Have you ever considered yourself to be a wizard? or perhaps an elven noble traveling through the forest. Maybe you're the villian plotting in a castle to rule the world. You have lived many lives and gone of dozens of adventures. And the best part, you can decide to go whenever you want.
So is the life of a Fantasy Author
We create worlds in our minds that are unique from anything else and live a different life with each character we create.
But where does this imagenation stem from and how should be use it?
I believe it began one upon a time.
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God Created the Heaven and the Earth.
The greatest Story of all time began because our God wanted it to.
He created a world, time, and space - the building blocks of everything we hold dear. As the well-known chapter continues we read how God created plants, the oceans, and the creatures that share our world. It's a pretty amazing and unique story.
Then God decides to create the main character. God creates a man in His image and in His likeness. We are made in the image of God, and He said 'it is very good'. But if God is a spirit, and has no flesh or bones, how are we made in His image?
Think about when you first get an idea for a book.
You have a new idea for a magical world where the trees grow taller than sky scrapers and everybody lives in tree houses. There are three moons that make the night almost as bright as the day and the water droplets stick to the leaves for the people to drink.
You have just created a world.
Then you come up with a strange animal that will live in your world - sort of a cat/deer/flying squirrle that can glide from one massive branch to the other.
You have just created a creature to share your world.
And then you create a person - an elf or something totally different - to rule over your world. Because you created him/her, they're kind of like you in their personality and tendencies. This person goes on grand quests through your world where the future is unknown, and in the end they live happily ever after.
You have just created the main character - a life - just as God created you.
With our likeness to God comes our ability to create and find satisfaction in that creation. In our own limited fashion we have the ability to create a world just as He did. We can create animals just as He did. We can create a life just as God created ours because we are made in His image.
Now you have a magic power, the ability to create, and can use it to touch lives.
How will you use it?
