tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618645909538172709.post1733375008002836074..comments2024-02-01T14:06:20.674-06:00Comments on Knitted by God's Plan: Why Do I Write With Magic?Kendra E. Ardnekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03593051552921296108noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618645909538172709.post-30082682496105781842017-07-03T15:49:09.901-05:002017-07-03T15:49:09.901-05:00Excellent post, and I like your definition of the ...Excellent post, and I like your definition of the different types of magic in your books. I agree that magic can be an excellent way of showing the supernatural in a story, and your rational for using magic in your stories is similar to my argument for why fantasy in general isn't non-Christian. <br /><br />That said . . . I don't think that conservative Christians on the whole are as opposed to magic as you imply. Most of my friends would fall into that category, and most of those friends are perfectly fine with magic in fantasy. In general, I think it's parents who are more likely to have issues with it, and even then, I expect that it's more Harry Potter-style magic that they're worried about and less what you have in your books (which is roughly comparable to what you'd find in Narnia or The Lord of the Rings).Sarah Penningtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377945004067760298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618645909538172709.post-81392296877986063462017-07-03T15:40:30.051-05:002017-07-03T15:40:30.051-05:00I've got to say that outside of the homeschool...I've got to say that outside of the homeschooled author community, almost all of the fantasy I've read had some degree of magic. And that's Christian fantasy. So you're in good company.<br /><br />I can only think of one book I've read where the magic really serously bothered me. There were streams if energy running through the earth and mahes used spells to pull that out. The main character was also a remnant of a long forgotten race and had extra magical powers. But the overall book had no mention of a God figure and was rather morally grey. Thw hero had attitude problems. It wasn't just the magic system.<br /><br />As for why I don't write magic (except for that one book you're making me write): I'm just too lazy. It's easier to leave it out than to figure out all the lines.Brie Donninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02143675481045319013noreply@blogger.com