“The problem Christian movies is that people go wanting to experience Cinema and not experience GOD!” That criticism of Christian film, read on a social media post recently, betrays a common misunderstanding of Christian Storytelling. Cinema is a storytelling medium but many Christians bring Sunday School lesson expectations into it that don’t match the medium. … More Christian Storytelling and Respecting the Medium
Welcome to the another installment of Worldbuilders, a series of guest posts and interviews by my fellow authors of Christian speculative fiction. Today’s interview is with DG Lamb. We are happy to be joining the blog tour for his Driven to the Hilt series. A brand new book, Tempered Steel, publishing on November 1, 2018, … More Worldbuilders: An Interview with DG Lamb
The Gevaudan Project by A.K. Preston is an intelligent, wild ride that puts one in mind of a Michael Crichton thriller. I’m a big fan of monster stories and I was intrigued by the title, as it references a well-known cryptid (I’m a big fan of cryptozoology as well). If you’re already familiar with the … More Book Review: The Gevaudan Project by AK Preston
I wrote a post recently in which I called out Lorehaven over their decision to distance themselves from the word ‘geek’ in favor of appealing to fans of speculative fiction genres that geeks have carried the torch for until the genres and geek culture in general became popular in recent times. I thought it was … More The Realmies Strike Back: Lorehaven and Why Geek Matters Part 2
Yes, my action figures are cherry E. Stephen Burnett, editor of the forthcoming Lorehaven magazine, has written a post over at SpeculativeFaith.com called “Should Christian Fans Call Ourselves ‘Geeks’?” Lorehaven is a joint venture of SpeculativeFaith.com and Splickety, announced at the most recent Realm Makers confetence. Basically, it’s a free magazine for speculative fiction fans … More Lorehaven and Why Geek Matters
In a recent post, Christian supernatural fiction author Mike Duran* has written that affirming Christian geek culture poses problems. Two problems, to be specific, but we’ll get to that. He begins by noting a glut of online communities catering to geeks in response to the “ascension of geekdom in the broader culture.” What can we … More Affirming Christian Geek Culture
Welcome to the final installment of this particular batch of Worldbuilders, a series of guest posts and interviews by my fellow authors of Christian speculative fiction. I hope to do this again in the near future. It’s been great fun! Today’s interview is with Annie Douglass Lima. We are happy to be joining the blog … More Worldbuilders: An Interview with Annie Douglass Lima
Welcome to Worldbuilders, a series of guest posts and interviews by my fellow authors of Christian speculative fiction. Today’s interview is with Tyrean Martinson, author of The Champion Trilogy. Next week, we will join Annie Douglass Lima on the blog tour for her brand new book, The Gladiator and the Guard, the sequel to her YA action … More Worldbuilders: An Interview with Tyrean Martinson
Welcome to Worldbuilders, a series of guest posts and interviews by my fellow authors of Christian speculative fiction. Today’s interview is with Keith Robinson, author of the Origins Trilogy and the Tartarus Chronicles. Next week, we’ll be talking to Tyrean Martinson, author of the Champion Trilogy, so mark your calendars for that. Now let’s talk … More Worldbuilders: An Interview with Keith Robinson
Welcome to Worldbuilders, a series of guest posts and interviews by my fellow authors of Christian speculative fiction. Today’s interview is with John J. Zelenski, author of The Journal of Ezekiel Walker and Walker’s Vale. Next week, we will chat with Keith Robinson, author of the Origins Trilogy and the Tartarus Chronicles. Now let’s talk … More Worldbuilders: An Interview with John J. Zelenski
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