tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882268403920558613.post6627083572217919524..comments2023-06-28T08:34:35.859-04:00Comments on Reading, Writing, and the Stuff In-Between: Johnnie Alexander and Free Books!Trish Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983379845476025642noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882268403920558613.post-84463069319880660882017-11-28T16:53:43.426-05:002017-11-28T16:53:43.426-05:00I'm glad to see that, Johnnie. If our characte...I'm glad to see that, Johnnie. If our characters don't have faults, past or present, our readers can't identify with them. Good for you and good for Revell!Trish Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983379845476025642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882268403920558613.post-33981847284593247632017-11-27T22:34:39.838-05:002017-11-27T22:34:39.838-05:00Hey, everyone! Thanks for sharing your insights in...Hey, everyone! Thanks for sharing your insights into creativity and themes. I love that you aren't seeing "clichés" because authors bring their own perspective. <br /><br />One of my novels features a widow with two young children because it was considered more acceptable but the heroine of What Hope Remembers (the third story in the same series) is a young woman with a promiscuous past. She no longer wanted that lifestyle. <br /><br />Despite this heroine having the most sinful past, this novel is the most chaste of the three! That wasn't on purpose--just how the story turned out. <br /><br />I love this discussion. Thanks again!<br />Johnnie Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05579456085122829964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882268403920558613.post-61720054578706154252017-11-27T21:05:25.301-05:002017-11-27T21:05:25.301-05:00You make a good point, Sonnetta. As a Christian au...You make a good point, Sonnetta. As a Christian author, my experience in the past has been that traditional publishers are often very cautious about how we describe romantic relationships, and about the past experience of the hero and heroine. <br /><br />For example, in real life, people sometimes come from broken marriages, but it's more acceptable for them to be widows and widowers. So that's one plot device that I personally think has been overused in Christian fiction. <br /><br />With the emergence of independent publilshing, more realistic, faulty people people our stories. I'm speaking in generalities, of course. But traditional publishers have treaded quite carefully in the past to avoid upsetting more conservative readers.Trish Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983379845476025642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882268403920558613.post-22560997232968315322017-11-27T19:05:23.785-05:002017-11-27T19:05:23.785-05:00I cannot think of one, I think that Christian auth...I cannot think of one, I think that Christian authors needs to be more real about the relationship between the couples. Let the readers see some affections(not graphic)between the married couples. I like to see people working through the issues rather than reading that the couples have no issues. <br /><br />Sonnetta_jones(at)hotmail(dot)comSonnetta Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04739532973493459520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882268403920558613.post-62954038285090427072017-11-27T18:59:39.971-05:002017-11-27T18:59:39.971-05:00I guess that I can't really think of a theme t...I guess that I can't really think of a theme that has been used too often, because each author handles the theme differently from a different point of view. I really enjoy the different authors and the creativity that God has given them. I think we can never hear enough about forgiveness, and I agree that it's hardest to forgive ourselves. Becky lelandandbecky [at] reagan [dot] com.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11672101774806024667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882268403920558613.post-28989866651041064442017-11-27T18:25:57.902-05:002017-11-27T18:25:57.902-05:00Oops. fishingjanATaolDOTcomOops. fishingjanATaolDOTcomJan Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17706522878268677412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882268403920558613.post-9979273477326001322017-11-27T18:24:28.533-05:002017-11-27T18:24:28.533-05:00I can't think of one.I can't think of one.Jan Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17706522878268677412noreply@blogger.com