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Christian Products Expo 2019 Lessons

I visited the 2019 Christian Products Expo. Here’s what I learned about Christian bookstores, the Christian book market, and more. · Travis Perry

Shields, Starship Combat, and Outer Space Fortresses

A realistic look at shields and defenses for starships and space stations can help you make interesting and plausible stories about outer space combat. · Travis Perry

The Sound and the Fury

How has heavy metal music influenced my writing? · Mark Carver

Non-Lethal Speculative Fiction Weapons

On Star Trek, setting a weapon to “stun” is easy. In reality, it’s easier to use energy to kill or maim than to immobilize. But science fiction and fantasy stories alike can benefit from thinking about what non-lethal weapons can do. · Travis Perry

Realm Makers 2019: One Hundred Graces, part 3

E. Stephen Burnett reviews graces 51 through 75, which he found at last month’s Realm Makers conference. · E. Stephen Burnett

Are We Part of the Problem?

What is our responsibility as authors? Do we share any of the blame if our words put ideas into people’s heads or ignite the brittle underbrush that already exists in depraved minds and is just waiting for the spark? · Mark Carver

Realm Makers 2019: One Hundred Graces, part 2

E. Stephen Burnett steps back to those days of yester-week and recalls twenty-five more graces God gave through Realm Makers 2019. · E. Stephen Burnett

2019 Spec Faith Summer Writing Challenge

As has been the case for the last several years, Spec Faith’s 2019 summer writing challenge comes with rewards. First, there’s feedback. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

A Post-Realm Makers Report

For me Realm Makers was more about creating and launching new projects and small groups and individual one-on-one meetings than anything else. I’m grateful for the opportunities the conference provided! · Travis Perry

From the Archives: How Dark is Too Dark?

How dark is too dark? Is it permissible to include horrific and explicit elements in a story intended for the Christian market? · Mark Carver

Realm Makers 2019: One Hundred Graces, part 1

E. Stephen Burnett shares one hundred graces, gifts of God, that he enjoys through the Realm Makers Christian fantasy writers conference. · E. Stephen Burnett

Realm Makers Conference Facts—From The Writers’ Tool Chest

There are two things to keep in mind: 1) look for blog posts and pictures on social media about the Conference; 2) plan now to attend next year’s event. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

The Quantum Mechanics God of Alternate Realities

Are alternate universes fair game for Christian writers of speculative fiction? This post takes a look at why so many science fiction stories feature alternate realities based on quantum mechanics–and suggests ways a Christian worldview can be compatible with this kind of tale. · Travis Perry

Mission Report, June 2019, Realm Makers Bookstore in Pennsylvania

We are still amazed when we encounter someone who says, “I had no idea books like this existed!” · Ronie Kendig

Alien Intelligence in Our Solar System?

If the Solar System has life, including intelligent life, where might we find it? On Mars or under the surface of icy moons? Where we might really find life and what that life could be like should influence science fiction–including sci fi written by Christian authors. · Travis Perry

Does Family Enhance Female Heroes?

Was Mark Carver’s post on Speculative Faith yesterday right about a need to have more families with children in speculative fiction? In particular, would children benefit female heroes? · Travis Perry

Get a Glimpse of Lorehaven’s Summer 2019 Issue, Which Arrives Next Month

Coming in Lorehaven’s next issue: novelist Shawn Smucker with “Light from Distant Stars,” plus 12 more book reviews. · E. Stephen Burnett

Characters And Their Development: From The Writers’ Tool Chest

Characters make the story, even in speculative fiction. For all our intriguing Other Places, readers still read because they care about the characters. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Against the Tragic Villain Backstory

I’m mostly against the tragic villain backstory as a storytelling device. Let me tell you why. · Travis Perry

A Vulnerable Technique

Flashbacks possess a special nature, generally inclined to be awkward. · Shannon McDermott
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