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Fantasy is my genre of choice, both to read and to write, so this thread (although it appears to be inactive at the moment…) caught my attention.

One reason I enjoy writing fantasy is that I am kind of lazy. Fantasy allows me to play with the edges of what is real without worrying if my facts are right. =) I also like mucking around with mythology, folklore, and legends, blending them into the real world just to see if I can illustrate a Biblical principle through them.

I find it interesting how often a myth or a folklore often parallels a Biblical story or principle but twists it. I like to see if I can twist it back. =) And yes, I do enjoy an escape from reality now and then.

My fantasy series was inspired by my broken heart for the division among the denominations in the Church Jesus called His body. (I could go on about this for a while…but…email me. =) If you dare…)

It is an allegory, but I don’t pitch the series as a Christian allegory. I pitch it as a fantasy romance about a dying race of people who are re-united by a new generation of people who are willing to risk it all to save their species. I throw in some fun characteristics like males who identify the females by an echo in their voice, and females who recognize the males by scent. And there are a couple Biblically based ones like literal life bonds between spouses who become “One Blood.”

I don’t write for shock value and with the exception of one of my books, due to the topic not the content, I would have no issue with any teen reading my books.

Yet – My fantasy stories have been rejected by Christian blogs, and my integrity as a Christian writer has been challenged on more than one occasion simply because they are fantasy.

But – my contemporary books have also gotten me called into question and been rejected because they are too true to life.

*shrug*

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