tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post2396010217267842215..comments2023-09-23T04:56:51.617-07:00Comments on Forensics & Faith: UNPRETTY: The Truth of Evil~ Brandilyn Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04771812607327238979noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-33499930082600883512009-02-07T06:29:00.000-08:002009-02-07T06:29:00.000-08:00Sharon's comments made me think again about the di...Sharon's comments made me think again about the direction of my writing. Very insightfulRobert Parrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13159877695429818316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-86332077483325520962008-12-07T13:01:00.000-08:002008-12-07T13:01:00.000-08:00Anonymous, I can't tell you it's worth your effort...Anonymous, I can't tell you it's worth your effort. Because I don't know you or your reading tastes. Some will love this book; others won't. Same thing is true with my books--ya just can't please everybody. If this book isn't for you, I'd say move on, and that's perfectly okay.<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/><BR/>~ Brandilyn~ Brandilyn Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04771812607327238979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-9749835012012837182008-12-06T22:22:00.000-08:002008-12-06T22:22:00.000-08:00ive been trying to read this book for two nights, ...ive been trying to read this book for two nights, but it's going sooo slow. Please tell me it's worth my effort because tonight is it's last chance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-6667111607474682892008-11-19T13:57:00.000-08:002008-11-19T13:57:00.000-08:00Unpretty is a catchy title. I would like to read t...Unpretty is a catchy title. I would like to read this book because it resonated deep within me and I imagine in others too!<BR/>Please enter me in the draw.<BR/>Thanks so much.<BR/>JanJanet Kerrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16151607749949698918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-28274173333974805262008-11-19T13:15:00.000-08:002008-11-19T13:15:00.000-08:00Darn Feedlitz showed up today so I'm too late. But...Darn Feedlitz showed up today so I'm too late. But this book sounds promising. I grew up reading dark books without God so I was never told God could prevail over the darkness. I learned that later on, and had to unlearn that false belief. We need books that show the truth of evil and God overcoming it. That's my hope for this book, that the author shows that God is stronger. Ted Dekker failed to do that in Adam, and though it was a great story, that aspect really disappointed me.Dineen A. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08560463944362266736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-90328760259491264872008-11-19T09:35:00.000-08:002008-11-19T09:35:00.000-08:00Okay, just reading the prelude to this book gives ...Okay, just reading the prelude to this book gives me the creepy crawlies. I'd love a chance to win just to get the heebie-jeebies and raise the hairs on the back of my neck. Thank you for entering my name.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-54974999959588726982008-11-18T21:33:00.000-08:002008-11-18T21:33:00.000-08:00Oh, I love the reason she states for writing about...Oh, I love the reason she states for writing about unpretty things. It's in the ugliness of life that we often find God's beauty more fully revealed. Just received Dark Pursuits. Can't wait to read it!Cara Putmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08316731047954376226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-15955114889999139622008-11-18T20:11:00.000-08:002008-11-18T20:11:00.000-08:00I was stuck by the cover and copy of Unpretty in t...I was stuck by the cover and copy of Unpretty in the CBD catalog. I've been intrigued by it since, now even more so based off the wonderful post that she wrote. That was a fascinating look at the process behind the book (and some of the struggles CBA fiction still has!)<BR/><BR/>So please enter me for a chance to read it. Also, I have to see where the name "Hummingbird" comes from...Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18363518142334125056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-47929928494518277062008-11-18T17:22:00.000-08:002008-11-18T17:22:00.000-08:00It's refreshing to glimpse Sharon's commitment to ...It's refreshing to glimpse Sharon's commitment to Christ and to her own writing journey. We are responsible to Him, not to whoever decides we aren't fit to write Christian fiction. Those who criticize without learning the perspective of the author deny themselves the amazing large-ness of a God who is a consuming fire contrasted to the understanding of a devil who oozes the depths of evil.<BR/>Please enter me in the drawing, BC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-63408148821583410902008-11-18T14:14:00.000-08:002008-11-18T14:14:00.000-08:00Thanks for posting that very interesting commentar...Thanks for posting that very interesting commentary. It's always interesting to read about what sparks a story and this was certainly no exception!Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08648625664143995613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-1994705952732113042008-11-18T11:50:00.000-08:002008-11-18T11:50:00.000-08:00Sharon's comments are very interesting. My writing...Sharon's comments are very interesting. My writing partner and I often discuss CBA and how it's okay to write about certain dark things but ignore other dark things. Who decides what is darker?<BR/><BR/>I'm a children's author, but I'd like to read Unpretty because there's a dark part of my brain that needs to get out of kid's books. HA!Pam Halterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13980301862494655691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-23076857873278272192008-11-18T10:30:00.001-08:002008-11-18T10:30:00.001-08:00sry, second post to get follow up comments.sry, second post to get follow up comments.CherryBlossomMJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18440914569835398109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-65199637202261578282008-11-18T10:30:00.000-08:002008-11-18T10:30:00.000-08:00That was fascinating to read. Is it not interestin...That was fascinating to read. Is it not interesting how our minds work and they can trigger things that we never would have seen coming? I keep seeing <I>Unpretty</I> around and have gone back and forth on whether to read it, but I'm now decided that I really would like to read this one and see a little bit more into your imagination. <BR/><BR/>Oh, and Bradilyn, I got <I>Dark Pursuit</I> in the mail yesterday and cannot wait to read it! <BR/><BR/>cherryblossommj.blogspot.com <BR/>cherryblossommj (at) gmail [dot] comCherryBlossomMJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18440914569835398109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-51414345796929514492008-11-18T09:59:00.000-08:002008-11-18T09:59:00.000-08:00I read Sharon's book "Sinner" and am thrilled to h...I read Sharon's book "Sinner" and am thrilled to hear the new book is out. She is a fantastic writer and I know this book will be a challenging read. For those of us who formerly read secular "thrillers" it is so exciting to have authors who are gifted at telling stories that force us to examine our faith and share it with those around us. Ted Dekker once said that a lot of people criticize him for being too graphic or violent but that he tries to follow Jesus' example of telling parables in a language the reader will find interesting and relateable. Thank you for sharing another author who shares a similar goal. I can't wait to read it!Jenn Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15270828301749815003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-72052779303703376752008-11-18T07:59:00.000-08:002008-11-18T07:59:00.000-08:00What an amazingly fascinating post. Thanks for sh...What an amazingly fascinating post. Thanks for sharing it Brandilyn! It's really thought provoking...one of the many reasons I love your blog and your books -- I can enjoy them -- but it's not mindless entertainment. Sounds like Sharon's work is the same. I'd love a chance to read her book. About 11 years ago, I went with a college group to Rome and the Sistine Chapel. I was lucky enough to be with another member of the group who'd done his Masters' work on the paintings in the Chapel -- and so he spent the time telling me about the nuances and meanings in the artwork -- at least how he'd had interpreted them. Reading Sharon's post, I was immediately transported back to standing in the chapel -- fascinated and also sort of repulsed by the images represented by the Last Judgement. It was the sort of experience where you can act a little juvenile -- laughing at pictures involving private parts etc...but that is really just a reaction to blunt the terrifying reality of what that last judgement will be like for those who are not believers. I may have giggled at the time -- but I have never forgotten the images. I'm really excited to read Unpretty and hear Sharon's perspective on images and what that holds.<BR/><BR/>KristiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-78012163710160296172008-11-18T07:32:00.000-08:002008-11-18T07:32:00.000-08:00I would really like the chance to read Unpretty. I...I would really like the chance to read Unpretty. I have been looking for a new author to try. I love christian suspense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-3081034351361920572008-11-18T06:50:00.000-08:002008-11-18T06:50:00.000-08:00i would love for the chance to read this book! i'v...i would love for the chance to read this book! i've heard such great things about it and i love edgy Christian fictionDeborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02147790818681999121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-5781491419786622972008-11-18T06:44:00.000-08:002008-11-18T06:44:00.000-08:00Thanks for this glimpse inside the author's head. ...Thanks for this glimpse inside the author's head. I'd love to read the book for the same reason--to see what another author's approach is, especially to something that might be considered "edgy" in the Christian fiction market.Richard Mabryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15993592219849830777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-19776393018295591532008-11-18T05:30:00.000-08:002008-11-18T05:30:00.000-08:00I already have the book, so you don't have to ente...I already have the book, so you don't have to enter me in the contest. But I like this post. I just got the boook the other day...haven't started reading it yet, but will soon, here. IT sounds so intriguing. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com