Theology in The Godserfs Series – Guest Blog by N. S. Dolkart
N. S. Dolkart
You may remember that a few days ago we revealed this awesome cover for the latest novel in the Godserfs series? Well, the author of Godserfs, N. S. Dolkart, has…
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Holidays In Fantasy Fiction
Aaron Miles
With the arrival of the Christmas season I’ve been thinking about the effects of holidays on our lives. The influence of Christmas is incredibly far reaching; I doubt most people…
Worldbuilding: Using The Creation Story To Help Design A Belief System
B. Pine
Is a faith system vital to any fantasy story? Definitely. Even in a fictional setting, people need a raison d’être and comforting explanations for the mysteries of life. Religion is…
Monthly Short Story Winner: Religion
Xiagan
December. The darkest month with the longest night of the year. Harsh and cold days and mankind struggling in winter’s iron grip. Separated through walls of snow from others, one…
Worldbuilding A Religion – Part Three: How Religion Shapes Characters
Rebekah Loper
In Part Two, we learned how religion can affect society and culture as a whole. But you can’t have either of those things without the individual people who comprise them,…
Worldbuilding A Religion – Part Two: How Religion Shapes Culture
In Worldbuilding A Religion – Part One, we went over the basic differences between religions and cults, and some of the ways they can enrich your worlds and stories. Cults…
Worldbuilding A Religion – Part One: Religion vs. Cult
Those of you who have followed Fantasy-Faction for a couple of years (or pretty much since the beginning) will probably remember the Creating God series of articles by Amy Rose…
Snake-Sticks and Cheap Tricks: Magic versus Miracle
Brian Staveley
I think one could be forgiven for confusing magic and miracle. If presented with a list of remarkable achievements – walking on water, splitting the moon in half, turning sticks…
My God Is Lawful Evil: Alternate Morality in Alternate Worlds
James Calbraith
There are certain common steps that we are all aware of when it comes to creating an alternate world. You probably start with a map, or at least a few…
Which Writers Are Asking The Hard Questions Today?
Eric Christensen
As I move from summer to winter, I tend to switch from lighter, fun reads to deeper, more complex reads. I don’t know if I am simply echoing Hollywood’s transition…
Creating God: Religion in Fantasy – Part 4
Amy Rose Davis
If you missed Part One of this article you can read it by clicking here. If you missed Part Two of this article you can read it by clicking here.…
Creating God: Religion in Fantasy, part 3
If you missed Part One of this article you can read it by clicking here. If you missed Part Two of this article you can read it by clicking here.…