This blog function must be new to Christian Forums. I actually started a blog sometime back, and then started another one, unaware that I already had one. This will be the third, but I will stick to this one, maybe copying some of the material from the others here.
I wish to get the word out that I have published my first article on Hubpages.com. It's not about a "Christian" subject, exactly. In fact, as some Christians object to certain subject matter, some may not be happy about it. To give a little background, I am writing a novel with a vampire in it, and the novel has a Christian message. I don't believe that God has made some subject matters taboo to write about. It depends on how it is handled.
In the process of researching for my novel, I have gathered information about vampires that will be of interest to some, so I created a quiz for people to take. The title of my Hub article is "Vampires: Folklore vs. Fiction." The web address is:
http://hubpages.com/hub/Vampires-Folklore-vs-Fiction
Although I have been working on this novel for years, the responses of some of my fellow Christians still puzzle me. But I'll cite and respond to some of the objections I've heard:
1. "Vampires. They're evil, therefore it is a sin to write about them."
If it is a sin to write about evil, then the Bible writers were sinning every time they mentioned evil and bad people. If it is a sin to write about evil, then any fiction with bad guys in it is evil and should not be written or read.
2. "Don't you know vampires aren't real?"
Duh! I might mention that many cultures have believed in them for thousands of years, and taken them very seriously, but that's beside the point. I don't hear people complaining that elves and orcs and unicorns and centaurs aren't real. Many Christians rave at how great Tolkien and Lewis are. But I mention vampires and they turn tail and run. Why? Why?
I can only guess that the people who object to what I am writing (without reading any of it, of course!) jump to conclusions. They assume I am dwelling on evil and making it look good, or somehow magically convincing my readers that what is not real is real. I do neither. My stories are as good-against-evil as any you can find. The bad guys are bad, and the good wins. But I recognize that no person (except Jesus) is all good, or all bad, and that adds some color to my characters.
I hope that people will get past the idea that some people are just evil creatures and we must plunge stakes into their hearts, really or figuratively. You will see what I mean when you read my novel.
I wish to get the word out that I have published my first article on Hubpages.com. It's not about a "Christian" subject, exactly. In fact, as some Christians object to certain subject matter, some may not be happy about it. To give a little background, I am writing a novel with a vampire in it, and the novel has a Christian message. I don't believe that God has made some subject matters taboo to write about. It depends on how it is handled.
In the process of researching for my novel, I have gathered information about vampires that will be of interest to some, so I created a quiz for people to take. The title of my Hub article is "Vampires: Folklore vs. Fiction." The web address is:
http://hubpages.com/hub/Vampires-Folklore-vs-Fiction
Although I have been working on this novel for years, the responses of some of my fellow Christians still puzzle me. But I'll cite and respond to some of the objections I've heard:
1. "Vampires. They're evil, therefore it is a sin to write about them."
If it is a sin to write about evil, then the Bible writers were sinning every time they mentioned evil and bad people. If it is a sin to write about evil, then any fiction with bad guys in it is evil and should not be written or read.
2. "Don't you know vampires aren't real?"
Duh! I might mention that many cultures have believed in them for thousands of years, and taken them very seriously, but that's beside the point. I don't hear people complaining that elves and orcs and unicorns and centaurs aren't real. Many Christians rave at how great Tolkien and Lewis are. But I mention vampires and they turn tail and run. Why? Why?
I can only guess that the people who object to what I am writing (without reading any of it, of course!) jump to conclusions. They assume I am dwelling on evil and making it look good, or somehow magically convincing my readers that what is not real is real. I do neither. My stories are as good-against-evil as any you can find. The bad guys are bad, and the good wins. But I recognize that no person (except Jesus) is all good, or all bad, and that adds some color to my characters.
I hope that people will get past the idea that some people are just evil creatures and we must plunge stakes into their hearts, really or figuratively. You will see what I mean when you read my novel.
