I agree with what you are saying. We need to write for the Lord, for He alone knows what is best. He alone can reach the hearts through what we write. He knows the path He has set for our lives.

It is amazing how many people attack writers for not doing what THEY think is right.

I must go and read WG's post. It sounds interesting. Thank you for bringing it up.

Have a great day and God bless.

To be honest, I don’t know what group of “cool people” WG was speaking to, or what objections they have to what he does (it could be racing).

I simply reacted to my experiences and then thought to post it for a reaction.

I’ll put your comment on the side of the choir. But I bet someone will take me to task?

I hope so anyway. But then, I’m a curmudgeon. : )

If Koontz's teacher didn't recognize a cracking good writer when she read one, maybe she shouldn't be teaching English.

Frankly, I've read a couple novels that aspired to the GAN, and they bored me out of my skull.

I'll take FROM THE CORNER OF HIS EYE any day over some classic Great American novels that left me utterly cold in high school and some "rediscovered gender classics" that I had to read in College.

Writing is too hard to try to write to please someone else's idea of great literature. Writers should write what they want-need-must-ache to write, genre pulp or avant-garde or didactic or whatever.

I'm getting sick of the whole, "write great books" thing, frankly. Who the heck knows what a great book is when they're writing it? We're all trying to do something we're proud of.

Mir

Karen and Mir,

Amen... well said.

That’s two more votes for the choir.

It is hard to act on faith...much easier to go by the world's standards of success.

We just need to pray for one another not to get too caught up with the world. Right?

Mimi, you are right again... as usual. Well said.

Excellent post--needed this one today.

I've recently bumped into some literary 'snobs'. Who are any of us to judge another's writing anyway, other than to point out what resonates most deeply with us? Mir put it right when she said that writing is too hard to try to please someone else's idea of great literature. We all would love some recognition but, hey, it's hard enough to write by faith and not by sight--if you know what I mean.

Blessing to you!
Vicki

Vicki, I know what you mean. Nobody should be made to feel bad for writing “Fantasy”, “Mystery”, “Romance”, or one of the other genres. They are different, but not lesser.

Sometimes I get the feeling that a writer must pass a litmus test to be accepted as one of the “cool guys”. It’s like we are back in Jr. High School. It’s the PC police.

I admit that I draw joy from my passive-aggressive needling of those who I feel look down on me. I know what buttons to push, and like a true curmudgeon, it tastes so sweet to see their heads pop.

But to be fair, I’ve found that it’s the wannabe’s who are venomous. The true literary elite (and I use that term with respect) that I fellowship with, are humble, warm and accepting.

I am a proponent of good writing and it’s true that some works are arguably better than others. I am a fan of the literary classics, but I also have a deep appreciation for the masters of the diverse genres. And there are some true masters.

We're not to follow man, but the leadings of God. So don't pay attention to what the world says...only God's opinion matters!

Thanks for that Bonnie.

I guess God knows what He's doing even when we think we know better. I only wish I was a better listener.

Hey, we could all do with being better listeners.

...can you repeat that? I wasn’t listening.

lol. nutter. :)

It continually amazes me how God uses my online friends to affirm conversations He's had with me. :) Especially in those low, insecure moments.

Michelle, you are exactly right (as usual). God uses His children to build His children up. He’s building a family.

BTW – You are an awesome writer!