Tag: YA Christian Fiction

Writing Realistic Christian Fiction: The Line Between Edgy & Edifying

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Can Christian fiction truly be both edgy and edifying? This week’s post goes over what the line between edgy and edifying is, and how we as writers of Christian fiction can write from a happy medium that glorifies God without sugarcoating the realities of the fallen world.

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My New WIP: Tales of an Awkward Turtle

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As you may have recently read earlier this month, I finished writing On the Flip Side’s first draft on September 30th! Since then, I’ve been working on the outline for my next work-in-progress (WIP), which I’ve been thinking about since the book that originally contains these characters released back in 2018.

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Combating Unrealistic Christian Fiction

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How on earth can we combat the stigma and write Christian books that are realistic, spiritually sound, and entertaining? It can be quite a feat to tackle, my friend, but as long as we let God lead and trust Him to guide us throughout the process, we can revolutionize the Christian fiction genre for the better. Here’s what I’ve learned about writing Christian fiction after half a decade.

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WIP Update: On the Flip Side (Update #5)

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The last time I gave y’all an update on my current WIP, On the Flip Side, I was feeling down in the dumps about my lack of progress in finishing the book. As you may recall, in December 2022, I began rewriting the manuscript from Chapter One after re-outlining. While I was happy with my new outline, I felt like I would never finish the book, especially since I was ten months into writing it at that point.

But then, in the eleventh month, God helped me get back on track. Keep reading for a complete opposite tale of what I reported in my last WIP Update!

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Recommending Music Artists Based on My Books

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Like many authors, when I’m in the process of brainstorming ideas for a work-in-progress, I like to make a playlist for the book on Spotify of songs that remind me of the book.

Though I’ve shared some of my playlists here on Authoring Arrowheads before, today I’d like to recommend y’all specific music artists based on my books. 🙂

Let’s rock and roll. 😛

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