• How to Write About God’s Love: 5 Tips for Christian Writers

    Let’s celebrate the last day of the month of love—the time of red roses, candy hearts, and all things romance. But let’s hit pause on the chocolates and candlelit dinners for a moment and talk about a kind of love that doesn’t come in heart-shaped boxes. As Christian authors, we carry the incredible privilege (and challenge!) of sharing the greatest love story ever told: the unconditional love of God. Every message of faith is built upon God’s love, so it’s important for believers to fully experience it. Our words hold the power to bring God’s redemptive love into the hearts…

  • Romance Tropes in Fantasy: 5 Popular Love Stories in Fantasy Books

    A professor in a college creative writing course once told his class that every story is a love story. At first, this may seem like an overstatement, but when you step back and analyze storytelling, it rings true. Love exists in every story—whether it’s love for another person, a country, God, or even an idea. This means that no matter what fantasy story you’re writing, romance in fantasy will likely find its way into your narrative. While those seeking an overt love story may turn to the romance genre, romance is not exclusive to it. Many fantasy books incorporate romance…

  • How to Write with Christian Humility: A Guide for Faith-Based Writer

    Christian humility is an important quality if you’re looking to write from a place of faith and service, but it’s often hard to get right because feelings like perfectionism and self-doubt get in the way. As writers, we’re called to infuse our work with the same humility that Jesus exemplified and meet our audience where they are. In this article, I’m sharing how to integrate Christian humility into your writing practice, so you can communicate more effectively and faithfully. In college, I attended a class on the British novel. There were only ten students, including myself, and we blazed through…

  • Exploring Imaginative Fantasy Subgenres

    Welcome, fellow traveler! You have officially been introduced to the realm of the fantasy genre and are ready to begin your quest in writing your story. The time has come to look even closer at the elements that have already been introduced as well as other elements that may arise later in the writing process for this particular genre so that you are well-equipped for the journey ahead. Let us begin by asking this question: what kind of fantasy would you like to write about? While it would be an impressively amazing accomplishment, no story can house every element within…