tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post982573400883477365..comments2023-06-10T22:42:19.087+10:00Comments on Australasian Christian Writers: The Power of Books to Influence - Cindy WilliamsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-85001256299782959002017-09-19T17:04:55.517+10:002017-09-19T17:04:55.517+10:00Ah, the classics... my downfall. Not because I lov...Ah, the classics... my downfall. Not because I love them but because I have read so few. How can I be a real writer without having read the classics? I am currently on a mission to improve my literary ignorance as soon as possible!Cindy Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16633543006741998470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-12677395992325429592017-09-19T16:57:58.729+10:002017-09-19T16:57:58.729+10:00Hi Jeanette,
At the recent Romance Writers of Aust...Hi Jeanette,<br />At the recent Romance Writers of Australia conference, some of the publishers cited Anne of Green Gables as one of the 'must-read' books for every author!Cindy Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16633543006741998470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-82217543912785063042017-09-19T16:54:35.946+10:002017-09-19T16:54:35.946+10:00Hi Iola,
Now there's a great scene: the reader...Hi Iola,<br />Now there's a great scene: the reader shouting at her book!! Looking forward to seeing you at conference too xCindy Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16633543006741998470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-73079116276476355672017-09-19T16:50:11.993+10:002017-09-19T16:50:11.993+10:00Hi Jo-Anne, Great to hear your comments. I just lo...Hi Jo-Anne, Great to hear your comments. I just love my weekend courses with Elijah House - quite transforming aren't they!!Cindy Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16633543006741998470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-76936392523916860442017-09-19T16:20:24.036+10:002017-09-19T16:20:24.036+10:00Excellent post, Cindy. My favourite book as a chil...Excellent post, Cindy. My favourite book as a child was Kenneth Graham's Wind in the Willows. Something magical about animals living like humans ... then there were a series of thriller books that engaged the boy in me as a young teenager. <br /><br />But it was the power of language in the classics I read at high school that got me fascinated by "story". Like you Peretti's "Darkness" books set me off on a lifelong appreciation of the supernatural and its influence on the natural.Ian Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00192687613923596829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-28808237999688127012017-09-19T11:25:59.137+10:002017-09-19T11:25:59.137+10:00Enjoyed your post, thanks. I read similar books as...Enjoyed your post, thanks. I read similar books as a child, but also Anne of Green Gables, Emily of New Moon etc. After becoming a Christian as a youngish adult, I enjoyed Patricia St John's children's books, Francine Rivers, Dee Henderson's O'Malley books, and a few of Janette Turner Hospital's books (most of her books have too much graphic sex for my taste) but I love her style.Jeanette Grant-Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691677119939194892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-4789889012391301932017-09-19T10:50:00.544+10:002017-09-19T10:50:00.544+10:00I hear you on books that have no hope! There have ...I hear you on books that have no hope! There have been some I've read where I just wanted to shout at the main character, "Find God! Become a Christian!" Some of my favourite Christian titles are books which show that faith journey, like The Mark of the Lion series, or Dee Henderson's O'Malley series.<br /><br />Looking forward to seeing you again at the Omega Conference!Iolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199141868703826943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-81338991330405174312017-09-19T10:07:55.679+10:002017-09-19T10:07:55.679+10:00Really enjoyed reading your blog, Cindy--and espec...Really enjoyed reading your blog, Cindy--and especially so as I completed two prayer ministry courses with Elijah House many years ago and have always been thankful I did. In fact, some of my experiences from those days have popped in my novels at times--and I am hoping those parts in particular brought hope to others, as you mention.<br /><br />Re which books have shaped my life--too many to mention! But I do like novels that have strong female characters who aren't afraid to be different and to stand firm for God. However, I also enjoy biography and reading about people who have done amazing things in their lives. As to what inspires me, again many things, but I think basically God's Spirit putting that sense of urgency inside me to write books, whether fiction or non-fiction, that will make some sort of difference in the lives of others, inspiring them, challenging them, bringing hope.Jo-Anne Berthelsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09775045057529728396noreply@blogger.com