DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVE NOT FINISHED THE LATEST STORMLIGHT ARCHIVE BOOK!!!! I HAVE SPOILERS!!! I've noticed something curious about two of Brandon Sanderson's series. Both Mistborn and The Stormlight Archives (SPOILER ALERT) end with characters ascending to godhood. In Mistborn, it's Vin and Sazed. In The Stormlight Archives, it's Dalinar and Taravangian. Though... Continue Reading →
Good afternoon, everyone, just dropping in with another quick article to share. I tell you, the Gospel Coalition has had some good stuff on entertainment recently, and if anything, this post is a reminder as to why it's so important to research books, especially before spending money on them. You can't just pick up anything... Continue Reading →
I've heard the opinion in the Christian world that reading speculative fiction (eg fantasy, sci-fi, steampunk) is a waste of time. It's been called 'escapist.' I've already gone over the topic of escapism before, but I'd like to reiterate that something is only an escape when someone makes it into that. Fantasy isn't inherently escapist... Continue Reading →
I know many of my current subscribers are teens or young adults. You probably love writing, or at least reading, given that you put up with the highly-specific material I publish. Maybe you too grew up reading ravenously and can point to the books that marked your childhood -- the Chronicles of Narnia, 100 Cupboards,... Continue Reading →
I was out in the backyard at night sometime during my tweens -- I don't even remember why. I was probably trying to get the dog in or something similarly mundane, but I just happened to look up. And it just hit me. The sky was sprinkled with stars, and it was dark enough that... Continue Reading →
I identify as intolerant and you must affirm me in that. No? Why not? The woke left loves to use the word 'tolerance.' Within a materialist worldview, it seems to be the only virtue. How tolerance can be good if good and evil are merely social constructs is beyond me, but nonetheless that is how... Continue Reading →
There's just something about the hero-against-the-world -- and I'm not the only one who feels that way. I heard it discussed on SASF -- Stories are Soul Food -- to whom I owe the credit for this term, 'hero-against-the-world.' Immeadiately the 'ooh, that could be an article' light lit up inside my head. Our culture... Continue Reading →
I'm going to be honest with you -- this post originally began as a rant on the material I'd been forced to read for school. But then I got a book for Christmas, called The Christian Imagination, a collection of essays on literature. The one by Leland Ryken -- mind you, not the Christian Science... Continue Reading →
I come before you to make the case that we need more platonic relationships in fiction, especially YA. *Ehem.* Practically every mainstream YA book out there has some sort of romantic relationship. Why? Because the teen years are when romance and sex are common -- at least in this day and age. However, I was... Continue Reading →
