Therapist Thoughts from Susan May Warren
Today, Susan May Warren stops by via the My Book Therapy Blog Tour to answer the question, “Do you feel if a person is a Christian that he or she should only write in a Christian Genre?”
NO, I do NOT think that Christians should only write in the CBA. I think there are many Christians out there following God’s leading, writing for ABA – case in point, John Grisham. I think the key is to do what God wants you to do. Some stories are meant for CBA. Some are meant for ABA. I think also, you need to decide what you are comfortable with in the industry…ie, I leaned toward CBA because those were the stories I was burdened to write, but also, I didn’t want the ABA asking me to put into my books anything I found objectionable. I look at singer Chris Daughtry, who is so clearly a Christian, and yet, he’s playing for a primarily secular audience. And Rascal Flatts, a country band who clearly love Jesus. Or even Deborah Macomber, who is a successful CBA romance novelist who is a professed Christian. I think the key is to keep writing for your audience of ONE, and let God determine where and what He wants you to write.
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