There’s been a lot of talk and some fear in Christian circles about the new atheist fantasy for kids. As usual, the critics agree we’ve made much ado about nothing.
Gold Plated Compass Can’t Find North
December 7th, 2007 — CSFF, christianity, fantasy, writing
Page One Review - Stephen Lawhead’s Scarlet
November 28th, 2007 — CSFF, fantasy, writing
Stephen Lawhead may just have the perfect author’s name, and the Christian Science Fiction and Fantasy Blog Tour is featuring his new book, Scarlet, this week.
Since I was at an N. T. Wright retreat at Laity Lodge, I couldn’t post until today. (”Bishop Tom” is one of my heroes, and this weekend was about as wonderful as I could have dreamed. We talked about everything from theology to poetry to fantasy. After I dropped him and Mrs. Wright at the airport, I cried.)
Speaking of fantasy, I’m supposed to be reviewing page one of Lawhead’s fantasy of King Raven.
Firefish: An Editor Evaluates the Whole Book Based on One Page
August 22nd, 2007 — CSFF, blogging, editing, fantasy
Here it is Wednesday, and I’m just now getting to the Christian Science Fiction and Fantasy blog tour! My apologies to everyone for the weak showing this round. All that to say George Bryan Polivka’s The Legend of the Firefish looks awesome. He’s got a new blog, too.
I thought it would be fun to play acquisitions editor based on the first page. What if I got this first page as an unsolicited manuscript? What works? What questions does it raise?
