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Randy Alcorn on Story, Courage, and The New Earth, Part 2

Author Randy Alcorn explores how he wrote the contemporary novel “Courageous” (adapted from the new film), and how anticipating the physical New Heavens and New Earth can change a Christian’s life forever, starting now. · Randy Alcorn

Short Story Long

We spend a lot of time talking about novels here at Speculative Faith, but I’d like to make a quick pitch for short stories today and list a few places you can find well-written, short spec-fic written from a Christian worldview or at least non-hostile to a Christian worldview, for free or cheap. · Fred Warren

Harry Potter, Bob The Tomato, and Genre

At one little Baptist church in 1997, no one had heard of Harry Potter. But “VeggieTales” was all the rage, and was proposed for the church’s VBS — until Vera (not quite her real name) spoke up. “I won’t have this at my church,” she said firmly. “It’s fantasy.” · Zach Bartels

Steve Rzasa on Scripture, Story, and Space Opera

Author Steve Rzasa (“The Word Reclaimed” and “The Word Unleashed”) talks his past journalism, present story efforts, and future fiction, touching also on community journalism, denominations, and sci-fi devices for interstellar travel. · Steve Rzasa

Three Reasons You Should Write Secular Fiction

Note: This is a slightly-edited excerpt from a very fine post by last week’s guest contributor, Mike Mikalatos, entitled, “Five Reasons You Should Write Contemporary Fiction.” · Fred Warren

The Worldview Of Science Fiction

As anyone who frequents Spec Faith on a regular basis knows, I’m a fantasy writer. However, I can’t help but notice that science fiction, along with an amalgamation best termed science fantasy, is slowly on the rise. Interestingly, along with […] · Rebecca LuElla Miller

The Elephant In The Room

“I have an elephant.” “You’re kidding.” “No, he’s a real, live, honest-to-goodness elephant. Big ears, prehensile trunk, skinny tail, everything. He’s two tons of fun!” · Fred Warren

Speculating About The Known

Last Friday, on my own blog I discussed truth in fiction. In part I looked at an article by Travis Prinzi at the Rabbit Room (where Andrew Peterson, Pete Peterson, Jonathan Rogers, and others interested in speculative fiction also hang […] · Rebecca LuElla Miller

The Spiritual Element

I read with interest a recent conversation on the Enchanted Inkpot regarding religion in fantasy novels. Most of the participants in the discussion were not Christians, therefore their responses gave a broader view than often seen in these sorts of […] · Sarah Sawyer

Escaping To Inspiration

I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord. Be strong and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for the Lord. […] · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Please Stop Writing Fantasy Novels

Andrew Peterson: If I loathe most fantasy, why did I write The Wingfeather Saga? · Andrew Peterson

You Write Like A Girl

We’ve talked a lot here about a perceived feminine domination of Christian fiction in general, but does that extend into Christian speculative fiction–specifically science fiction? Or, is that flavor of literature as much a gentleman’s club for Christian writers as it seems to be for secular writers? · Fred Warren

Writing In The Doldrums

After his “Lamb Among the Stars” epic series, author Chris Walley shares what may be next, despite personal bouts with discouragement, distraction, and sense of displacement. How do Christian storytellers deal with these? · Chris Walley
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