tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33325729.post4440934804305125795..comments2023-11-05T03:47:03.674-07:00Comments on The Lost Genre Guild: The "dark side" of LIGHT AT THE EDGE OF DARKNESScynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15514785429568086047noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33325729.post-87762965648247418602007-02-08T23:15:00.000-07:002007-02-08T23:15:00.000-07:00Hi, Daniel.I particularly like what you said about...Hi, Daniel.<BR/><BR/>I particularly like what you said about darkness having a place in Christian fiction. I would ask the naysayer, "if it's not appropriate here, then where?" Clearly, this genre is the perfect form to show the dichotomy of good and evil. Light over darkness. <BR/><BR/>I immediately thought of Christian writers such as Tolkien and Lewis who also exemplified these two polar characteristics within their works. Perhaps your own works are of a darker nature (although the ring wraiths are extremely scary in their purely-evil nature), but I feel this can further show the extreme of both good and evil. And, let's face it, Hell is an extremely scary place when the reality of it strikes. I think the majority of people in our society tend to be desensitized to the horrors that really exist there. And, oppositely, Heaven is extremely good in its purity. Again, the goodness or holiness of it seems downplayed by society. So, for me, a horrific tale of evil that is triumphed by ultimate good is appropriate in showing the extreme of each characteristic. So, why not shake 'em up a little, eh? <BR/><BR/>I look forward to reading your work and being scared into deeper thought and understanding. :-)Lydia Daffenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17175108213122479522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33325729.post-91990104202078946462007-02-08T14:47:00.000-07:002007-02-08T14:47:00.000-07:00Everyone who says things like, "Dan Weaver is one ...Everyone who says things like, "Dan Weaver is one to watch," are dead on. In my estimation, in his genre, he's the best. If any of us ever end up with six figure writing incomes, the name on the check will be Weaver.<BR/><BR/>Of course, the best in my genre is my husband (he pays me to say that j/k) ;)Andrea Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704143681030568711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33325729.post-19589937092504709922007-02-08T01:05:00.000-07:002007-02-08T01:05:00.000-07:00I've read drafts of at least two of the stories an...I've read drafts of at least two of the stories and they were excellent in their earlier forms and I have to say that they had a way of drawing me in. Dan's stories are worth the cost of the book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com