Welcome to Tuesday Book Chat.
This is where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. As we are a faith-based group the questions refer mainly to Christian fiction or non-fiction.
Today’s question is:
What themes would you like to see covered more in Christian Fiction?
We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation by commenting on this post or on the blog post shared in our Australasian Christian Writers Facebook Group. Remember to comment today on Tuesday Book Chat to enter the giveaway.
Let’s chat!
I would love to see more characters with disabilities or silent health issues. Things like migraine, diabetes, MS, and more obvious disabilities. Showing how people with these issues can still live normal lives but have to adjust things at times. Not shown as being disabled and lesser which some people tend to do.
Also more books with older singles. But Singles never married and never really had a serious relationship. I know many think this is unrealistic (most of these are the married young), but it isn’t. There are many singles who haven’t had real relationships and older who find love for the first time in their 40’s or later. There are lots of single mothers or single dads often widowed or divorced. Single never married are not always people in high paying jobs. They are in all walks of life. Like the single who has become carer for elderly parents or grandparents.
Actually even other books where the characters are the average person with a job but not rich. But please don’t make them look like they are struggling because they are poorer. Instead show how they can budget and have creative dates. Picnics, hiking, or things that don’t cost a lot but often create more memories.
Your turn.
I look forward to reading your comments here or at the FB group.
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