tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post914587564563281925..comments2023-08-21T20:51:35.856+10:00Comments on The Write Obsession: Writer's Corner: Polite Conversation: ReligionLanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00002224549199474383noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-4883296203595419712012-02-27T15:29:46.963+11:002012-02-27T15:29:46.963+11:00I don't mind it. Personally I feel a lot like ...I don't mind it. Personally I feel a lot like you do on the topic. I think a lot of the younger crowd does as well. Then fiction is fiction. I read for stories, I don't pay too much attention to how many gods or lack of they have, as long as it is a good story. I mean look at the YA vamp novels! People love them and usually the back stories have some kind of religious back drop (Not always). I wouldn't be too worried about it.<br /><br />Beth ^_^Beth D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18032607556352052517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-76419028128021649372012-02-27T01:02:23.825+11:002012-02-27T01:02:23.825+11:00Interesting thought, Lan - interesting post, too! ...Interesting thought, Lan - interesting post, too! Personally, if I'm reading fiction then I'm reading fiction - nothing has to be completely believable and I wouldn't expect things to be as they are in the bible or in other books. It's impossible to please everyone, but I think that if you're reading or writing in fiction, you've got to remember that's what it is - not real! :)<br /><br />Stephanie<br /><a href="http://steppingoutofthepage.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">My Latest Post</a>|<a href="http://steppingoutofthepage.blogspot.com/2012/02/lenobias-vow-giveaway-int.html" rel="nofollow">Enter my Giveaway</a>Stepping Out of the Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01525783027752072399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-69156460149592798692012-02-26T17:05:33.249+11:002012-02-26T17:05:33.249+11:00That's exactly it, I think what I'm doing ...That's exactly it, I think what I'm doing is interpreting the what's already there in the bible. People have been doing that for ages haven't they?Lanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00002224549199474383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-20926777326202006702012-02-26T16:53:30.499+11:002012-02-26T16:53:30.499+11:00That's a good point. I didn't even think a...That's a good point. I didn't even think about it that way. Christian def don't have a monopoly on angelic beings. Although, sometimes I think authors will get criticized for almost anything they do outside of the established paranormal guidelines so it's hard to know what's what.Lanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00002224549199474383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-64051762251289899342012-02-26T16:48:11.351+11:002012-02-26T16:48:11.351+11:00I'm not keen on trying to make fun of the Chri...I'm not keen on trying to make fun of the Christian religion at all. I just think some of it could make for a really cool book. I'm just worried if I interpret it too closely it'll seem like I'm trying to pass it off as the truth even though it's completely fiction.Lanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00002224549199474383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-47233147987422664982012-02-26T16:39:40.436+11:002012-02-26T16:39:40.436+11:00I personally love reading books that take a suppos...I personally love reading books that take a supposed concrete truth and tell it another way. Isn't that what fiction is all about?Lanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00002224549199474383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-37594992897868253332012-02-26T16:27:05.693+11:002012-02-26T16:27:05.693+11:00I'm trying to stick as much to the recognised ...I'm trying to stick as much to the recognised "truth" is but any deviation at all seems to get the more staunch followers in a twist. I'm resigned to doing it anyway regardless!Lanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00002224549199474383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-64942288519520131142012-02-26T16:25:01.343+11:002012-02-26T16:25:01.343+11:00I love using you guys as my writing issue guinea p...I love using you guys as my writing issue guinea pigs. You always know what to say to make me feel better! I hope you do start writing soon Mimi. I'd so love to read it!Lanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00002224549199474383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-15856601878701300302012-02-26T16:22:58.676+11:002012-02-26T16:22:58.676+11:00this just proves how different readers are and how...this just proves how different readers are and how much I really need to get over my anguish at disappointing one reader. I think I need to remember to write for myself and for those readers who are like me and the rest is just a bonus.Lanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00002224549199474383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-21267834957684513082012-02-26T16:08:59.475+11:002012-02-26T16:08:59.475+11:00Great post Lan! Here's another vote for going ...Great post Lan! Here's another vote for going ahead with your angel idea! Not all vampire stories are the same, so why should all angel stories be stuck in the same rut? And aren't there angelic-like beings in other religions, so it's not a Christian monopoly?Alexia561https://www.blogger.com/profile/10797515620050469395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-50953921249833454242012-02-26T15:52:48.184+11:002012-02-26T15:52:48.184+11:00I think I just need to keep drumming that advice i...I think I just need to keep drumming that advice into my head. You can't please everyone. I might just not read any reviews of my book if it ever comes out, otherwise I would be a wreck.Lanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00002224549199474383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-61727761208824854762012-02-26T15:51:50.967+11:002012-02-26T15:51:50.967+11:00Thank you for the vote of confidence Jenny. I live...Thank you for the vote of confidence Jenny. I live in fear of your review should you ever read my book.Lanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00002224549199474383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-70385115180608307302012-02-26T15:49:38.263+11:002012-02-26T15:49:38.263+11:00Don't you just love artistic license? I've...Don't you just love artistic license? I've used it as an excuse for many things :)Lanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00002224549199474383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-29553854796064686552012-02-25T11:42:08.863+11:002012-02-25T11:42:08.863+11:00Angels fall under paranormal, so you can take them...Angels fall under paranormal, so you can take them wherever you want. I'm bound by my religious upbringing. It makes it difficult to write angels different than what I know to be true. That being said, I think angels are up for interpretation. If you have a fresh idea, write it.Emily R. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892444969625637064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-9840585721229162922012-02-25T11:36:13.019+11:002012-02-25T11:36:13.019+11:00Your last comment came up as spam on the new googl...Your last comment came up as spam on the new google filter :( might have something to do with why your blog was deleted. I've unmarked it now. Hopefully it doesn't happen again.Lanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00002224549199474383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-87552348686783528452012-02-25T11:33:54.295+11:002012-02-25T11:33:54.295+11:00It's difficult to please everybody isn't i...It's difficult to please everybody isn't it? You are so right. On the one hand, I don't want to annoy any Christians, but on the other, I don't want to preach at all. In fact, of the two, I probably prefer not to be preachy. Especially since I am neither qualified nor interested in doing that. I just think angels are cool and would like to write about them. Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor separates the angels from the bible very well. You should check it out if you haven't already.Lanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00002224549199474383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-56328488930512846152012-02-25T11:28:29.671+11:002012-02-25T11:28:29.671+11:00I think you're so right when you mentionits ju...I think you're so right when you mentionits just fantasy and fiction. It's not like I've spun a story and decided to pass it off as the truth. Fiction is just that, fiction. And yes I'm glad someone agrees with me about Ben Barnes ;)Lanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00002224549199474383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-87069288014591710682012-02-25T11:20:17.506+11:002012-02-25T11:20:17.506+11:00That's the thing, I'm not at all dumping o...That's the thing, I'm not at all dumping on Christianity, so it was really hard for me to understand why said person was so against it.Lanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00002224549199474383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-82536880488033829242012-02-25T08:08:30.899+11:002012-02-25T08:08:30.899+11:00I would say I'm a pretty religious person, but...I would say I'm a pretty religious person, but I've never had a problem with any of the angel/angel-themed books I've read. (especially when you're writing fiction.) Even if an author wrote what they thought was the truth, and it was different from what I think is the truth, that doesn't bother me. <br />The only thing with religion that rubs me the wrong way is when people make fun of other people for being religious, or if a specific religion is being ripped on. Then I think that's just kind of mean.kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11221304377970098013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-86537701451198525222012-02-24T23:13:43.046+11:002012-02-24T23:13:43.046+11:00I am Christian, but I a don't mind reading thi...I am Christian, but I a don't mind reading things drawing from the Bible and Christianity although not sticking to it perfectly (or at all). Actually, I read those kind of books all the time. It is fiction, after all. So, I say go ahead, write it the way you want. Great topic!Jo Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00917704326736252690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-40331000527472625502012-02-24T15:22:40.902+11:002012-02-24T15:22:40.902+11:00Hi, I'm new to your blog feed! I think you bri...Hi, I'm new to your blog feed! I think you bring up an interesting point. I would say that in regular fantasy, part of the fun is dipping into pre-existing mythologies and putting a new spin on them. Rick Rhiordan is a good example of this. If you were writing Christian fantasy, then I would say that you'd want to stick to whatever the recognized truths are. <br /><br />I'm on a angel kick myself right now in fiction, and it doesn't bother me a bit when writers borrow from Christian mythology. <br /><br />Good luck with your writing!Camille Picotthttp://www.pixiupress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-87868665689078905812012-02-24T13:29:42.851+11:002012-02-24T13:29:42.851+11:00We're VERY proud, Lan! It's so easy to wan...We're VERY proud, Lan! It's so easy to want to rant about things when you have so much to say, but I think you handled this post perfectly! :) <3<br /><br />I've never been to church or read the bible so I don't know enough about that to compare (although I DO believe in God in my own little way!), but I think that even if I had, I wouldn't mind if all angel books didn't match up with what was in the bible. To be completely honest, I kind of prefer it that way because otherwise all angel books would be the same (or really similar), and I think that the fun in it is seeing different authors' different interpretations of angels and their purpose in our world! x) If people can twist our earth and the people on it so it doesn't completely match up with reality, I don't think it should be a problem at all if we twisted the angel lore so it was completely different. I don't know, but that's my opinion! :)<br /><br />And LOOOOOOL Ben Barnes as a fallen angel?? I think you could put Ben Barnes as anything and he would totally be fine! x) <br /><br />You always pick the most awesome topics to tackle, Lan! It's really putting me in a writing mood! <3Mimi Valentinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04241457025232914551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-4954905764647272342012-02-24T12:51:28.933+11:002012-02-24T12:51:28.933+11:00I am pretty anti-religion and the only books I'...I am pretty anti-religion and the only books I've read about angels or anything religious ( if you can even call these books that) is Good Omens and some Dan Brown. haha. So I dont even know if I can wisely comment. I tend to not even want to read the synopsis of a book about angels unless they have completely fallen and are now bonafide bad-asses. Angels are mythical creatures in my opinion<br />and I think you can make them be whatever you want in your own story. Someone from a religion finds it offensive? No ones forcing them to read it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02753511038056069414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-49642835833941210572012-02-24T12:11:29.532+11:002012-02-24T12:11:29.532+11:00You may offend some readers with this type of book...You may offend some readers with this type of book, but that's not your problem. You're not trying to offend anyone and they will just have to deal with it. I'm sure you won't have that much trouble unless you do something with the Christianity that is really over-the-top crazy. Then, you'd have people up-in-arms, perhaps, but doing your own thing should be safe. <br /><br />You otherwise already know my opinion on this from my email to you....Cathy Keatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18356112948372149785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-43212331838550489552012-02-24T08:53:49.506+11:002012-02-24T08:53:49.506+11:00I don't know why anyone would be offended if y...I don't know why anyone would be offended if your "fictional" book didn't follow the bible. I'm sure some people would be but that's just cause you can't please everyone. I'd say go for it. Your take on the angel craze would probably be better than all the other crap out there. ;) Ben Barnes as an angle? Nice!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05738740015526095835noreply@blogger.com