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I actually agree with Cathy here – idk why but Cal always seemed just straight up gay to me?

Either way, it’s certainly going to be interesting seeing her interactions with Malcolm.  I think it’s going to be awfully hard to write, but the potential here is so good!  And it’s a really grounded, realistic struggle/trial for Malcolm, at least especially for Christians in modern America.  It’s something I think we’re all going to be confronted by, or have already been confronted by, and I think seeing Christian characters work out these issues in a truthful, loving manner will be really encouraging!

There there, they’ll we’ll suffer together

I’m glad to hear that!  Honestly, I didn’t even think of it that way until I types this out XD

I’ve noticed that the inclusion of touchy subjects has made me turn to Him more concerning my writing, I guess since I feel like there’s more chances to “mess up.”  But isn’t that the case with all writing?  I think that because there’s some sins and issues in writing that are seen as “worse” (in our cases, writing about homosexuality), we’re more sensitive and more concerned with getting it “right” in God’s eyes.  But it occurred to me, it’s something that we should be mindful of when writing, period.  When I’m writing “safe” fiction, I think I feel less of a need to include God and ask him what His will and His perspective is, and imo that’s a dangerous slope (at least for me), because it’s ridiculously easy to slip into a habit of leaving Him out completely.  I’m not saying that “safe” fiction is bad, but I am saying that it’s a good practice, as Christians, to seek God’s will regarding all aspects of our craft, not just the potentially touchy or “scandalous” parts.

Ok so incoming Haikyuu rant, but one of the things I loved about this series was how it portrayed one of the comedic relief characters – Bokuto – and his utter simplicity of mind.  He’s extremely unintelligent, but the narrative never made fun of him or disrespected him at all, and he has amazing character development and a fantastic arc throughout the series.  The author was able to play his supreme lack of intelligence for comedy (and it really was funny XD) while never reducing him down to his IQ or forcing him into the “comic relief” box.  And that just made me realize, unintelligent characters are really, REALLY disrespected a lot in media.  Again, it’s one of those little things that might seem really innocuous, but the message being portrayed is really harmful.

Or, how a lot of the casual violence in fantasy and sci-fi actually really does cheapen the inherent value and worth of life (something I’ve personally become more sensitive to as I’ve grown in my faith).  Or, how a lot of seemingly clean and wholesome Christian romance novels portray a prosperity gospel in which God rewards a woman’s faith with a handsome guy (which…talk about objectifying).  I think that messages come across in a lot of these smaller issues, and so we still have to be on guard even when we’re not dealing with touchy subjects.

Sorry about the rambling XD  I think what I’m trying to say is, talking to God about writing is so important, and even though I tend to ask Him more about the really controversial, hard stuff, I should be lifting all of it up to Him!  Not that I’m good at it – it’s something that I really want to improve in and practice more!