Today, I received a review from another author. He is in a group I am in but we are not friends. He did not pay for my book but I sent him a copy of my pdf file to him. I never claimed to be perfect but I thought my book was better than my first which had spelling mistakes I missed and bad formatting caused by the publisher. Before this review, 4 other people reviewed it.
The Past Hunter is my first Christian Romance. I only found one mistake but he pointed out more than one. He said that the book should not be published. I am sorry he felt that way and I am glad I never got a hold of his book to review.
I write because it is a way of escape for me. I know I am not perfect and that is why I asked someone to proofread it before I published it. My next book is in the process of being edited so let's see if people like him will say something like that again.
I know there are authors out there who may be called to write, but I am called to teach. I thank you for being honest, but tell me that my book should not be published is an insult. If God gave you a talent and someone came up to you and said "You shouldn't have that talent" How would you feel? My gut feeling tells me by his review he doesn't know God at all. The only thing positive he said is "Great message"
Monday, March 25, 2013
Friday, March 1, 2013
Christians and paranormal Fiction and others
I am a very devout person, and I was raised with very spiritual convictions. I try to be accepting if my other Christian authors/friends' faith are weak. The Apostle Paul wrote that we should accept him whose faith is weak. Is it my place to tell them "A Christian should not write certain fiction?" Do I have convincing proof that writing books about alien beings is not right for Christians to write? Or that writing about witches and vampires is also wrong? No, I don't. It is between them and God. If they have no convictions about what they write then is it my place to make it clear to them? No, but does it mean I have to agree with their reasoning? No.
However, it doesn't mean these creatures and beings don't exist. Take for example ghosts. I for once thought that only the Holy Ghost exists until I read a verse in the Bible where the disciples thought Jesus was a ghost. As for witches, yes there were witches in the Bible but God told people that they were not suppose to have anything to do with the occult (Witchcraft, sorcery, etc. is the occult) In the Harry Potter Series, Harry and his cohorts are all witches. Yes, you may say it is good versus evil but there is no such thing as good witches. Witchcraft is wrong! Writing about the use of witchcraft is almost like glorifying it. The more you write about it or talk about, the more the devil loves to hear! But what if you write about a Christian who falls in love with a warlock or a witch? The warlock or witch does not tell the Christian who or what they are, but they seem to have some power over them until the Christian realizes that any curse the other person puts on them can not work. In the book of Numbers, Balak asked Balaam to put a curse on God's people, but he could not. He said, "How can I curse what God has blessed?" This had given me an idea to try a paranormal romance!
Another kind of fiction I think is strange for Christians to write are Vampire Fictions! How is that a Christian can become a victim of a vampire if she is blessed? Unless however that Christian is not aware of that. It is not my place to judge. Perhaps God has allowed his people to write such stories. I would like to try paranormal romance sometime if God allows me too. We shall see. By the way, some readers may consider reading HP Series a fantasy but we are not suppose ot chase after fanstasies.
However, it doesn't mean these creatures and beings don't exist. Take for example ghosts. I for once thought that only the Holy Ghost exists until I read a verse in the Bible where the disciples thought Jesus was a ghost. As for witches, yes there were witches in the Bible but God told people that they were not suppose to have anything to do with the occult (Witchcraft, sorcery, etc. is the occult) In the Harry Potter Series, Harry and his cohorts are all witches. Yes, you may say it is good versus evil but there is no such thing as good witches. Witchcraft is wrong! Writing about the use of witchcraft is almost like glorifying it. The more you write about it or talk about, the more the devil loves to hear! But what if you write about a Christian who falls in love with a warlock or a witch? The warlock or witch does not tell the Christian who or what they are, but they seem to have some power over them until the Christian realizes that any curse the other person puts on them can not work. In the book of Numbers, Balak asked Balaam to put a curse on God's people, but he could not. He said, "How can I curse what God has blessed?" This had given me an idea to try a paranormal romance!
Another kind of fiction I think is strange for Christians to write are Vampire Fictions! How is that a Christian can become a victim of a vampire if she is blessed? Unless however that Christian is not aware of that. It is not my place to judge. Perhaps God has allowed his people to write such stories. I would like to try paranormal romance sometime if God allows me too. We shall see. By the way, some readers may consider reading HP Series a fantasy but we are not suppose ot chase after fanstasies.
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