tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post8347426078002812002..comments2023-09-17T06:13:58.403-04:00Comments on Unshakeable Hope: In walks faithHeidi Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18420802651029097379noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-57805542171141576972008-06-14T00:30:00.000-04:002008-06-14T00:30:00.000-04:00I will definitely check that out! Faith is so imp...I will definitely check that out! Faith is so important here, but I don't want to be preachy, because then the only people who would read it are not the people who need to hear it! There is both truth and mistruths in this book - people who get it and people who just don't. And those who do have to develop strength and trust in God to stand firm in what the Bible says, despite those who might say things to the contrary. But it's not the main driving plot of the book, either, so I don't want it to end up being preachy.<BR/><BR/>I want to write secular books for the same reason I went to Penn State and not a Christian college: someone's got to be a light in the dark. Even if it's as simple as saying, as my first book did, that sometimes - in the face of great temptations - people can make the right choices, even if it is hard and requires sacrifice.<BR/><BR/>Enough said. Time for sleep!Thanks for the link... I'll check it out!Heidi Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420802651029097379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-70948658736850899262008-06-14T00:13:00.000-04:002008-06-14T00:13:00.000-04:00Heidi - have you ever watched Nooma? He does some...Heidi - have you ever watched Nooma? He does some videos which speak to anyone who is seeking what it means to be spiritual - by retelling scripture not thru quoting verses...but speaking truth. Maybe watching it might give you some idea how to communicate your ideas of faith to a world who is in desperate search of the only kind of Hope that Christ offers...without losing that very audience in the communication of a message about faith.<BR/><BR/>Wow, that was long ramble to say: Check one of them out...I think one like this might give you ideas:<BR/>http://www.nooma.com/Shopping/ProductDetails.aspx?ProductID=270Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06440816701258853003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-12264207279448448972008-06-11T14:57:00.000-04:002008-06-11T14:57:00.000-04:00HM Interesting. Interesting. That being said, even...HM Interesting. Interesting. <BR/><BR/>That being said, even though I'm definitely not the "churchy" sort (being buddhist) I would still read a Christian book if it called out to me. <BR/><BR/>So I think it all still comes down to the book. Write a good one, and bugger all what "area" of the bookstore its in. <BR/><BR/>I agree about Heidi TH's Mennonite thing too. Her first chapter was abso-smurfly amazing. You read that yet?JKBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13176569393506563218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-9402062770602871372008-06-11T14:40:00.000-04:002008-06-11T14:40:00.000-04:00Heidi - I know you understand this. I disagree wi...Heidi - I know you understand this. I disagree with Marcia that the Mennonite part of your story might be too heavy for mainstream. I think that is what makes the story what it is. And there is enough of the "secular" to balance it out, too.<BR/><BR/>JKB: I'd think maybe writing genre like you write would have the same effect. Only a certain audience likes fantasy, only certain agents rep it. The spectrum is broader than religious books, but all the same, it limits the audience to some extent. <BR/><BR/>And as I write this, I realize we aren't so different. :) <BR/><BR/>Brittany: it's an amazing process. It's so fun and unexpectedly unexpected! Welcome to the writing world!Heidi Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420802651029097379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-70886276458649599932008-06-11T13:06:00.000-04:002008-06-11T13:06:00.000-04:00I am just now understanding how the characters wri...I am just now understanding how the characters write the book and the story unfolds itself. This is an amazing thing, but like you said, changing the market when you hadn't intended on it is a challenge.<BR/><BR/>I have no doubt you will succeed and I enjoy looking forward to your progress.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-33699987472819350442008-06-11T12:42:00.000-04:002008-06-11T12:42:00.000-04:00I don't know exactly what this is like, but I can ...I don't know exactly what this is like, but I can feel for you. I would feel rather stigmatized (pardon the pun) if I felt my book fell only into one segment of the population. <BR/><BR/>Trust your characters (which I know you do) and see what happens. I'll be watching too. :)JKBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13176569393506563218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-41126094441472516852008-06-10T15:22:00.000-04:002008-06-10T15:22:00.000-04:00I knowexactlywhat this is like!I know<BR/><BR/>exactly<BR/><BR/>what this is like!Heidi the Hickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639479864903922047noreply@blogger.com