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Why Christian Fiction is Important

Why Christian Fiction is Important

Posted on by R.M. Archer

Now that I’ve established the different kinds of stories that I mean when I say “Christian fiction,” but before I get into my encouragement posts, I want to explore a few of the reasons Christian fiction is important, in all its forms.

Fiction Impacts Culture

Everything we take in affects our worldview and our behavior. Fiction—whether in the form of books, movies, TV, or music—is something that we take in a lot of, and it shapes our thinking and our approach to certain issues. Just as one example, taking in a lot of media with Continue reading “Why Christian Fiction is Important” →

Flavors of Christian Fiction

Flavors of Christian Fiction

Posted on by R.M. Archer

Something that’s been on my mind a lot lately is the idea of Christian fiction. That specific phrase, “Christian fiction,” puts an unfortunately sour taste in my mouth. “Christian fiction,” to me, means a lackluster story that really only serves to push the gospel and be squeaky-clean and happy-go-lucky and show that Christians are good and nothing bad ever happens to them and non-believers are either malicious or stupid. But “Christian fiction” isn’t what I’m going to be talking about today (and over the next few blog posts). For the purposes of this post, and those that follow, I’m using the term to refer, quite simply, to fiction that is written by Christians. No Christian themes attached, no specific “cleanliness” level… just fiction that is written by Christians. And I specifically want to talk about two varieties of fiction-by-Christians (though I’ll mention three). Continue reading “Flavors of Christian Fiction” →

NaNoWriMo Alternatives – Word Count Tracker Options & Community

NaNoWriMo Alternatives – Word Count Tracker Options & Community

Posted on by R.M. Archer

I participated in National Novel Writing Month from 2014 all the way through 2020 or so, and I think the challenge of writing 50,000 words in 30 days is a great tool to get people writing and foster community among writers and just overall encourage authors. Toward the end of that run, however, the NaNoWriMo organization began making a lot of decisions based on politics, decisions that I personally found detrimental to the encouragement of community that is central to what NaNoWriMo has to offer—and only continued to make more and more controversial and outright unhealthy decisions until they were forced to shut down altogether. If you’re looking to replace a long-standing tradition of NaNoWriMo participation, or you’re looking for additional resources for a separate word count tracker or more targeted community, here’s a gathering of resources—both those that have been around for a while as well as those that have popped up since NaNoWriMo began to decline.

As a note, I do update this list periodically with new resources! If you have suggestions of your own, feel free to drop them in the comments as well. Continue reading “NaNoWriMo Alternatives – Word Count Tracker Options & Community” →

The Liebster Award #8 and Sunshine Blogger Award #5

The Liebster Award #8 and Sunshine Blogger Award #5

Posted on by R.M. Archer

It’s time for another pair of tags! This time, thanks are due to Felicity at The Wondrous World Around Us!

Rules:

  1. Thank the blogger who nominated you and provide a link back to their blog so others can find them. Thanks again, Felicity!
  2. List the rules and display an award logo on your blog post.
  3. Answer the 11 questions the blogger asked you.
  4. Nominate 11 new blogs to receive the award and notify them by commenting on any of their posts.
  5. Ask the nominees 11 new questions.

Questions:

1. What was the most interesting quirk that you ever gave to a character you created? Continue reading “The Liebster Award #8 and Sunshine Blogger Award #5” →