tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26401815.post9220542380306300814..comments2023-08-13T04:25:27.199-06:00Comments on Spoiled for the Ordinary: Decent and Edgy?Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18363518142334125056noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26401815.post-70822396420243393172010-11-26T11:04:33.284-07:002010-11-26T11:04:33.284-07:00The continual battle for using the right word(s) c...The continual battle for using the right word(s) continues--only because they mean so many different things to different people.<br /><br />Jason, I think the "edgier" portions of CBA lit are reserved for the thriller and some mystery/suspense/legal/political genres and mostly relevated to violence and minute language. However, when it comes to romance: a big NO WAY. Ironic to me since that's where all people are challenged sexually. And sexual issues are force-fed to anyone who has eyes to see, a television, reads magazines, etc.<br /><br />I'd like to think I strike an acceptable (decent) balance in my work, but, alas, falling into the contemporary romance genre (but they're really love stories) doesn't bode well for me even though they're redemptive. <br /><br />I'm not sure Redeeming Love would've been published today if Francine Rivers hadn't been a known and successful entity. And look at how it continues to sell. The 20th Anniversary addition came out in hardbound and I bought two of them--one for a gift. Child rape, prostitution, etc. A classic and beautiful story.Nicolehttp://hopeofglory.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26401815.post-87830058865121940522010-11-25T09:59:25.542-07:002010-11-25T09:59:25.542-07:00Thanks for your thoughts Keanan. I don't know ...Thanks for your thoughts Keanan. I don't know if decent is the right word for what I want to say. I guess it goes back to the motivation. If a writer is cussing just because he likes it, or is *trying* to be edgy, that's not in line with Christian fiction.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18363518142334125056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26401815.post-32991741917111287522010-11-24T18:59:02.738-07:002010-11-24T18:59:02.738-07:00Absolutely, you're making sense.
Sometimes, ...Absolutely, you're making sense. <br /><br />Sometimes, I get frustrated with Christian fiction because there's a naivete, or a disconnect with reality, or there's an artificial gloss that covers or denies the ugliness, the harshness, the troubles of real life in a fallen world. How can the light shine, how can truth shine, if we Christian writers are not honest in the stories we tell? <br /><br />Not that we should write smut or vulgarity -- just that we shouldn't shy away from the ugly, because then we can contrast it with the beauty and glory of God.Keanan Brandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12638962927055276969noreply@blogger.com