Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Mon, Apr 09 2007
Could badly written Christian fiction be a sin?
There are some interesting posts and comments going on over at Sand in the Gears. What exactly makes a book Christian fiction? Is a lot of fiction that's labeled Christian fiction bland and simplistic and even so badly written that it's sinful?
Good fiction can reveal a great deal of truth, but something tagged as Christian fiction isn't necessarily going to be an automatic vehicle for truth. And readers will always find good writing in every genre and bad writing in every genre. The difficulty in writing good Christian fiction is the dilemna of making it compelling, full of truth and full of God's grace without coming across as preaching. If you think that's an easy thing to do, you're very likely to be better off considering some other line of work.
posted at: 09:49 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
There are some interesting posts and comments going on over at Sand in the Gears. What exactly makes a book Christian fiction? Is a lot of fiction that's labeled Christian fiction bland and simplistic and even so badly written that it's sinful?
Good fiction can reveal a great deal of truth, but something tagged as Christian fiction isn't necessarily going to be an automatic vehicle for truth. And readers will always find good writing in every genre and bad writing in every genre. The difficulty in writing good Christian fiction is the dilemna of making it compelling, full of truth and full of God's grace without coming across as preaching. If you think that's an easy thing to do, you're very likely to be better off considering some other line of work.
posted at: 09:49 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
