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Redundant Redundancies

Like Orwell’s animals, some redundancies are more equal than others. · 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! · 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… · Travis Perry

Lorehaven Updates: New Podcast Episode ‘Goes Viral,’ Event Reboots, More Reviews!

We have a whole slew of updates about Lorehaven, this website, Realm Makers, and other events! · E. Stephen Burnett

From The Writers’ Tool Box: Writing With Tension

Fiction needs genuine and credible struggles. · 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… · Travis Perry

From The Writers’ Tool Box: Do You Need An Editor?

Unfortunately, what I’m seeing too much, is a reverting to the former issue—the quality of writing may suffer. I suspect poor editing may be a part of the problem. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

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. · 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! · 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… · 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! · 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? · 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. · 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? · 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. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

The False Virtues of Anti-Love, Anti-Faith, and Anti-Hope

Do anti-love, anti-faith, and anti-hope form an “unholy trinity” of “anti-theological” virtues? What could these be and what should we do about them? · Travis Perry

What Is Speculative Faith? A Reprise

The genre is speculative literature. That ‘s the umbrella term that covers fantasy, science fiction, and allegory in all forms: short story, novella, novel, screenplay, and poetry. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Fiction Friday: Introducing Kara Swanson

I think it’s important when considering books we might like to buy, to know if the writer can actually write, to know it the story is one I’m interested in. · 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? · Travis Perry

From The Writers’ Tool Box: Honoring Men Of The Past

One way to give a speculative world texture is to create a history the characters can celebrate. · Rebecca LuElla Miller
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