I know I have readers who are neither christian nor religious. Most of what follows may not have relevance to you, but I do make some applications to fantasy fiction writing with regard to presenting deities and embedding messages in your story. I encourage you to read through the entire post and take from it [...]
The Bible as a storytelling pattern
Filed under Tips & Tools on October 12, 2009
Tagged: Bible, christianity, fantasy fiction, Old Testament
CSFF May ‘07: TSR day 3
Filed under Blog Tours on May 23, 2007
Tagged: Christian Science Fiction and Fantasy blog tour, christianity, editors, theswordreview.com
As promised, I’ll conclude my contribution to this tour with the final part of my interview with Marcy Rockwell, one of the editors of The Sword Review.
Q: So, now you’re an editor for TSR. How did that come about?
MR: I’m friends with one of the poetry editors there, Marcie Lynn Tentchoff – we’re in [...]
CSFF May ‘07: TSR day 2
Filed under Blog Tours on May 22, 2007
Tagged: Christian Science Fiction and Fantasy blog tour, christianity, theswordreview.com
It was my pleasure to become acquainted three years ago with one of the hardest working writers I know. If you’ve ever visited Marcy Rockwell’s LiveJournal, you’ll note that she’s got something making the rounds nearly every week. Her debut novel is about to hit bookshelves around the world. And she’s a Navy wife and [...]
CSFF May ‘07: The Sword Review
Filed under Blog Tours on May 21, 2007
Tagged: Christian Science Fiction and Fantasy blog tour, christianity, theswordreview.com
This month’s Christian Science Fiction and Fantasy blog tour features The Sword Review. I’ll be interviewing my friend and fellow WotC freelance novelist, Marcy Rockwell. Marcy is a regular contributer to TSR, and recently took on the role of Poetry Editor for the e-zine.
In the meantime, check out the other tour stops:
Brandon Barr
Jim Black
Amy Browning
Jackie [...]
Why I don’t enjoy “christian” fiction
Filed under Soapbox on April 19, 2007
Tagged: CBA, christianity
Labels serve an important purpose. Regardless of politically correct propaganda, they are not evil. Misused and abused some times, yes, but not evil.
A label is a means of identifying and categorizing. If I am interested in reading a fantasy novel, I’m not going to browse the Historical section at the bookstore. And I’m going to [...]

