Comments on: Is it a Sin? http://putaruffleonit.wordpress.com/2008/07/16/is-it-a-sin/ On Faith, On Family, On Fiction, On Fun Sat, 03 Oct 2009 14:00:21 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: joannamallory http://putaruffleonit.wordpress.com/2008/07/16/is-it-a-sin/#comment-208 joannamallory Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:42:25 +0000 http://putaruffleonit.wordpress.com/?p=163#comment-208 High school and university taught me an informal definition of literary fiction: "depressing." But lately I've been delighted to find Christian literary fiction that I actually enjoy and "get". I didn't know The Last Sin Eater was literary, but I liked it a lot. Have you read W. Dale Cramer's Bad Ground? All his books are good, but that's my favourite. Still, commercial fiction is what I write and mostly what I read. For me, it's first about story. If I don't like the story, stellar writing isn't enough to satisfy me. High school and university taught me an informal definition of literary fiction: “depressing.” But lately I’ve been delighted to find Christian literary fiction that I actually enjoy and “get”.

I didn’t know The Last Sin Eater was literary, but I liked it a lot. Have you read W. Dale Cramer’s Bad Ground? All his books are good, but that’s my favourite.

Still, commercial fiction is what I write and mostly what I read. For me, it’s first about story. If I don’t like the story, stellar writing isn’t enough to satisfy me.

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