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The Colors Of The Universe

Is science fiction as diverse as it should be? How diverse is “diverse enough” and who gets to say what the standard is? Should this even matter to readers? · Mark Carver

Memorable Fathers

In honor of Father’s Day, a list of memorable fathers in speculative fiction. · Shannon McDermott

Remembering The Soldiers Who Died

It doesn’t seem to me that speculative stories are short on wars, and therefore people serving the rest of their culture or nation or species by marching into danger and possible death. What novels actually show beloved characters dying as part of their commitment to fight for right? · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Meet The Parents

There’s been a quiet trend, at least in some of the popular fiction I’ve read, of parents who are killed off or written as weak and flaky. · Amy Davis

Giving The Devil His Due

If we or our stories venture into dark places, we must always remember to keep the Light close. · Mark Carver

A Worthy Opponent

Balaam was, in his way, the most impressive of the Old Testament villains. · Shannon McDermott

Start Your Engines: The End Is Nigh!

“Mad Max: Fury Road” is the latest in a long journey of post-apocalyptic stories that go straight back to the Bible. · Mark Carver

Act Your Age

I’m perfectly happy to believe all the crazy worldbuilding you can throw at me. I will overlook a few tropes if the plot is halfway interesting. But if your characters do not “act their age,” then you need to explain why that is so. · Megan Ebba

Use What You Know

Like so much else about fiction, immersion into a fantasy world is as much a result of the readers’ imagination as it is the writer’s execution. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Introducing Edgy Christian Speculative Fiction From The Crossover Alliance

Debut publisher The Crossover Alliance will offer novels without limits on swear words and other content, if the story ultimately endorses biblical truth and not sin. · Mark Carver

Culture Wars And Speculative Fiction

Are speculative fiction writers creating worlds that reflect disagreements and opposing factions representative of societal struggles? · Rebecca LuElla Miller

A Mommy/Youth Pastoring/Writer’s Way To Go About Creating and Populating Fantasy Worlds

Mary Weber is the author of the Storm Siren Trilogy, a young adult fantasy published by Thomas Nelson. Her debut novel Storm Siren released last August and the second in the series, Siren’s Fury, is due out in June. · Mary Weber

A Rich Web

The web of rich and potent customs surrounding Easter is a testament to how profoundly religion molds culture. And it makes me wonder again why religion is so neglected in speculative fiction as an element of world-building. · Shannon McDermott

Hitting The Mark: The God-Story Of Crosshair Press

Maybe we were crazy, but I don’t believe insanity played any role in our decision to start Crosshair Press. · A.C. Williams

Great Secondary Characters

Great secondary characters are larger than life. The story is not about them really, but they add so much, they make the story so much richer, that they become as memorable as the protagonist. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

An Airing

I thought that, this Wednesday, we could all have fun talking about the things that bother us. · Shannon McDermott

What’s In A Book Cover

Clearly some readers are making reading decisions based on covers. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

SpecFaith Library: Q and A

The SpecFaith Library is a comprehensive guide to every published Christian fantastical novel. Here’s how it works. · E. Stephen Burnett

Can You Review My Novel?

SpecFaith’s volunteers can’t always promise to review fantastical stories. But here’s what we can do. · E. Stephen Burnett

Finding Good Books

Should we be content to let traditional publishers narrow their offerings while we scramble on our own to find the books we like—books we hope are out there but can’t know for sure if we’ll find? · Rebecca LuElla Miller
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