@anne_the_noob14 My advice is to either a) Have a doctor friend, or b) Look for a post on the subject on Pinterest or Instagram. At least that’s where I get most of my information, though I never use it. 🙂

@deeprun

And someone’s read the Space Trilogy! I haven’t reached That Hideous Strength yet; I just finished Out of the Silent Planet and started Perelandra. So far, so good.

@noodle-mum

Probably Stephen Lawhead’s King Arthur books. They sort of lean toward historical fiction more but they have a definite fantasy tinge.

Other than that, I haven’t read many explicitly Christian fantasy novels.

@michael-erasmus

HOT DOG!! SOMEONE’S READ THE CIRCLE TRIOLOGY!!!

@naiya-dyani Y E S! Don’t listen to those reviews saying that The Wingfeather Saga is just for children. Kids do love it, but the depth and messages it holds for adults are amazing.

If Tolkien’s Middle Earth works count as Christian, though, then I’d probably go with The Children of Hurin. It’s tragic but so beautiful!

Ted Dekker’s Circle Series…[Read more]

Well, obviously The Silmarillion. 😏

But if we’re talking more traditional novels, Dreamlander is very good. The Mark of the Raven seriously drew me in with the first half and wasn’t bad the second half of the book. I definitely like The Wingfeather Saga, particularly book 3.

@daeus-lamb

Thanks; it helps to get feedback like this. I reached a point where I was utterly stumped, not for lack of ideas, but doubt as to whether they were good ideas.

As for the pagan gods being demons, I actually have something similar in the section I’m on. The “gods” show a religious group that the Dreamer will be their downfall, so they…[Read more]

@michael-erasmus

The story sounds good. I feel like you’ll probably write it well because the characters seem to have very clear aims, which helps keep a story cohesive. I like the dad being a dreamer. I could see it either way with the boy.

I don’t know what you think of it, but it could be cool of the pagan gods, while not Gods could still be…[Read more]

That Hideous Strength

Maybe not technically fantasy but Lewis calls it a fairy tale for adults in the introduction, so I’m claiming it.  I’ve read it once a year for seven years running and I still find new things.

@noodle-mum WING. FEATHER. SAGA. FOR. LIFE!!!

*grin* You asked. . .

I usually have characters, and then plot comes from their motivations and backstories. I started off with characters and then worlds. I only decided on the overarching theme less than a year ago, but I like it, and I think it fits with everything.

Also, every single fantasy thing that I have ever written is connected to a main plot, so…I guess…[Read more]

My personal favorite would be Bryan Davis’s Dragons In Our Midst series, as well as his Oracles of Fire series. Worth checking out!

Stories almost always start with the characters for me. Though I do have a couple that deviate.

My current fantasy project came as a scene randomly popped into my head. From there I had to figure out who those people were, what they were doing, and what was even going on.

I do have one story idea that came as the idea “this story, set in this…[Read more]

@r-m-archer

Thanks!

@deeprun

That is interesting. It’s neat how different stories can come across to different people.

@michael-erasmus

I don’t know if I have much to say about what you wrote (brain isn’t working right now) but it does sound really neat, and from what you described of your story world it sounds similar to a story world I have that I’m including…[Read more]

Almost always characters and/or a premise. I do have one group of stories that technically traces back to the worldbuilding because I started building the world before there were stories tied to it, but almost all of the individual stories began with characters within that world. Plot, unfortunately, always comes dead last for me. ;P

@daeus-lamb Thank you for the detailed reply. It helps a lot.

This is a good point. From a writing perspective, Jesus’ life story is amazing–the perfect hero stands strong and fearless, teaching, leading, working wonders. He faces temptation, rejection, betrayal. Falsely accused, He is put to death. But that’s just the climax, not the end. He…[Read more]

@daeus-lamb Thank you for the detailed reply. It helps a lot.

This is a good point. From a writing perspective, Jesus’ life story is amazing–the perfect hero stands strong and fearless, teaching, leading, working wonders. He faces temptation, rejection, betrayal, and pain to the point where all seems lost. Falsely accused, He is put to death.…[Read more]