tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post257919612300236806..comments2024-02-17T17:59:25.010+10:00Comments on Christian Writers Downunder: Who is your super hero? Jeanette O'Haganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-21311364186728883092012-10-02T13:39:21.715+10:002012-10-02T13:39:21.715+10:00Interesting post posing some curly questions.Interesting post posing some curly questions.Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14217918666756258037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-22180464580135647282012-09-30T13:46:38.174+10:002012-09-30T13:46:38.174+10:00Thanks ladies for the comments. I must admit that ...Thanks ladies for the comments. I must admit that I was feeling a little sheepish after posting this, as I realise there are quite a few Christian writers who I really respect, both present and past, whose writing is basically fantasy, but who use it to bring a great message to the reader. My concern is about the tendencies I've seen in younger people particulary, to escape in what seems to me to be very unhealthy ways. And there seems to be so many people in the world today who are willing to exploit that. I suppose the challenge is for us all to find ways to use and develop our creativity and imaginations for the best possible purposes; ie for God's purposes. Carol Preston https://www.blogger.com/profile/00306981583283008014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-40868623689971999242012-09-30T13:41:49.549+10:002012-09-30T13:41:49.549+10:00I don't think I coined the term 'faction&#...I don't think I coined the term 'faction', Rita. I'm sure someone else said it when I was working through my publishing journey. However, I think it's a great term, and I guess it shows that even in writing about real issues, there's the opportunity and the need to draw on imagination and speculate on possibilities. Carol Preston https://www.blogger.com/profile/00306981583283008014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-24795468346716919742012-09-30T13:37:38.245+10:002012-09-30T13:37:38.245+10:00Thanks for that Amanda. I do see where you are com...Thanks for that Amanda. I do see where you are coming from and agree that some form of escape is restful and can be very inspiring, and if that's a good story, fiction or fantasy then it's so much better than some other forms of escape. Carol Preston https://www.blogger.com/profile/00306981583283008014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-15009850572909661132012-09-29T11:36:49.286+10:002012-09-29T11:36:49.286+10:00Thanks for your post,Carol. As I look back on my r...Thanks for your post,Carol. As I look back on my reading tastes, in my twenties I used to read science fiction. I couldn't get enough of it. Then it suddenly hit me that in every story God was ignored. That turned me off, but I had to discover it myself. In Christian fantasy Christian authors like CS Lewis and his ilk have a definite uplifting message which I think it profitable. Even so, I have gone complete circle where I want realism in my fictional historical stories. I think you coined the word, FACTION. Yet as Amanda says she likes an occasional escape, so it seems there's room for that too. I now enjoy both contemporary and historical but don't read fantasy, so it's very subjective. Still it's a good idea to challenge our youth not to lose themselves in their cyber worlds! Once there realities can seem secondary.Rita Galiehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586506137798711397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-10573466961858015882012-09-29T08:41:23.089+10:002012-09-29T08:41:23.089+10:00I must admit, fantasy and fairy tales are to me li...I must admit, fantasy and fairy tales are to me like a holiday. I live in the real world with real people and face real issues constantly. Sometimes, it's exhausting and draining on the emotions. <br /><br />A few moments lost in a fairy tale world brings me back fresher and ready do deal with reality for a little longer. <br /><br />I also think that there is so much idealism and perfection in fairy tales/fantasy, that they are symbolic of man's search for God and an eternity in heaven.Amanda Deedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02430837640142332983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-40496641199754491702012-09-28T11:43:35.156+10:002012-09-28T11:43:35.156+10:00Hi Carol,
Many thanks for a thought provoking post...Hi Carol,<br />Many thanks for a thought provoking post. I am like you. I like real conversations and real lives and real people. I am not a fantasy person. However, I do know that a lot of others are different. And fantasy tugs at their hearts. I guess it doesn't matter hugely what makes us tick. But what we do with what tugs at our heart strings. <br /><br />Having a super hero is OK. But there are many kinds of super heros. There are those who save the world by moving mountains. There are many many more who do their little bit each day for their families and the world around them by unselfish acts and kind words and change their worlds that way. Which is better? <br /><br />Yes, perhaps we are right to think the way we do. But perhaps we also need to hear what young people are saying by their need for fantasy. Fantasy isn't a bad thing. Jesus spoke in parables. Stories are good. And Fantasy is a genre that speaks into some hearts the way real life stories speak into ours.<br /><br />It's an interesting idea to ponder over Carol so thank you for sharing it with us.<br /><br />I am fantasising now of a world where real lives are lived to the full to share God's glory with our world. :)<br />Blessings,<br />AnushaAnusha Atukoralahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859837228901127984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-64666051559862093252012-09-28T10:49:44.691+10:002012-09-28T10:49:44.691+10:00Oh Carol, what a fascinating blog! You sure ask so...Oh Carol, what a fascinating blog! You sure ask some curly questions there--but very worthwhile ones. The line I loved the most though was 'spending time with real people in real conversations about real issues'. Just this morning I received a review of my Soul Friend book where the writer commented how as she read, she felt she too was sitting with my mentor just being heard and valued. People long for that, I think. God blessJo-Anne Berthelsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09775045057529728396noreply@blogger.com