tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031144038668132362.post1376360480599151032..comments2023-05-18T05:12:38.823-06:00Comments on The Inkwell: Sermons Belong in ChurchMarjorie Vawterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12891691423146562031noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031144038668132362.post-85243168652025748632010-04-22T13:33:27.684-06:002010-04-22T13:33:27.684-06:00Excellent post, Sara!Excellent post, Sara!Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16106076315144936177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031144038668132362.post-61789868025789727732010-04-19T17:51:29.206-06:002010-04-19T17:51:29.206-06:00When I began writing I'd never heard of CBA an...When I began writing I'd never heard of CBA and knew nothing about the targeted audience of Christians they were set up to exclusively serve. I'm happy to have struck a chord with many of these readers. Disappointed to hear that I have to pay to belong to this affiliation to get to these readers in their stores. It truly is disheartening. At least they can find my stories anywhere else. ;)<br /><br />As far as Christian books being written like sermons or being preachy. That really was never an issue until 1950 when a group of Baptist Bookstores got together to form CBA to provide this exact type of fiction to store visitors. I suppose there might've been a few preachy novels out there. But they weren't anything general market Christian readers really wanted to read. ;) Thank goodness for variety!Author Sue Denthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15610585940904518767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031144038668132362.post-75384450833276993182010-04-16T11:43:33.365-06:002010-04-16T11:43:33.365-06:00Great post, Sara. I've read books where I felt...Great post, Sara. I've read books where I felt like it was too much of a sermon and it was off-putting to me even as a Christian. I do love to read and discover a character changing and growing along the way as the story unfolds. I want to see the change in their attitude, etc. and yet still see them struggle as they embrace their faith.Elaine Clampitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07311039964414790602noreply@blogger.com