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I would like to clarify something… I don’t think we can say that writing allegory is like writing a sermon. We are writing fantasy… even in allegory the fantasy is still that, a fantasy. What we want is not something that directly mimics our world and our God, just with a fantastical cover on it, but something that takes the beautiful landscape of fantasy, and turns it into a picture that speaks for itself. We want the allegory to flow through the art, not staple the them together.

Have you read the Christian Storyteller’s Manifesto? It’s amazing! And my favorite line is this:  We resolve to be teachable, weighing the advice of others because we always have room to grow, and to be humble, acknowledging that we are not writing the greatest story but merely pointing readers to it. 

I would also like to bring up this one while were at it: We resolve to fearlessly embrace and wisely exercise imagination as a gift from God, trusting Him to use it, not by limiting our creativity but by benevolently directing it. 

So I guess my point is this: Let’s not get caught up in how do I make this perfect and matching. Let’s look at where does the light shine through? We are weavers, taking threads already given to us. Those threads are imbued with the beautiful color. We’re only arranging them, with a gift of creativity.

So with that I think I’ll just post a link to the Manifesto, ’cause why not? Christian Storytellers Manifesto