

My Perspective—Covid-19
| Rebecca LuElla Miller, Apr 6

Realm Makers Starts Mobile Bookstore
| Fantastical Truth, Sep 18, 2017

Ted Dekker To Headline Realm Makers 2017 In Reno
| Fantastical Truth, Jul 30, 2016

Deadline Approaching
| Fantastical Truth, Sep 26, 2015

Track #RealmMakers on Twitter
| Fantastical Truth, Aug 9, 2015

This Russian Cover for Frank Peretti’s ‘This Present Darkness’ Beats All the American Covers
| E. Stephen Burnett, Mar 31

We’ve Rescheduled ‘The Pop Culture Parent’ to Release Sept. 7, 2020
| E. Stephen Burnett, Mar 30

This May, I’m Teaching On Pop Culture and Fantasy at Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference
| E. Stephen Burnett, Mar 11

Cover Reveal for The Pop Culture Parent: Helping Kids Engage Their World for Christ
| E. Stephen Burnett, Dec 6

Realism And Twenty-first Century Storytelling
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, Mar 9, 2020

Favorite Authors
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, Jul 15, 2019

Was Tolkien A Racist?
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, May 20, 2019

What Does it Mean for a Story to be “Christian”?
Travis Perry, Articles, May 2, 2019

Tolkien, The Movie
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, Apr 22, 2019

A Simple Line
Shannon McDermott, Articles, Oct 10, 2018

Realism And Twenty-first Century Storytelling—A Reprise
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, Jun 4, 2018

Evil And The One Ring To Rule Them All
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, Oct 2, 2017

7 Reasons Why a Silmarillion Movie Is a Terrible Idea
Zac Totah, Articles, Sep 26, 2017

Disney And Culture
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, Mar 6, 2017

The Christmas Story: The First Epic Tale
Zac Totah, Articles, Dec 20, 2016

Liturgy and Lunacy
Mark Carver, Articles, Nov 2, 2016

Realism And Twenty-first Century Storytelling
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, Sep 19, 2016

A Matter Of Interpretation
Shannon McDermott, Articles, Aug 17, 2016

Welcome To Christian Entertainment
Zac Totah, Articles, Apr 26, 2016

3 Fantasy Books You Probably Haven’t Read But Should
Zac Totah, Articles, Mar 14, 2016

Why Do We Relate To Epic Journeys?
Zac Totah, Articles, Jan 5, 2016

Mayhem And Its Meaning, A Reprise
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, Nov 30, 2015

The True Form Of Fairy-Tale
Shannon McDermott, Articles, Aug 19, 2015

Leaf By Niggle, Heaven In Stories
Shannon McDermott, Articles, Jul 22, 2015

Violence In Speculative Literature
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, Mar 9, 2015

Allegory and The Gospel
R. L. Copple, Articles, Feb 10, 2015

Fantasy Isn’t For Rabbits . . . Or Kids Exclusively
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, Dec 15, 2014

Theology and Heroes-Shaping Our Stories By What We Believe
Jill Richardson, Articles, Dec 5, 2014

What Do We Do About God?
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, Nov 3, 2014

Reading With Purpose
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, Oct 20, 2014

Christianity, Diversity, And Speculative Fiction
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, Sep 22, 2014

Thankful Characters
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, Nov 25, 2013

Realism And Twenty-first Century Stories
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, Jan 28, 2013

May I Have A Word?
Yvonne Anderson, Articles, Jan 9, 2013

Seeking A Better Country Than Middle Earth
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, Dec 17, 2012

What Constitutes “Derivative”?
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, Dec 10, 2012

What Makes A Villain?
John Otte, Articles, Dec 5, 2012

Evil And The One Ring To Rule Them All
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, Oct 29, 2012

The Success Of Fantasy By The Masters
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, Oct 22, 2012

Mayhem And Its Meaning
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, Sep 10, 2012

Lord Of The Fantasies: Beyond The Swordfights
E. Stephen Burnett, Articles, Jan 26, 2012

Lord Of The Fantasies: The Nature Of Men
E. Stephen Burnett, Articles, Jan 19, 2012

The Inklings, Part 2 – Who Are They
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, Jan 16, 2012

Lord Of The Fantasies: Looking Back on ‘FotR’
E. Stephen Burnett, Articles, Jan 5, 2012