tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095252879492157665.post463057602203760196..comments2023-09-21T06:56:30.956-04:00Comments on Call of the Creator: Fantasy Writing from a Christian Worldview: Keeping it cleanRebeccaPMinorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06433599770860270767noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095252879492157665.post-47993540210524674002009-11-18T16:46:02.178-05:002009-11-18T16:46:02.178-05:00You touched on an important point, in my mind, Nin...You touched on an important point, in my mind, Nina...that being the idea that voilence (or insert whatever other uncomfortable issue you want in its place) have a plot driven reason. I might go further even and say there are times the author should give it serious consequences.<br /><br />The example I site a lot is Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. The characters in that play make some violent decisions, but it doesn't become glorified violence, because each of them faces the resulting circumstances of having "blood on their hands."<br /><br />But that's a slight digression, since the protagonists there are the perpetrators of assassination. Definitely not CBA material. ;)RebeccaPMinorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06433599770860270767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095252879492157665.post-89247488000213576982009-11-18T15:42:21.652-05:002009-11-18T15:42:21.652-05:00I really, really agree with what you're saying...I really, really agree with what you're saying here, Becky! Personally, it can be tricky to walk the fine line between "clean" writing and "true" writing. Though in some respects I think LoveInspired takes it too far, on the other hand I love it that I can pick up a Christian novel any time and not worry about content.<br /><br />I think violence is something that is becoming more acceptable, especially when it is presented thoughtfully (the characters learn something from it) instead of being the chop-slash-chop you described. :)<br /><br />Anyway, long comment to an excellent blog post!Nina Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17940094611524209087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095252879492157665.post-2724520434208589872009-11-18T14:05:57.650-05:002009-11-18T14:05:57.650-05:00Very true, newmaldon. It is amazing how trends in ...Very true, newmaldon. It is amazing how trends in fiction change as years and generations pass. Even more than the content issues in the Chronicles of Narnia (by current CBA standards, as I understand them) the tone and pace of Lewis' work might not make it past an editor's desk right now.<br /><br />Thanks for dropping in and adding your comment to the discussion.RebeccaPMinorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06433599770860270767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095252879492157665.post-10898179149773992842009-11-18T13:08:07.885-05:002009-11-18T13:08:07.885-05:00One thing that has struck me while re-reading some...One thing that has struck me while re-reading some of C. S. Lewis is how difficult he would find it to be published in the CBA market today. There is certainly a moderate level of violence in many of his books. There is a fair amount of swearing too, even in Narnia. Jill, the hero of "Silver Chair," swears at the beginning of the story, although I think she decreases the frequency somewhat as the story continues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com