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Even If We Like Fantasy and Sci-Fi, We Can Still Practice Accidental Legalism
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Topics: Craft
I’m Teaching About Fantasy Magic and Pop Culture at SoCal Christian Writers Conference
Should Christian fantasy include magic? How do fantasy writers put popular culture in its place? E. Stephen Burnett teaches on these topics at this week’s SoCal Christian Writers Conference.
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Free Original Storyworld Ideas, Part 10: Alien Angels
Imagine that aliens not only look human–they have alien versions, too. And perhaps the Bible gives us a clue at alien angels in the faces of the seraphim…
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Travis Perry
Free Original Storyworld Ideas, Part 9: Black Box Interchangeable Brain
What if technology advances so much that a brain could be saved in black boxes? Made interchangeable or modular? What if you could literally live as someone else?
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Travis Perry
From The Writers’ Toolbox: Keep ‘Em On The Line
Writers also need to create characters with whom readers can relate and for whom they can cheer.
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Rebecca LuElla Miller
Free Original Storyworld Ideas, Part 8: Magical Technology (A Little Problem with the Dilithium Stone)
What about magic in a story that would otherwise be technological? A Little Problem with the Dilithium Stone shows an example.
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Travis Perry
Free (Not) Original Storyworld Ideas, Part 7: Mine the Public Domain (Worlds of Weinbaum)
So maybe you’re interested in a free story idea that ISN’T original–there’s some great opportunities in the public domain. Example, Worlds of Weinbaum…
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Travis Perry
Redundant Redundancies
Like Orwellâs animals, some redundancies are more equal than others.
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Shannon McDermott
Free Original Storyworld Ideas, Part 6: Nanites in Space Weapons and Aliens
Nanites could easily be part of any science fiction future and probably should be featured in stories much more than they are. Here’s some cool ideas that relate to nanites–even a few for fantasy writers!
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Travis Perry
Free Original Storyworld Ideas, Part 5: GameLit (and Animal Eye)
The relatively new genre of GameLit shows some exciting opportunities for Christian writers of speculative fiction. Cindy Koepp’s new release, Animal Eye, is especially promising…
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Travis Perry
From The Writers’ Tool Box: Writing With Tension
Fiction needs genuine and credible struggles.
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Rebecca LuElla Miller
Free Original Story World Ideas, Part 4: Future AI-Domesticated Breeds of Humans
Imagine AIs take over the world–then domesticate humans into different breeds–then disappear…
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Travis Perry
Free Original Story World Ideas, Part 3: Agent Angel
What if an angel had a deep undercover mission infiltrating a demonic horde? This post explains the idea and the Bible passage that inspired it.
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Travis Perry
Free Original Storyworld Ideas, Part 2: Three Coronavirus Story Settings
Let’s say you wanted to write a story about Coronavirus but weren’t sure where to start. This post shares three original story setting ideas!
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Travis Perry
Free Original Storyworld Ideas! Part 1: Spheres
I’m giving away ideas for original story worlds! Starting with Spheres, a world with oddly scientific magic…and planets you can literally fly to…
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Travis Perry
Top Ten Most Original Speculative Fiction Story Worlds, Part 2
What are the top ten most original story worlds (or settings) for overtly Christian authors? This post lists ten possible choices!
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Travis Perry
Top Ten Most Original Speculative Fiction Story Worlds, Part 1
On a list of most original story worlds, which would make the top ten? But what makes original story worlds so interesting in the first place?
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Travis Perry
Memorable Stories
In this day of hoarding, these are especially relevant questions, I think. Perhaps that’s what makes this particular show so memorable.
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Rebecca LuElla Miller
Does ‘Strong Female Character’ Mean Girl Kicks Guy in the Face?
Does having a strong female character simply mean having a girl kick guy in face or is there more to her than just physical strength?
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Parker J. Cole
Realism And Twenty-first Century Storytelling
Perhaps the twenty-first century version of realism is another way in which we are not addressing spiritual issues realistically.
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Rebecca LuElla Miller
The Season When Kings Go off to War
The Bible references kings going off to war in the spring–why then? And what impact could a season for warfare have on your speculative fiction story?
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Travis Perry
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