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Post by Retread-Retired-Cameron on Feb 20, 2020 0:44:05 GMT
Okay, you've got the negative blurb covered, so time to go for more positive ones.
As for your third in the series, if it were me I'd do it.
I didn't finish the story my mother crapped on [over twenty years ago], I wrote better ones. One thought though, is it possible there was more driving your sister's and her friend's 'criticism versus critique' than the subject matter?
It was the cool version of Jesus they didn't approve of. Almost sacrilegious. Not really because it was the boy imagining, but that's how they saw it. And my sister is really a very nice person, caring, kind, like a mother to me even though she's only two years older, so it truly was a pained but honest review. I like that you told me to do the third book. Thank you, I believe I will. Maggie,
I knew there was something driving the negative assessment, thank you for the detail. This isn't a religious response, more a matter of what one can gleam from psychology, historical records, and context. From an historical perspective, the person you wrote about was in essence, a rebel who fought for the disenfranchised, the forgotten, and the shunned. A person I could heartily respect far more than those who blindly support a status quo.
Now consider two thousand years of mythos built upon that point in time, putting that person into a modern context as someone cool would be considered anathema or sacrilege simply because seeing things from the distant past in a different light challenges many peoples' perception of how things should be.
Far too often good people have difficulty reexamining what they learned at early ages [remember, change can be scary], even when a fresh examination would provide them with more insight and more often than not a deeper more profound faith in what they believe.
This is coming from someone with a very different paradigm, you should write your third book.
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Post by BlueAndGold on Feb 20, 2020 2:08:37 GMT
Like Sphinx said, follow your dream, Maggie. Finish the series.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2020 8:28:11 GMT
It was the cool version of Jesus they didn't approve of. Almost sacrilegious. Not really because it was the boy imagining, but that's how they saw it. And my sister is really a very nice person, caring, kind, like a mother to me even though she's only two years older, so it truly was a pained but honest review. I like that you told me to do the third book. Thank you, I believe I will. Maggie,
I knew there was something driving the negative assessment, thank you for the detail. This isn't a religious response, more a matter of what one can gleam from psychology, historical records, and context. From an historical perspective, the person you wrote about was in essence, a rebel who fought for the disenfranchised, the forgotten, and the shunned. A person I could heartily respect far more than those who blindly support a status quo.
Now consider two thousand years of mythos built upon that point in time, putting that person into a modern context as someone cool would be considered anathema or sacrilege simply because seeing things from the distant past in a different light challenges many peoples' perception of how things should be.
Far too often good people have difficulty reexamining what they learned at early ages [remember, change can be scary], even when a fresh examination would provide them with more insight and more often than not a deeper more profound faith in what they believe.
This is coming from someone with a very different paradigm, you should write your third book.
I'm really sensitive about Jesus and very fond of Him so I'm just going to let my book and images speak for themselves. Thank you, Cameron. I'll finish writing the third book. It's very sweet.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2020 8:31:01 GMT
Like Sphinx said, follow your dream, Maggie. Finish the series. Blue and Gold, I will. Thank you.
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Post by ronmiller on Feb 20, 2020 15:08:47 GMT
I agree with B&G!
Besides, critiques from family members should never count. Probably, for that matter, neither should that from close friends. Not only does subjectivity raise its ugly head, so do all sorts of personal feelings. Better to keep critiques and reviews distant and impersonal.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2020 15:13:34 GMT
I agree with B&G! Besides, critiques from family members should never count. Probably, for that matter, neither should that from close friends. Not only does subjectivity raise its ugly head, so do all sorts of personal feelings. Better to keep critiques and reviews distant and impersonal. I agree, Ron. Strangers from now on. A good lesson for all.
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