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Grace Livingston replied to the topic How Our Faith Impacts Our Storytelling Podcast Discussion in the forum General Writing Discussions 1 week, 5 days ago
@the-fledgling-artist I’m glad you enjoyed the episode! Huh, that’s an interesting question. 🙂 I can’t think of any answers but I admit I’m curious to see what others would say. Any thoughts @josiah, @daeus-lamb? (And anyone else but this seems kinda up your alley. :P)
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Grace Livingston commented on the post, SE Podcast #8: How Our Faith Impacts Our Storytelling 3 weeks, 2 days ago
Thanks, Eden! I’m so glad you enjoy them. 😀
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Grace Livingston commented on the post, SE Podcast #8: How Our Faith Impacts Our Storytelling 3 weeks, 2 days ago
Same! I also overthink things when incorporating my faith into my stories. (That’s part of why this episode has been one of my favorites so far!) Thanks for listening, Emma!
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Grace Livingston replied to the topic How Our Faith Impacts Our Storytelling Podcast Discussion in the forum General Writing Discussions 3 weeks, 2 days ago
@pursuewisdom I’m glad you liked the episode! And yes. XD XD I have to admit that the outtakes at the end are quickly becoming my favorite part of each episode. XD
And thanks so much for tagging others. I’m not around the forum that much and didn’t know who all would be interested in this topic. 😅
Non-Christians don’t write s…
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Grace Livingston replied to the topic RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARC II: THE LEGEND OF THE FORBIDDEN BURIAL GROUNDS in the forum General Writing Discussions 3 weeks, 5 days ago
A couple high-heeled boots clomped in, followed by the skipping of some not as high, high-heeled boots.
*cries* ‘Tis too perfect for words, Mariposa! 😂 I am loving all the other characters popping up. XD *goes to try and forget all about this so that the pain of waiting for the next part isn’t so torturous*
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Grace Livingston commented on the post, SE Podcast #8: How Our Faith Impacts Our Storytelling 3 weeks, 5 days ago
Thanks for listening! 😀
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Grace Livingston started the topic How Our Faith Impacts Our Storytelling Podcast Discussion in the forum General Writing Discussions 3 weeks, 6 days ago
Hey all!
I’m here to talk about the latest podcast episode on how our faith impacts our storytelling. 😀 @Josiah, @Hope-Ann, and @Brandon-Miller tackled the topic pretty thoroughly for a 15-minute discussion, but I wanted to open up a thread to keep the conversation going. It’s one of my favorite topics we’ve covered in the podcast so far and I…[Read more]
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Grace Livingston commented on the post, SE Podcast #7: LifeWay and the Future of Bookstores 1 month ago
*high fives another fellow library user* Yeah, I could count on one hand the number of times I’ve stepped in a physical bookstore. 🙈 And yes! We have a brick and mortar Better World Books (that I’ve used a grand total of once xD) and I love it. Thanks for listening!
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Grace Livingston commented on the post, SE Podcast #7: LifeWay and the Future of Bookstores 1 month ago
Glad you enjoyed the episode, Eliza! And ahhh thank goodness, another library user!! *high fives you* I knew I couldn’t be the only one. 😂 Thanks for listening!
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Grace Livingston commented on the post, SE Podcast #7: LifeWay and the Future of Bookstores 1 month, 1 week ago
Haha! XD Thanks for listening, Fledgling Artist!
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Grace Livingston commented on the post, SE Podcast #5: Writing Witty Characters 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Thanks for listening, Eden!
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Grace Livingston replied to the topic The Podcast!!! 🤩 in the forum General Writing Discussions 2 months, 1 week ago
Hey, @silverclaw-bonnetfolly!
In addition to the podcast page, you can listen to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, and TuneIn! We’re also currently in the process of putting it on Google Play (it should be up in less than two weeks). 🙂 If none of these options are available to you, let me know and I’ll see if I can get it somewhere more…[Read more]
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Grace Livingston commented on the post, SE Podcast #3: Our Favorite Contemporary Christian Authors 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Thanks for listening, Eliza! Yes, we have quite a few Andrew Peterson fans here on staff so it was impossible not to mention him. 😛
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Grace Livingston commented on the post, SE Podcast #3: Our Favorite Contemporary Christian Authors 3 months ago
Thanks, Eden!
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Grace Livingston commented on the post, I Hope You Know 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Oh my word, Sarah! This piece is so encouraging and speaks to me on such a deep level. <3 Thank you for sharing!
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Grace Livingston commented on the post, SE Podcast #2: Christian Fantasy and Allegory – What We Like and Dislike 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Thanks! I’m so glad you’re enjoying them. 😊
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Grace Livingston replied to the topic The Podcast!!! 🤩 in the forum General Writing Discussions 4 months ago
I’m so glad that you found it helpful, @caleb-e-king and @taylorclogston! 😊😊
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Grace Livingston wrote a new post, SE Podcast #1: The State of Christian Fiction Today 4 months ago
The Story Embers podcast is back, and we’ve completely revamped the format.
Every other Saturday, Grace Livingston will be hosting discussions on story craft with various members of the Story Embers st […]
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Grace Livingston commented on the post, Kiss the Ceiling 7 months, 2 weeks ago
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Thanks, Grace, for making such a professional podcast episode! 🙂
I really enjoyed this wonderful discussion among Josiah, Daeus, & Brandon about Christian Fiction today. Thanks, guys!
I completely agree with all your points (unfortunately I lost track of who was saying what) – especially on how conversion scenes tend to cripple character development in Christian fiction in general, as well as how many classical authors who were Christian did not write explicitly “Christian” books but were vastly impactful and compelling. I have not read N.D. Wilson yet (I know I should :P), but some others who come to my mind include Austen, Dostoevsky, and Dickens. 🙂 And of course, C.S. Lewis – while the Narniad have been categorized into the Christian genre, I think his Till We Have Faces was not, and I found it just as deep and meaningful.
I do have a question for @josiah (I’m quite sure it was you who said this): you mentioned that you’ve been reading more recent Christian fiction that have improved. Would you please list some authors/titles? Because I’d love to look into this – unfortunately I’ve been neglecting a lot of today’s publications (Christian and secular/mainstream alike) due to so many disappointments, and I know I shouldn’t, but it’s hard when I don’t know where to look.
[The only technical-related issue I had with this podcast is I have difficulty hearing some parts clearly – like at around 8:15, and some other places as well. It might be due to the mic or something?]
Off the top of my head, here are some examples of great Christian fiction I read in the past year:
– The Promise of Jesse Woods by Chris Fabry
– Death Comes for the Deconstructionist by Daniel Taylor
– Fawkes by Nadine Brandes
– Amish Vampires in Space by Kerry Nietz (don’t judge!)
And “Till We Have Faces” is amazing. I haven’t read it since 8th grade or so, but I really need to because it’s an excellent book that I’m sure I did not appreciate enough as a middle schooler.
I enjoyed listening to this and can’t wait for more content. 🙂
Thanks Evelyn!
Glad to have it back. Keep up the good work.
Thanks T.Young!
Thanks Shannon!
I loved your take on conversion scenes. It made me want to go over my first novel and look at my own scenes.
I also want to find more spec fiction books that are improving.
I felt as if the romance genre was frowned upon in the podcast, but maybe I misunderstood. I am currently writing one and felt like I was a square peg mixed in with the round ones.
I can’t wait to hear more on the podcast, especially on writing habits and making a living with writing.
I don’t recall when we mentioned romance in the episode, but if it sounded like we were frowning upon the genre, that was certainly not our intent! Most of us in this podcast (we’ll be switching up discussion groups regularly) are spec fic writers (though Daeus does a lot of different genres), so we’re probably a bit biased toward that end of the spectrum. But we certainly don’t want to discount the value of the romance genre.
I can definitely put writing habits down as one of our future podcast episode ideas!
YES!
I heat that about some “christian books” (drama, story climax, someone get’s saved happily ever after!!) THAT’S NOT HOW IT HAPPENS IN REAL LIFE!!! I’m looking forward to the coming broadcasts and topics!
Haha, yep. Glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome! Can’t wait for more!
Thanks Eden!