by Drew Ellenwood | Apr 9, 2014 | Out-Genre
A fantasy and/or science fiction fan doesn’t have to be bound to watching movies only in the fantasy and science fiction realm. Outside the genre are excellent examples of what story can do. Stretch your horizons and take in these five movies exemplifying story....
by Drew Ellenwood | Feb 14, 2014 | Fantasy & Science Fiction
Face it: As genres go, fantasy and science fiction do not lend themselves well to romance. Now before you protest by citing examples of book covers, let me say that romance is more than a buxom vixen next to a muscle man riding a dragon. That’s not romance; that’s...
by Drew Ellenwood | Jan 15, 2014 | Fantasy & Science Fiction, Fantasy & Theology
Invincibility is a story killer. The magic in fantasy or the technology in science fiction can be so awesome that nothing is able to stand against it. For storytelling, this is bad. Story needs conflict, a way to endure or overcome, a real chance of failure. If the...
by Drew Ellenwood | Nov 13, 2013 | Fantasy & Science Fiction
In reality and fantasy, individuals act out of differing motives and backgrounds. But all people have a core they are striving for, an inner itch they seek to scratch. Villains Our contemporary culture has given us some amazingly complex fictional villains, ones with...
by Drew Ellenwood | Sep 21, 2013 | Fantasy & Science Fiction
In any fantasy or science fiction story, whether literature or film, there’s always at least one premise… One pill to swallow, if you will. Too many pills forced down the reader’s throat and they’ll choke. A person can take one, maybe three, premises, but too much...
