TSR 112: Parker J. Cole and the Rise of Christian Speculative Fiction

http://sharpeningreport.com PLEASE SUBSCRIBE AND SHARE! Tonight we welcome author, show host, and returning guest Parker J. Cole to talk to us about Christian Speculative Fiction, why and how it is rising in our culture, and why we as Christians should be paying attention. Parker and Josh also talk about self publishing, traditional publishing, how to get started, and offer advice to new authors who want to make a big impact. This is certainly an episode you will not want to miss!

TOPICS:
0:00 - Introduction
2:16 - Background on Parker
3:18 - Writing Career
4:36 - Further Parker Information
6:50 - The Christian Publishing Industry
9:15 - Defining Christian Speculative Fiction
11:44 - How Christian Speculative Fiction is Rising
14:13 - Mainstream VS Speculative Fiction
16:49 - Examples of Christian Speculative Fiction
26:40 - How to Decide what to Write
28:23 - Parker’s Show and Promotion of Christian Speculative Fiction
29:35 - Online Resources for Christian Speculative Fiction
32:44 - What to Stay Away From in Christian Speculative Fiction
33:57 - Christian VS Secular
35:20 - Viewer Questions
36:19 - Parker’s Audience and Books
44:49 - Traditional VS Self Publishing and Writing Advice
1:21:25 - End of Viewer Questions
1:25:10 - Online and Ordering Information
1:26:08 - Final Thoughts
1:28:37 - Conclusion

Parker J. Cole - http://www.ParkerJCole.com   
Josh Peck - http://www.SharpeningReport.com