What kind of Christian content is in your novel?
Besides answering "the true gospel," how else might an aspiring author describe the spiritual nourishment provided in story form? Our member and author Amy Lynn Green led our group in a fabulous discussion of gospel truth across Christian fiction. She drew from her years as a publicist at Bethany House and her experience writing novels (four published and a fifth in the works). From lighthearted to serious, from detailing the fall of man to reveling in the glory of God, the classifications she used as descriptors of fiction spiritual content are helpful not only for pitching to agents and editors but to the writer who hopes to accurately reflect their personality and spiritual message. A story about deep personal failure will resolve radically differently if it hinges on an atmosphere of gospel life or if meatier answers are spoken. A cozy romance can likewise look very different if common grace is the hope versus specific gospel tenets. Delivering the hope we have through the death and resurrection of Jesus against the sinful nature of man can look like a wide and creative swath of story telling styles. What is your style? Thank you, Amy, for an insightful evening. Comments are closed.
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