Whether you’re religious or not gods and God are in fiction and life. People swear by saying “Jesus Christ” or “Oh my God,” days of the week are named after Thor, Odin, and Frigga, and even the symbol for medicine is taken from the Greek god Asclepius. Thus when creating story worlds, we include gods …
I’m a Christian but I want to break into the mainstream publishing industry. As of right now, that hasn’t happened but I want to shoot for the stars and see how close I get. Honestly, I feel like I’m in this awkward middle in my publishing views like I don’t quite fit into either but ultimately ABA (American Book Association) publishing won out.
Though I was raised in a Christian home all of my life, I never felt like I fit in with the Christian community. As soon as I started showing any form of geeky tendencies as a kid, I felt a disconnect from every church, Sunday school, church camp, you name it I went to. …
The Laments and Revelations of a Christian Geek Writer Read More »
Humanity has committed every sin imaginable in our existence. No race, gender, location, or era is exempt. But are we as writers, artists, and creators obligated to show the dregs of humanity in order to be realistic? Fantasy, crime, and other spec-fic genre writers feel pressure to do this, but historical fiction writers feel it, …
Keeping Morality in Fiction: What’s the Line Between Realistic and Gratuitous Fiction? Read More »
One of the biggest gripes about Hollywood today is that there doesn’t seem to be much new being released. Everything is a sequel or a retelling or a remake of something already made before. In the literary world, retellings of classics and fairy tales are very popular. (I mean I’m writing one so there’s …
Over the summer a “What if?” film called Brightburn released with the premise of Superman being a villain and as expected it ends in tragedy. I have a weird curiosity when it comes to most horror films. I won’t watch them but I’ll look up the synopsis to know what happened. While perusing on …
Keeping Morality in Fiction: Are We Tired of Good Characters and the Good Winning? Read More »
I’ve loved getting obsessed with my story ideas. It’s productive and inspiring to be in love with your story, but a couple years ago this creative rush stopped happening to me and it was entirely my own doing. After that long period of creative suppression, I’m finally getting back into that creative flow again. …
