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Courageous?

 

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Believe me, I'm not making any comparisons of real courage (i.e. Tom Cruise's notorious comments of his work being equal to that of soldiers in Afghanistan) to what can be found in the resevoirs of creative storytelling. I'm speaking strictly of the creative courage it can take to tell a story like it needs to be told. Will you dare to write it the way it will be truthful and complete in its honesty, or will you comply with the often restrictive nature of Christian publishing? Is the acceptance more important than the reality of telling it "like it is"? What is the standard for your writing?

 

Father, please help me to be honest and real in what you have for me to write. Always. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.  

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  1. BK Jackson (@BKJacksonAZ) Avatar
    BK Jackson (@BKJacksonAZ)

    Tom Cruise actually said that? Sheesh.

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  2. Nicole Avatar
    Nicole

    http://www.tmz.com/2013/11/08/tom-cruise-suri-lawsuit-deposition-afghanistan-war-olympics/
    http://www.thesuperficial.com/tom-cruise-acting-like-serving-in-afghanistan-olympic-atheletes-11-2013

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  3. Brenda Anderson Avatar
    Brenda Anderson

    I’ve written from both sides. It’s no surprise that my favorite stories are those written ignoring the strictures of the CBA, but those also haven’t garnered any interest from CBA circles. And the novels I’ve written trying to stay nice & sweet while maintaining authenticity are the ones that have done well in contests and/or intrigued authors/agents–but unfortunately, my nice & sweet still isn’t sweet enough. 😉

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  4. Nicole Avatar
    Nicole

    Bren, we prefer gritty, gutsy writing, but, like you, I loved My Stubborn Heart which I considered “nice and sweet” without being syrupy and cliche. However, we know what a semi-firestorm that created over a very few words and issues. Frankly, those reviews and reactions disgusted me.
    How naive of me to think I wrote “sweet” only to find under CBA standards, it’s anything but . . . When I discovered the restrictive nature of CBA, I kept writing for a while and then took a hiatus to focus on the blog from which I am now trying to rebound. I realized that getting published traditionally wasn’t worth the compromise required. Maybe some things have changed since my last query and conference, but for the romance genre, it doesn’t seem like it.

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