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The Empire Slides Back

We can concede a hero’s or nation’s internal flaws without denying the hero or nation are truly great. · E. Stephen Burnett

Iconoclasm, Part 2

“Calvinist“ Christians: don’t waste your images, and the fantastic imagination of Scripture we often ignore in favor of words and doctrine. · Brian Godawa

A Fantasy Character Looks At Science Fiction

Based on an early review of the book as “a solid bit of social science fiction,” the reader bought a copy, only to find he’d been hoodwinked. Righteously disgruntled, he wrapped up his resultant two-star review by saying, “Characters reciting […] · Yvonne Anderson

Word Vs. Image, Part 2

Brian Godawa: Would conservatives scold Jesus for sharing confusing stories instead of tightly organized three-point sermons? · Brian Godawa

Relics, Relics, Relics

Behold the Christian MacGuffin, the Mushi: a quasi-Biblical object with Surprising Supernatural Powers for plot purposes. · E. Stephen Burnett

Word Vs. Image, Part 1

Author and screenwriter Brian Godawa: “Our Western bias toward rational discourse can too easily blind us to the biblical power of story and word pictures to embody truth.” · Brian Godawa

The Forgotten Reader 3: Sharing The Joy

Many blogs advise how to pitch projects to editors. But how would you pitch fantasy itself to *readers* — parents, Lewis/Tolkien-or-bust fans, or church friends? · E. Stephen Burnett

John Bunyan – This Is No Tall Tale

We think of speculative fiction as a fairly new art form. After all, who ever heard of anyone writing about fantasy worlds and that sort of thing in, say, the 17th century? · Yvonne Anderson

The Forgotten Reader 2: R.E.A.D.

Before discussing reading first and writing shop-talk second, what do we mean by “reading”? True reading starts with humble Receiving and ends in God-worshipful Delight. · E. Stephen Burnett

Bring In The Gospel, But Leave Your “Isms” At Home

The simple gospel is a gem of unfathomable proportions. So Christian writers, make sure it’s the gem the reader finds, not the box it’s in or the filigree that surrounds it. · Yvonne Anderson

How Can They Hear?

A common complaint with Christian fiction is that it’s too preachy. Personally, I’m more apt to be dissatisfied because it’s not preachy enough. · Yvonne Anderson

Where Are All The Superheroes?

From the halls of Odin to the exploits of Beowulf, the graphic-art mythos of Superman, the school day victories of colorful Power Rangers—why are superheros so super? · Yvonne Anderson

Fiction Christians From Another Planet! VI: Alien Love Slaves

Even in many speculative-novel subplots, the bad Christian-fiction romance is coarse, and rough, and irritating, and it gets everywhere. · E. Stephen Burnett

Teaching Story Transitions 5: Middle-Grade Exploration

As parents transition children from the early tools of discernment, they may challenge middle-grade children to discern more on their own. · Jared Moore

Fiction Christians From Another Planet! III: Voices From Beyond

You want a Christian-fiction notion that makes pagan readers cackle and other Christians cringe? Then exalt voices-from-beyond as the only way God daily guides His people. · E. Stephen Burnett

Less Screaming, More Swashbuckling

Christian ministries and parents: let’s have less “they’re coming after our children!” screaming and more faith-based Godly swashbuckling. · E. Stephen Burnett
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