tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618645909538172709.post1103666821234357878..comments2024-02-01T14:06:20.674-06:00Comments on Knitted by God's Plan: Write BoldlyKendra E. Ardnekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03593051552921296108noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618645909538172709.post-14941310096002565182015-03-05T08:57:26.785-06:002015-03-05T08:57:26.785-06:00Love this!! I'm working on my own Christian ba...Love this!! I'm working on my own Christian based fantasy and I'm working to really make it my own story. I really appreciate your take on this subject as I'm in total agreement with you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618645909538172709.post-78363285718386849732015-01-23T08:57:43.009-06:002015-01-23T08:57:43.009-06:00Yes, yes, yes! Exactly!
Here's an excellent p...Yes, yes, yes! Exactly!<br /><br />Here's an excellent post I read on this topic a while back that's really never left my mind since. Thought it might interest some people. :) http://kingdompen.org/writers-of-light/Amandanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618645909538172709.post-10658884334153119002015-01-23T03:08:08.363-06:002015-01-23T03:08:08.363-06:00I absolutely adore that Lewis quote. YES. This alw...I absolutely adore that Lewis quote. YES. This always bugs me. I always feel that Christian literature is either ripping off something famous or is just shoddy. Well not ALWAYS. Hehe. There are excellent books out there written by Christians. I actually quit on Christian books altogether recently because...well...quality. Although it makes me squee when I see an author dedicate their book to God (like Veronica Roth!!) and maybe Thomas Wayne Batson's books are ripping off Narnia/Tolkien, but I loved them as a kid. x)CG @ Paper Furyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14954615708675952085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618645909538172709.post-43657913470746183922015-01-22T12:13:38.890-06:002015-01-22T12:13:38.890-06:00I completely agree. Right after I read this for th...I completely agree. Right after I read this for the first time the other day, I went to read something for homework on Flannery O'Connor. She was a devout Catholic, but her stories are full of disastrous, bloody, and violent scenes and characters. Yet there was a deep allegorical aspect to her work. A lot of times, just as a character was dying, they would have a revelation and suddenly see everything they had missed out on and chose to throw away.<br />Here's to writing good fiction!Abbey Stellingwerffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10426609355118356332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618645909538172709.post-73167306637762326502015-01-21T10:52:00.325-06:002015-01-21T10:52:00.325-06:00Agreed!!!!Agreed!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618645909538172709.post-88478914920789311122015-01-20T22:46:14.140-06:002015-01-20T22:46:14.140-06:00I totally agree. :DI totally agree. :DKatie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867517507191129951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618645909538172709.post-87500662051757303892015-01-20T20:33:16.976-06:002015-01-20T20:33:16.976-06:00That's exactly what I feel. We don't need ...That's exactly what I feel. We don't need to try and make our writing explicitly Christian or purposefully put Christian stuff in there to make sure it IS there. If we're actually Christians, it'll show through in our books just where it needs to be.Addyson M. Hunekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09647391271440470429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618645909538172709.post-85415770156456501612015-01-20T20:29:57.116-06:002015-01-20T20:29:57.116-06:00And Jaces. We need Jaces. :)And Jaces. We need Jaces. :)Addyson M. Hunekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09647391271440470429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618645909538172709.post-77989482059826991152015-01-20T20:29:01.186-06:002015-01-20T20:29:01.186-06:00I like Edmunds and Eustaces. They have so much mor...I like Edmunds and Eustaces. They have so much more powerful stories than the Elsie Dinsmores. And really, our worldview shows in whatever we write, so if we're coming from a Christian worldview, the books should be Christian without even trying.Morgan Hunekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210379865466790340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618645909538172709.post-83172066713008996092015-01-20T20:05:50.787-06:002015-01-20T20:05:50.787-06:00Exactly! I want them to live the message- fail and...Exactly! I want them to live the message- fail and fall, then rise again. As much as I love Elsie Dinsmore, she's hard to relate to. We need Edmunds and Eustaces. Kendra E. Ardnekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03593051552921296108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618645909538172709.post-62506579636919358702015-01-20T20:01:34.905-06:002015-01-20T20:01:34.905-06:00Precisely! I like to include Christian themes in m...Precisely! I like to include Christian themes in my fantasy - and I always want to know where the God-figure fits in and how he's viewed, since it would be illogical for a world to not have any sort of religion. But I want the world to stand on its own and tell its own story, not just be a catalyst for sermons. For instance, I don't classify my Bookanias as Christian Fantasy, even though there is an Author figure. Some of my other works are way more Christian, and I do intend to put them in that category. It just depends.Kendra E. Ardnekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03593051552921296108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618645909538172709.post-38296646562269493732015-01-20T19:26:28.725-06:002015-01-20T19:26:28.725-06:00"I'd much rather see the characters live ..."I'd much rather see the characters live out the message."<br /><br />And see them do it while not being perfect. A lot of Christian writers fall into the pitfall of making their characters perfect because they're supposed to be Christians and an example to the readers, etc., etc. And they usually just end up being annoying. What's powerful is when incredibly flawed characters live a Christian life. We relate to them instead of feeling guilty.Addyson M. Hunekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09647391271440470429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618645909538172709.post-18788019945821782742015-01-20T19:14:04.269-06:002015-01-20T19:14:04.269-06:00One thing I've noticed in Christian writing ci...One thing I've noticed in Christian writing circles is that it seems some writers try too hard to make their fantasy/fiction "Christian," which is one reason why it may not appeal to a lot of readers. I'm a Christian and I write high fantasy, but it's not based on Christian doctrine (although some is inspired). I don't consider my fantasy in the "Christian fantasy" genre. Christians can still write good fiction without having to based their writing around Christianity.Sarah Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10534995329201730109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618645909538172709.post-84982948230651991032015-01-20T16:07:04.564-06:002015-01-20T16:07:04.564-06:00Agreed! No one likes to be preached to - but to be...Agreed! No one likes to be preached to - but to be inspired by underlying themes is a completely different. I'd much rather see the characters live out the message.Kendra E. Ardnekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03593051552921296108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618645909538172709.post-91651926748856569512015-01-20T14:25:25.102-06:002015-01-20T14:25:25.102-06:00This is a wonderful post, Kendra. I think as a Chr...This is a wonderful post, Kendra. I think as a Christian writer it's important for our work to be God honoring, but at the same time, we shouldn't be shoving a sermon down our readers' throats. We should strive for excellence, and through our excellent stories, infuse themes of grace and forgiveness, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618645909538172709.post-64533147945311450692015-01-20T14:06:19.243-06:002015-01-20T14:06:19.243-06:00Exactly! Our books should be the best in the marke...Exactly! Our books should be the best in the market, not the worst. It's so hard, though, sometimes!Kendra E. Ardnekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03593051552921296108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618645909538172709.post-83725030611286324042015-01-20T13:24:56.870-06:002015-01-20T13:24:56.870-06:00My thoughts, exactly. I've had this conversati...My thoughts, exactly. I've had this conversation many a time. I feel like Christian writers should SET the bar for excellence, not strive to imitate the world simply without adding objectionable content to their works - and not just in the publishing world, but in all aspects of everything we do.Jenelle Leannehttp://jenelleschmidt.comnoreply@blogger.com