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Let It Shine

The power of light can turn a walking nightmare into a CGI curiosity. · Mark Carver

But You Just Can’t Dress Like Jesus After Labor Day

Christians who engage culture must also identify its trends, such as the new sexual moral majority. · E. Stephen Burnett

Realm Makers Awards

For the past several years, the folks who developed the Realm Makers Conference also established their own book awards, including a book of the year award (the Realm Award) · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Managing The Minefield On The Way To Successful Publication

With the changes in the book industry, I think it’s helpful to discuss two particular elements of writing that lead to successful publication. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Top Three Joys We Expect At Realm Makers 2017

We’ve asked conference guests: what are the top three joys we expect at Realm Makers 2017? · E. Stephen Burnett

Great Expectations

Here is a post that I recently wrote for my blog. I’m sure many writers can empathize, and if you’re a reader, I hope it can give you a glimpse into the thought process behind the books. · Mark Carver

Into The Shadows: Why We Should Explore The Dark Side Of Fiction

The presence of the darkness points us to the light and the hope we find outside our miserable, messed up lives. · Zac Totah

What To Make Of Dragons: A Reprise

There are legitimate questions about magic and wizards and dragons and ghosts. The Bible is not silent on the subjects of sorcery, and reportedly mediums are under God’s judgment. But what does that have to do with fiction? · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Seven More Lies Christians Believe About ‘The Shack’

You don’t need to burn down “The Shack.” But it fails to preach a better story about God. · E. Stephen Burnett

Professing To Be Wise, They Became LeFous

“Beauty and the Beast” turns a character “gay.” How do Christians respond? · E. Stephen Burnett

Conversions And The Goal Of Christian Speculative Fiction

I don’t believe conversion stories are the problem in Christian fiction. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Why Does Christian Romance Outsell Christian Fantasy?

Mainstream readers like both fantasy and romance. So why do Christians favor only romance? · E. Stephen Burnett

Finalists – 2017 Spec Faith Winter Writing Challenge

All that’s left is to select the winner. Choose from these entries and vote in the poll at the end of this post for one entry you think is best. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Fiction Friday – Wickers Bog By Mike Duran

Myth and mystery collide in this short, 34-page tale of Southern Gothic horror. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

On The Origin Of Mythic Orbits and Genre Short Stories

Short stories are often used to promote feature-length novels, but Travis Perry did something different in “Mythic Orbits.” · Travis Perry

The Nightmare Of Christmas

The idealized Western Christmas is a time of jingling bells, snow (unless you live in the South with Christmas temperatures regularly in the 50s and 60s), Christmas trees, lavishly decorated homes, presents spilling out into the hallway, and a seemingly endless barrage of Christmas parties. And of course, the stories. Rudolph, Frosty the Snowman, The Night Before Christmas, The Tin Soldier, A Christmas Carol, and many more. However, in many other countries, Christmas tales take quite a sinister turn. · Mark Carver

Liturgy and Lunacy

Since Christianity is such an integral part of the Western society we inhabit, it’s only natural that it will have a prominent place in our stories. It shows up in all genres but we often see Christianity or its derivatives in fantasy, horror, and surprisingly, science fiction. · Mark Carver

Halloween Stories In American Literature

It might be interesting to delve into the various traditions that have cropped up around the holiday over the years—bobbing for apples, carving pumpkins, making candied apples, trick-or-treating, wearing costumes, going to haunted houses, and storytelling. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

A Notable Lack

Holidays, and all the expressions of a whole and genuine religion, offer a wide and rich opportunity to speculative fiction authors. · Shannon McDermott

If You Could Read Anything You Wanted To Read

I started to wonder what sort of stories the visitors here at Spec Faith consider ideal. I don’t think we’ll have a consensus. · Rebecca LuElla Miller
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