Sarah Hoven

@sarah-h That sounds like a great goal to make.
No, I haven’t seen any of those movies, though I think we have Fireproof.
Filmmaking sounds really fun! I know of another girl whose family is doing that, too. 😀

@daeus Thanks. That makes is clearer. I should try one of those sometimes.

@hope is dauntless, and a little weird
Her writing is notorious and her wit is feared
To be on the end of her razor sharp mind
Is a scarring experience, I’m sure you will find

Her books are well written and quite enthralling
Into her spell you will find yourself…[Read more]

@clairec, @spradlin, @kate-flournoy, @emma-flournoy, @anne-of-lothlorien, @sarah-h, @rolena-hatfield, @ethryndal, Thank you all for praying!!! Sad news: my dad was laid off today. 🙁 He gets a package for a few months though. Please continue to pray for a new job and soon! He has an interview with another company that might work out next week.…[Read more]

@clairec, @spradlin, @kate-flournoy, @emma-flournoy, @anne-of-lothlorien, @sarah-h, @rolena-hatfield, @ethyndal, Thank you all for praying!!! Sad news: my dad was laid off today. 🙁 He gets a package for a few months though. Please continue to pray for a new job and soon! He has an interview with another company that might work out next week.…[Read more]

@Sarah-H Ok, good stuff here. I guess I mostly agree. We could use some good ‘ole book burnings and all. We shouldn’t think ourselves impervious, yes.

I guess the disagreement arises because it sounds like you are saying we should avoid all darkness whatsoever. I’m not sure that’s exactly what you meant, but if that’s so, I find it problematic.…[Read more]

@Sarah-H I appreciate your concern and the thought you put into this, and I have to say I agree for the most part. However, once again I believe you are assigning Satan more power than he actually has.
Believe me, I am not ignorant of the presence of evil in literature. I don’t read blindly or blindly accept the worldview of anyone if I see that…[Read more]

@sarah-h: Agreed, which is unfortunate. What kind of stories are you working on? I always love to read other peoples’ works (is that possible on here?), especially if they have the same goal of writing Christian fiction. 🙂

And what about Christian movies? From what I’ve found, they’re either very shallow or about sports – and to be perfectly…[Read more]

Amen to that @sarah-h

@bluejay One thing you could do is find a sibling or a friend of a sibling or really any child who is in the age range you’re writing for and ask them what they want to see in a story.

Another rout to go all together is try and focus on a real life problem that children have. Maybe a pet dies, or (like @mark-kamibaya said) they move. It doesn’t…[Read more]

@bluejay Some really good books that I loved were the Magic Tree House books. I just say this to emphasize @sarah-h ‘s point. Back-then stuff is good.

@Daeus I feel really bad I didn’t remember that scene and warn you about it. I’m sorry.

@Sarah-H this just goes to show that different people can read the same book and be affected in completely different ways. That scene was so minor and unimportant to me it didn’t even stick with me five minutes. So it’s kinda difficult to lay down exact…[Read more]

@Sarah-H

Just like what Kate Flournoy said:

“As far as reading books with a bad worldview like that, in the end they’re just books and no one who reads them with their head screwed on straight and their eyes on Christ is gonna get burned.”

I wholeheartedly agree. Just because the author presents a certain worldview (author bias) doesn’t mean t…[Read more]

@sarah-h Well, Kate’s right, the book was a thematic flop. Not that I think it’s harmless. He does use a little bit of subtlety with his situational ethics which might trip up someone who’s not very used to the tricks of expressing worldview

I think you were specifically asking about magic though. Well, to start off, his magic system in the book…[Read more]

Not at all, @Sarah-H. Writers ramble. It’s part of the job description. 😀

That’s a great question. As far as reading books with a bad worldview like that, in the end they’re just books and no one who reads them with their head screwed on straight and their eyes on Christ is gonna get burned. In fact, I read the IC at a point in my life when I…[Read more]

@sarah-h: Thank you! That is so encouraging! I’ve always felt there’s not enough Christian fiction (namely fantasy, which is a lot of the time so dark and evil), especially for young adults/teens, and instead of sitting around mulling about it, I wanted to do something! It looks like everyone on here has the same idea, and it’s wonderful that so…[Read more]

@clairec, @spradlin, @kate-flournoy, @emma-flournoy, @anne-of-lothlorien, @sarah-h,
Thank you all for praying! He passed away last night. Please continue to keep his family in your prayers!!!

Also, if you could pray for my family, as they are doing lay offs at my dad’s work next week, and he is in a spot where he could lose his job. 🙁

@sarah-h Les Miserables 25th Anniversary Part 1
Les Miserables 25th Anniversary Part 2

It’s a bit long, but still worth it. Maybe for like a movie night or something.

@Emma-flournoy Chriiiissss….. -headdesk- he’s one of the biggest things that needs revising. I did a lot of character development on him in the retrospect and, if it hadn’t been a serial story, he probably would have been deleted or replaced right near the beginning. A lot of the time I just forgot about him and was just sort of ‘oh yeah, and…[Read more]

@Daeus 😀

@Mark-Kamibaya ‘kay, Harold Abrahams.

@Sarah-H Which version was it?

@kate-flournoy It’s the Princess Bride when Wesley is trying to comfort Buttercup about the Fire Swamp, right?
@sarah-h I think his name is Vezzini. And Happy Thanksgiving!