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I've been remiss in not mentioning this to my f-list before, but if you're looking for a thoughtful and consistently updated blog about Christianity and Speculative Fiction, with a good variety of reviews, essays and talk about the craft and business of writing SF for the Christian market, Speculative Faith is a good place to start.

And last Friday (which I foolishly chose out of a handful of available dates, forgetting that it was the weekend of American Thanksgiving and hardly anybody would be reading) I had the opportunity to do a Guest Blog for them about why I chose to write for the general rather than the "Christian" market.

Primarily of interest to my co-religionists (as Lewis would say), but there it is.

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And now, more to shore up my own weak resolve than anything else, I am going to announce that December is going to be a No-Social-Networking month for me.

I have a major deadline coming up for Ultraviolet, and the more time I devote to working on that, the better -- plus, we all know how many other things go on in December, especially when you are involved in church activities, kids' music lessons, and are hosting your family's Christmas dinner.

So that's it. I am disappearing for the entire month of December, apart from checking e-mail and answering any really urgent requests that come up.

Have a great month, everybody! See you in January!

Date: 2010-11-30 02:18 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] grav-ity.livejournal.com
Speaking of seeing me in January...I think I am going to be home until January 7th or so. I'll send you an email when I have the details for sure.

Have a great holiday! ;)

Date: 2010-11-30 02:30 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rj-anderson.livejournal.com
Yes, please do! Would be great to see you again.

Date: 2010-11-30 02:31 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] serenasnape.livejournal.com
Good luck, happy writing, and have a very merry Christmas!

Date: 2010-11-30 03:24 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sartorias.livejournal.com
Thank you for that link and have a wonderful December!

Date: 2010-11-30 03:59 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fiofiorina.livejournal.com
I wish you a productive December then, and some relaxing days for you to spend with your loved ones.

I just read the blog post. I am as Pagan as "possible" (I don't walk around in black clothes and wearing pentagramms all over and I don't held with "rants against other religions" I am too much Elf for that, but I teach my godchildren to respect others, be it trees, humans, or animals) - yet the values your books project are what I call "human" values.
Mutual Respect. Helping each other. Listen and trying to understand. To share a smile. To bright other people's cheeks and their hearts.

That's not limited on Christians, but on every feeling being, who has some sort of values in his or her life. And in the end, I dislike "nametags" and "labels" in general, be it Christian, Human, Elf, Pagan, or pink elephant.

I wish you a great wintertime, I send you greetings from a blue and white winters evening, and wish you a lovely holiday (and the time to enjoy it)!

Alessandra

Date: 2010-11-30 08:10 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] brandy-painter.livejournal.com
Thanks for the link. I really liked all you had to say in that blog post. Nicely done!

Great Link

Date: 2010-11-30 08:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] carbonelle.livejournal.com
There I sat in the darkened theater, with perhaps half the movie Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part One yet to play and from behind me, some joker says, This was a waste of money.

If he was referring to the emo-camping extravaganza with Ron, Harry & Hermoine he might've had a point...

In all seriousness, I need to see that movie again: my husband and I hired a sitter and went to see it opening night: and spent it with a theater full of young people (older teens; college age) who thought they were attending Rocky Horror Picture Show. It was so bad we frequently couldn't hear the dialog. So any emotional impact the director had actually managed to create was wasted on us.

Date: 2010-11-30 11:19 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sabrinanymph.livejournal.com
Happy Christmas and happy writing. I hope you're able to meet your deadlines in spite of the craziness of the Christmas season.

Date: 2010-12-01 04:54 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tartanshell.livejournal.com
RE: December, you know that if you want to do progress check-ins, or chat (IM or phone) to destress, or get some motivational fangirling, I'm here. I'm aiming for adding 20K words (andIreallymeanitthistime,seriously) to my WIP in December, so, I'm always up for accountability checks. ;)

I hope your December is wonderfully productive, that your Christmas is lovely, that you're given all the strength and resolve you need and then some, and I'll look forward to talking with you sooner or later! *hugs*

Date: 2010-12-02 11:31 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] infiniteviking
Great article; thoughtful and well worth contemplating.

Best of luck with revisions; see you in January!~

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