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Question: I have lots of questions, please answer me!!?
Am I still considered as a Christian if I’m writing fantasy novels!? Such that I’ve used supernatural powers!.
Please tell me, I've no close relationship with my fictional characters like that I'm not really attached to them!. It seems that I've just write stories as they're part of it!. Man, I don't make my characters like of Jane Austen's characters!. Please help me to make them a close to me!.
Am I a born writer!? I’ve almost want to live alone to write ‘cause I really love doing it!. I’m not fond of doing jobs like a nutritionist or a chef!.
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Supernatural powers!? Such as parting a sea, spending three days inside the belly of a whale, calling fire down from the sky, being caught up in a fiery chariot, building an ark big enough for two of every animal on the Earth, keeping a jar full of oil no matter how much is poured out, changing water into wine, dying on a cross only to be resurrected three days later, healing the sick as your shadow falls across them!? You mean supernatural stuff like that!?
Nah!. No way!. How could God possibly like the supernatural!.
I'm kidding!. Of course you're still a Christian!. God's into the supernatural!. He loves the stuff!.
The question you have to keep in mind is, what's the motive for your characters to use these powers!? Is it just to be cool!? Or are they doing it to help people!? (They don't have to preach by the way!. I can't stand books like that!. If you're a positive person, your message will come across without you trying to bring it across!.)
Of course now your villains, they'll be different!. You can make them use their powers just to be cool, or kill people, or whatnot!. The point is, J!.R!.R Tolkien, C!.S!. Lewis, G!.K!. Chesterton(must read), George MacDonald!. Just a few of the Christian authors who wrote fantasy!.
As for characters: Sweetheart, it takes practice!. Lots, and lots, and lots, and lots, and lots of practice!. Hours upon hours upon hours!. Do you have that kind of desire!?
For instance, get about two-thousand or so pages written (and no, that's not a joke), and you'll ONLY be on your way!.
Minimum three hours every day writing!. Minimum one and half hours every day reading!. (I spend up to ten hours a day writing on weekends!)
Or look at it like this!. After a long day at work, and you only get maybe three or four hours sleep; do you wake up saying to yourself, "YES! I get a few hours here now to write before I have to go back to work!."
Or do you wake up saying to yourself, "Oh boy!. I just can't do this anymore!."
If it's the first, then you were born to write!. If it's the second, then no!. Be honest with yourself!. Which is it!?
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Even a serial murder can be a Christian!. We're not perfect, nor does God expect up to be!. As humans, with all our bumps and warts showing, we can only do what we can in the moment, reflect, and try yet again to follow the path we feel is best!.
That being said, take a look around you to see other writers (of almost any genre) whom are successful and of faith!. Stephanie Meyer, author of the popular Twilight series, heads the list!. She writes about love and lust, vampires and other mythical creatures, divorce, and violence!. Her Mormon faith is still strong in her life!.
Writing about a subject or a type of character doesn't necessarily mean you are advocating that action or belief system!. Explore your creativity, which is a gift, enjoy it, and let it grow!. If you think you might like to be a writer, ask your counselor about careers that will allow you to do that and pursue the needed education!.
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what you write has nothing to do with whether or not you are "considered" a Christian!. and the only person whose "consideration" matters is you!. nobody else but you and God truly know or have any authority to tell you whether or not you are a Christian!. do you believe Jesus Christ is the son of God!? do you believe He died to save you from sin!? do you believe in loving God and loving your neighbor as yourself!?
it doesn't matter what kind of stories you write!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
I am not sure what your heart tells you because that is between you and GOD(Jesus), but I think he does equip people for certain talents based on his good favor!. If writing is your talent I would go with it although I would remain in prayer to him as to how to use your gifts!.Www@QuestionHome@Com