I’ve got to admit it. I really just write what I want to write. There’s a lot of discussion out there about exactly where Christian authors should draw the line in content. There’s a lot of disagreement. I’m not going to give you a do/don’t list for this. Instead, I wanted to focus on… Continue reading Writing for Christ: The Content Question
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Writing for Christ: Writing a Variety of Christian Characters
I won’t judge people who accidentally make their Christian characters too homogenous too harshly. I see why it happens. But because of my upbringing and experience, I wouldn’t excuse myself so quickly. I spent the first 20 years of my life attending a Presbyterian church—but before you assume anything, know that the pastor is… Continue reading Writing for Christ: Writing a Variety of Christian Characters
Writing for Christ: Writing Non-Christian Characters
My series on writing Christian fiction continues today with a very important and too often neglected subject. We’re here to discuss the non-Christian characters that appear in the stories we write. If you write enough books and stories, some time or another you’re going to want to include a character who is a non-believer. You… Continue reading Writing for Christ: Writing Non-Christian Characters
Writing for Christ: Including the Gospel
We now continue with our series on writing Christian fiction. Welcome back. I hope you got something out of the first post on how to write a realistic conversion arc. This post is about how and when to insert the whole Gospel into a story. As we’ll see, there’s a right and a wrong… Continue reading Writing for Christ: Including the Gospel
Writing for Christ: Avoiding the Instant Conversion
Welcome to the first post of this series on writing Christian fiction. Brew a cup of tea, open the window to hear the birds outside, and we can get started on today’s subject: how to avoid forcing a character to go from nonbeliever to believer in an abrupt unnatural way. If you’re like me, you… Continue reading Writing for Christ: Avoiding the Instant Conversion
Introducing Writing for Christ
Okay, guys. I’ve got a blog series in store for you. I’ve outlined five posts on topics I think every Christian fiction writer will find useful. All the topics respond to issues I commonly find in Christian fiction—and hear other readers complaining about. I’d be delighted if you would join me for the next… Continue reading Introducing Writing for Christ
