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As authors, our influences can come from many places. Religion is definitely one of many influences on people's work. I believe a work should be a reflection of its author, yet religion can be real...
#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T02:15:15Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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Gabe Willard
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2019-12-08T02:15:15Z (almost 5 years ago)
As authors, our influences can come from many places. Religion is definitely one of many influences on people's work. I believe a work should be a reflection of its author, yet religion can be really polarizing. How can I bring aspects of my personal belief system (Christianity, if it matters) into my writing without marginalizing my audience, who may not feel like I do? For instance, some of the fiction I've read feels like thinly veiled propaganda (Pullman's His Dark Materials), while some has a lot of hidden meaning without being obstructive to the point (Card's Ender Saga). How can I express my viewpoint in my fantasy world without seeming propaganda-ish? To clarify, I'm not interested in writing an allegory; that would be marginalizing. While they have their uses, and can be wonderful on their own right (Lewis' Narnia), that's not what I'm doing. If there is a particular example of writing that illustrates your point, I'd like to know what it is, and have a small summary of it. :)
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2012-03-13T04:34:05Z (over 12 years ago)
Original score: 3