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For Writers: The Spiritual Element

So whether it’s overt or subtle, there has to be reflection of something greater for a story to resonate as true. It may take the form of direct allegorical elements or a subtle symbolic thread, but in capturing some element of spiritual truth, our stories will gain impact. · Sarah Sawyer

Here There Be Creatures: Mythology and the Sense of Wonder

Rotovegas author Grace Bridges: “New Zealanders feel a strong sense of identity with our unique culture, and I wanted to convey that in my Earthcore series.” · Grace Bridges

Realism And Twenty-first Century Storytelling—A Reprise

I think there’s something else not particularly real in twenty-first century stories, no matter how real the computer generated characters might appear. We could chalk this up to “that’s just movies” if it weren’t for the fact that screen writing is beginning to dominate the way we write novels, too. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

“Better” Christian Entertainment

Does better artistic quality mean better Christian entertainment? · Mark Carver

Getting The Most Out Of Conferences

What an opportunity, then, for writers to pick the brains of these professionals at a conference, starting with a presentation—a pitch—of their own work. How else can writers find out if they have an idea that captures the interest of those who are experienced? · Rebecca LuElla Miller

The Metaphysics of Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War

Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War isn’t preachy about any particular worldview, but still reflects a near-ubiquitous belief in a self-generating universe, a universe with no God in control. · Travis Perry

Uncommon Knowledge

This is a question Christian writers now face: With biblical illiteracy on the rise, should biblical allusions be on the wane? · Shannon McDermott

Female Villains

When it comes to contemporary literature written by Christians, I was hard pressed to think of one female antagonist. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Remember Realm Makers

“Realm Makers’s first priority is to help foster excellence in the speculative arts, whether fiction, film, illustrations, or whatever way we can imagine to tell our stories.” · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Since Reading Changes Us . . .

Christians have a great opportunity to serve as prophetic voices, as voices of warning, that these trends don’t end well · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Greetings from the Other Side

The self-described Most Tattooed Christian Author who wrote those scary-looking books is now writing heartwarming stories about girls and boys and horses. · Mark Carver

Out of Darkness, Hope – the Promise of the Superversive

To subvert is to bring about change by undermining something from beneath. To supervert is to bring about change by inspiring from above. · L. Jagi Lamplighter

Fantasy That Works

Next time you read a fantasy, see how it measures in these areas: premise, conflict, realistic characters that act, a dense story world, a story that says something important. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Do You Want to Go?

This is the question that every book and show and movie asks. · Shannon McDermott

Are Antiheroes Anti-Christian?

It’s not always clear where the line is between antihero and just-plain-flawed hero. Regardless, antiheroes are out there in full force these days, and they seem to be getting more popular. · Kat Heckenbach

To PC or Not PC

Let’s talk about grammar. Wait! Come back! · Shannon McDermott

The Wild Spirit (or Zombie Christianity)

As speculative Christian writing has grown as a genre over the last ten years, things have gotten better in the writing area, but Christian movies and music have a way to come. · Nathan Lumbatis

What Is It About Fantasy And Christmas?

The cool thing about good fantasy, however, is that no one explains it. There isn’t a narrator in C. S. Lewis’s Narnia books that says, “Now boys and girls, Aslan is actually Jesus.” Instead, readers are allowed to discover the dots on their own and connect them at their leisure. Or leave them unconnected. · Rebecca LuElla Miller
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