tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7970703367799585001.post4440566368669206178..comments2023-12-31T14:09:29.720-08:00Comments on The Pen and Parchment: The Rights of a WriterStar-Dreamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14298850366884374226noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7970703367799585001.post-55598671933280394232010-12-19T11:48:02.710-08:002010-12-19T11:48:02.710-08:00Same here. But, like you, I try to keep the readi...Same here. But, like you, I try to keep the reading clean, noble, true... etc. That's one reason why I enjoy Cornelia Funke's books. In her newest one, "Reckless" there is a minor scene where things are suggested, but there's nothing graphic. Most of the time she stays well within the boundrey lines and most of her writing is clean. That, for a secular fantasy writer, can be quite rare these days.Star-Dreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298850366884374226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7970703367799585001.post-15150845045438017802010-12-17T18:23:03.966-08:002010-12-17T18:23:03.966-08:00An excellant article. Some of my family members en...An excellant article. Some of my family members end up a little concerned with some of my fiction reading, but I do attempt to keep my reading under the guidelines of "true, noble..." etc...Galadrielhttp://www.thewordsmithsshelf.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7970703367799585001.post-1648454228962183912010-12-14T15:24:24.268-08:002010-12-14T15:24:24.268-08:00Thanks Seth! :) I'll go check it out.Thanks Seth! :) I'll go check it out.Star-Dreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298850366884374226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7970703367799585001.post-89980915563406075322010-12-12T14:47:51.410-08:002010-12-12T14:47:51.410-08:00I wrote a post on the same topic. Check it out.
ht...I wrote a post on the same topic. Check it out.<br />http://sjskogerboe.wordpress.com/2010/11/24/magic-in-christian-lit-leprechaun-monks-and-dragons-with-bibles/Seth Skogerboehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04285315261283176931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7970703367799585001.post-73958692841093944492010-12-12T14:39:32.356-08:002010-12-12T14:39:32.356-08:00And the truth of the matter is, you can't plea...And the truth of the matter is, you can't please everyone no matter how hard you try. :DStar-Dreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298850366884374226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7970703367799585001.post-91867363356112077272010-12-12T14:28:26.407-08:002010-12-12T14:28:26.407-08:00Jake: Actually, this was just for the subject of ...Jake: Actually, this was just for the subject of books. Movies, TV shows, and other media are a completely different matter. :D<br /><br />I have not read the Harry Potter books and I seriously doubt that I ever will, because I, too, refuse to read something that bashes Christianity. However, to be completely and totally honest, I have never read the books myself (as I mentioned) and so can't really tell you my opinion about whether they bash Christianity or not; I've heard mixed reviews on that subject, though from what I've heard of it morally, I would never read them. (an example -- and hopefully a good one -- of the influence of others I allow to alter my own opinions and beliefs. :D )<br /><br />That was not the point I was trying to make, however.<br /><br />Basically what I was saying was that just because people say things about her books now, that doesn't mean that Mrs. Rowling didn't have the right to write those books. Nor does it mean that she should NEVER have written those books. As a person and a writer... and yes, even as a part of God's creation gifted with free will (even if her writing seems like the exact opposite of anything Godly)... she was entitled to write what she felt like writing. Just like you are entitled to write what you write, and I am entitled to write what I do.<br /><br />Because of this "entitlement", I strongly feel that is wrong for people of opposing views to just "burn a book" because they don't believe the same as the author, or other readers. If the book is seriously and truly, truly EVIL... (yes, like "evil" in all capital letters) that may be a completely different story.<br /><br />But seriously. Lets say you (or I, or anyone else that we know) publishes a book, and several people don't agree with our outlook on things, so they decide to burn it publicly and ceremonially. Is that really their right? Really? The message they send is so negative, it feels to me more like a baby throwing a temper tantrum because they didn't get exactly their way. And then how does that the writer feel? Does it change their mind about writing and publishing their book? Should it change their mind?<br /><br />Do you get my meaning now? I hope this comment helps to clarify things. :DStar-Dreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298850366884374226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7970703367799585001.post-37141036283172659702010-12-12T14:11:24.972-08:002010-12-12T14:11:24.972-08:00Exactly Vren!!! :DExactly Vren!!! :DStar-Dreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298850366884374226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7970703367799585001.post-20841992455213782352010-12-12T13:00:32.159-08:002010-12-12T13:00:32.159-08:00>_> Well, my friend...this was an interestin...>_> Well, my friend...this was an interesting post.<br /><br />Just two notes here.<br /><br />First, are ye speaking of everything in general when you wrote several of your points, or is this just amongst the subjects of books? Because...if it were everything I'd have a problem with this post. ;)<br /><br />And second...I personally do not like or read or recommend any books that are against what I believe. More or less. I'm not going to recommend a fiction book bashing Christianity because the writing is good, and I don't recommend Harry Potter because of the morals behind the story, the rather 'dark' feel to it, and the cursing and other content within those pages. So, aye. That's it in a nutshell. Or paragraph.<br /><br />Not to say I don't allow other people's opinions--not in the least! Tis rather hard to explain...but several red lights are popping up randomly, and I cannot place them. >_>Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013859345463250479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7970703367799585001.post-18598872101690274382010-12-12T12:35:29.974-08:002010-12-12T12:35:29.974-08:00Man... Good point, Star-Dreamer! I, though not a w...Man... Good point, Star-Dreamer! I, though not a writer, agree with you... I have my own opinions about books, and others have their own. We're all different, and we may listen to other people's opinions, but we may decide ourselves what we think. God made us that way. <br />--VrenithVrenithhttp://drawingsanonymous.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com