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A Time For Generosity

The benefit of this program is that authors make more money. The downside is that that money has to come from somewhere or, rather, from someone. · Shannon McDermott

Io: Pest Control

So how does speculative entertainment treat the problem of these supposed human pests? Get rid of ’em. · Mark Carver

Bird Box: Here’s Lookin’ at You, Kid

Is the only way to survive life’s brutal realities to willfully blind oneself to the truth, as in “Bird Box”? · Mark Carver

Parker J. Cole On Diversity in Christian Fiction

I’m all for including diverse ethnic groups in fiction in general, not just speculative fiction, but when you force diversity, you’re stunting the creative spark. · Parker J. Cole

Speculative Or True?

I suppose a good number of other passages in the Bible also read like speculative literature, but the Christmas story seems to have compacted a number of speculative tropes. There are several angelic visitations, for example. Joseph had a conversation with an angel, and so did Mary. But before them was Zacharias, John the Baptist’s dad, and his encounter with the angel of God in the temple. Most dramatic, and perhaps most well know, was the visitation of the shepherds, first by a single angel, then by “a multitude of the heavenly host.” · Rebecca LuElla Miller

The Individuality of Diversity

As we deliberately include writers that fall into superficial categories of diversity, let’s bear in mind that real diversity is individual. · Travis Perry

Does Diversity in Fantasy Publishing Reflect God’s Kingdom or Identity Politics?

Is forced diversity in secular publishing really the same as biblical diversity? · Mike Duran

Truth Or Reality In Fantasy

We are drawn to the truth, to the clear explanation that there is a good ruler, a right way, a guardian-king, and we can side with him. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Does Narnia “Rewrite” Christianity?

When something like Schnelbach’s article comes out, especially from a reputable fantasy source such as Tor, I suspect a number of readers have digested this idea that misrepresents Lewis’s views. Many may have even embraced it, so I think it’s imperative to take a stand against such an understanding that undermines a man known for his Christian worldview. And for his many fiction and non-fiction books that deal with Christianity. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Christian Fantasy Fans: What’s Your Highest Purpose?

Christian fantasy fans have a much greater purpose than merely doing ministry for others. · E. Stephen Burnett

A Horror Newbie Discovers Dracula

This year I read Bram Stoker’s Dracula for the first time, and here’s what I thought about it. · E. Stephen Burnett

Speculative Fiction Writer’s Guide to War, Part 7: The Fearless Elite

How likely is it to find the farm kid who is fearless in the face of danger and ready to kill the enemy? Rarer than you think. · Travis Chapman

One in a Million

What if parallel worlds do exist? Does that mean there is a world out there where Adam didn’t sin? · Mark Carver

Great Male Characters in Fantastic Fiction

E. Stephen Burnett asked five female friends to describe a favorite male character from fantastic fiction. · E. Stephen Burnett

Writers Of Amish Fiction May Not Have It So Wrong

Can speculative fiction find a place for these women? Can they be our protagonists? Do we see them as worth the spotlight? Or do our female protagonists all have to do as the men do? · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Speculative Fiction Writer’s Guide to War, Part 6: Psychology of Warfare: The Act of Killing

The human response to killing in a combat environment is influenced by distance and method. · Travis Chapman

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

Who Says We Can’t Play In the Genetic Sandbox?

Who gets to say what the human race can and can’t do when it comes to tinkering with the planet? · Mark Carver

Mind Games

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