Though I am a newbie blogger and had never heard of the term “blog tour” prior to a few months ago, I am happy to lend my blog to the Lost Genre Guild for a moment. If you head over to the Christian Science Fiction & Fantasy Blog Tour, you will see they just completed a three day blog tour for the Lost Genre Guild. I have been following the tour this week with interest.
According to the Guild’s website their mission is to:
“. . . raise the awareness and respect for Biblical speculative fiction, and to encourage, educate and support the writers of such fiction.”
The following blurb from their website explains their mission in more detail:
“Welcome to the literary home for artists, editors, agents, promoters, and fans of Christian sci-fi, fantasy, and supernatural thrillers. Spec-fic is the best selling secular genre, but few Christian authors have been connecting with fans. Demographics show that many Christian genre fans are online. The Lost Genre Guild's been laying infrastructure for Viral Marketing, or, word-of-mouth buzz to promote our lost genre.”
I’m a fan of science fiction. I can’t tell you how many times my husband and I have gone into Blockbuster and said, “I’m in the mood for a sci-fi movie” only to leave empty handed. In my opinion, there can never be too many science fiction stories. However, I’ve noticed something. Mainstream science fiction is usually built upon the philosophy of humanism. As a former humanist and current follower of Christ, that’s kind of a bummer.
Here’s something else that’s a bummer. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve gone into a Christian bookstore or perused the Christian fiction titles at Barnes & Noble and Borders and thought, “I’m in the mood for something sci-fi” only to leave empty handed. No offense to Christian women’s historical fiction, but when I was little, I cried when my mom tried to dress me in ruffles.
What to do?
As a writer and a Christian, I thought to myself, why not write a Christian science fiction novel? So I did. It’s called The Exception, and I am in the beginning stages of looking for its home. Lo and behold, my search led me to the Lost Genre Guild's website, and I immediately thought to myself, “Shew, I’m not the only one!”
At this time, I have ceased calling my novel Christian science fiction in favor of the more general categorization Christian speculative fiction, which includes science fiction, fantasy, and all applicable sub-genres.
You might be asking, “Is every novel categorized as Christian speculative fiction about the apocalypse and that crazy thing you all call ‘the rapture’?” No! Christian speculative fiction differs from mainstream speculative fiction in that it is constructed atop Biblical principles. Other than that, all bets are off!
I hope you will hop over to the Lost Genre Guild's website and learn more about this emerging genre!
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