tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050645680221973601.post1441027930471859414..comments2023-05-23T08:24:07.623-07:00Comments on The Ink Loft: Realistic Christian Fiction: How Much is Too Much?Rachelle O'Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884513979937452569noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050645680221973601.post-24230300387078287022014-07-05T12:33:35.512-07:002014-07-05T12:33:35.512-07:00Thank you so much for sharing, Abigail! I'm gl...Thank you so much for sharing, Abigail! I'm glad I could be an instrument of help to you! :) It is such a hard balance to achieve, but I fully believe we can be realistic without going into every detail. Be true to the story God is calling you to tell, and He'll guide you in how to tell it. :) Rachelle O'Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14414561666549371254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050645680221973601.post-1398826135138766622014-07-04T21:33:16.059-07:002014-07-04T21:33:16.059-07:00No i dont mind. I had sort of come to the conclusi...No i dont mind. I had sort of come to the conclusion to never try to dum down or rosy up circumstances just because it is a christian story. People and real life is scary and terrible. I understand that some folks read just to be intertained, and i love hilarious and silly stories, but if you're telling a more serious tale than why not make it sound like real life? But then you showed thise passages from scripture and that really covicted me. No, the Lord didnt leave that out, He just didnt elaborate. Like you said, our human minds are smart enough to know whats going on without going into dark and graphic detail. <br />Not that i agree with sex scenes or cursing in every sentance, but not missleading the reader. <br />I guess in the end, what i need to be striving and praying for is balance. <br />-Abigail- abigail - https://www.blogger.com/profile/17404538995705954419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050645680221973601.post-67802000527825389092014-07-04T16:25:49.369-07:002014-07-04T16:25:49.369-07:00I'm so glad you enjoyed it, Abigail! Thanks fo...I'm so glad you enjoyed it, Abigail! Thanks for commenting!<br /><br />If you don't mind me asking, what "fault" did you find in your line of thinking?Rachelle O'Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14414561666549371254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050645680221973601.post-8433130593527497562014-07-04T15:02:35.720-07:002014-07-04T15:02:35.720-07:00"How do we make our stories real without grat... "How do we make our stories real without gratifying our sin natures? How do we accurately show light without damaging ourselves and our readers with darkness?"<br /><br />oh wow. what a wonderfully written, well executed and thoughtful post. realistic fiction and the somewhat lack of it in a lot of inspiration books now days is actually something i have been pondering for a long while. i cannot tell you how thankful i am for writing these two posts. you explained things so well and helped me see a bit of fault in my lines of thinking on this subject.<br />i sometimes find myself bored with a lot of christian fiction today, especial if it's historical. it almost seems like the same ideas go around and around, the bad guy's not really that band and the good guy is too good and the female lead is spunky and exciting things happen, but its just. not. real. <br />i think the 'christian' genre of books do very well today because, like you said, i don't want to get into a good story and have all this filthy language and intimate scenes going around in my head.<br />thanks again for writing this, it's such a great topic.<br />-Abigail- abigail - https://www.blogger.com/profile/17404538995705954419noreply@blogger.com