K indle the Fires of Hatred That's not a phrase you hear Christians say very often. Not often enough as far as I'm concerned. I just...

I n just under a month, four fantasy authors (including me) will be setting forth on a tour of the US East Coast. We'll be visiting citi...

F irst, some news: The Suspense Challenge continues. Next week, I'll announce the winner of the 2nd Suspense Technique. That means there...

W ow, this was hard. So many cool story snippets to choose from. Many were artistic, displaying style and serious vocab chops. Most did inde...

Hey, all! Not sure if you've read the article in Publisher's Weekly about the state of Fantasy and SciFi in the Christian Bookseller...

Hey, all! No obligation, of course, but if you'd like to help spread the word about this Summer's Fantasy Four Fiction Tour with aut...

F or those of you who have been regulars around Enter the Door Within , you know that back in January, I wrote a little clinic series on how...

Okay, last night I finished JRR Tolkien's novel, The Children of Hurin. And while, the chapter by chapter discussion is still very much ...

I'm a little amazed at how much traffic has blown through here since I got a counter and opened this blog for real back in January. I ha...

Changing Christian Attitudes about Fantasy Part 2 is now posted at Speculative Faith . Check it out if you have a chance.

There was a little speculation about random fact #1 and #7. Here's the proof. Lol

Okay, so Becky Miller from " A Christian Worldview of Fiction " has tagged me. Yup, my first thought too. What does that mean? I w...

I'll be out of town from Thurs to Sun. So I'll just post a bunch of chapters, and anyone who wishes to can just post away about Chil...

Children of Hurin, Ch. 4 Dialogue begins here.

Children of Hurin Chapter 3 dialogue begins here.

Chapter 2 dialogue begins here.

Okay, folks, I've officially opened chatter on Tolkien's Children of Hurin, Chapter 1!