{"id":2371587,"date":"2016-03-17T15:20:29","date_gmt":"2016-03-17T20:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/?p=2371587"},"modified":"2022-02-03T08:45:55","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T14:45:55","slug":"telling-religious-story-without-preachy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/blog\/telling-religious-story-without-preachy\/","title":{"rendered":"Telling a Religious Story Without Being Preachy"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Rachel Garner, Staff Writer\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

You probably know the feeling. You\u2019re ambling along in a perfectly enjoyable story with perfectly\u00a0enjoyable characters when BAM\u2014out of nowhere one of the characters waxes eloquent about\u00a0the shape and meaning of the universe, and you\u2019re suddenly aware of the looming presence of\u00a0the Author, hijacking their own story to make a point<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Storytelling that elicits this kind of reaction we generally label \u201cpreachy.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cPreachy\u201d is a bit of a dirty word in the Christian writing circles I inhabit\u2014\u201cpreachy\u201d is to\u00a0blame for the lack of good storytelling and ensuing lack of respect for Christian stories.<\/p>\n

\u201cPreachy\u201d is not limited to religious circles by any stretch of the imagination, but it is so\u00a0heavily associated with them that many people I know scramble to get away from religion in\u00a0their stories. Who wants to be \u201cpreachy\u201d?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, other writers, rightfully excited about the gospel, can be baffled by the\u00a0suggestion that a character seems unrealistic or the dialogue stilted. Is their writing really weak\u00a0and \u201cpreachy,\u201d they wonder, or is it actually the content that is coming under attack, just because it\u00a0is religious?<\/p>\n

How can<\/em> we do justice in our stories to the greatest Truth we know?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I wrote a book with religious themes, and worried for a long time that this meant I was\u00a0writing something inherently preachy. But these two things do not need to be linked. Through\u00a0editing my own work and noticing tendencies in books I critique, I\u2019ve realized: The problem isn\u2019t\u00a0the subject matter. The problem is in the way it is approached.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Today I want to share two major principles I\u2019ve learned for effectively writing about\u00a0religious themes without being preachy:<\/p>\n

Mouthpiece Syndrome<\/h3>\n

In our eagerness to present the gospel as clearly as possible, we strip our\u00a0characters of their humanity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

I call this tendency Mouthpiece Syndrome. As mentioned in my introduction, we usually\u00a0choose to preach through dialogue. The problem is, very often, the words we use come from\u00a0ourselves or from our theological backgrounds, not from the character<\/strong>. The character could be\u00a0good otherwise\u2014excellent, even\u2014but we violate the personhood we worked so hard to create<\/strong>\u00a0when we simply insert our point and hope no one will notice.<\/p>\n

Dialogue must be rooted in character<\/strong>: in the person\u2019s past and in their personality.<\/p>\n

Christianity establishes a universal truth about the world we live in, about its failure and\u00a0its savior. God creates humans, and he creates them as individuals. None of us are alike, but\u00a0we\u2019re all called to share this universal truth\u2014to preach even. Here is what I would suggest:\u00a0every one of us has a slightly different view of God, a different understanding of that Truth,\u00a0different failures and strengths, a different path to walk, a different perspective to offer. One of\u00a0the beauties of the gospel is how universally individual it is. God\u2019s truth is alive and lived\u00a0through a thousand different personalities.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If everything else we write mimics life, then our characters\u2019 faith should too. We have to\u00a0give characters the dignity of their own opinion.<\/strong> Sometimes they will agree with us,\u00a0sometimes they won\u2019t. The important thing is that they express it in their terms.<\/p>\n

This was the primary change I made when editing my own novel. I had to make sure\u00a0Robin, as resident Mentor and Person-I-Mostly-Agree-With, was not simply saying true things in\u00a0the clearest way possible, but saying things he believed to be true in his<\/em> way<\/strong>. This approach led\u00a0to changes like this:<\/p>\n

Version 1: \u201cYes,\u201d he said, in a firm voice. He stood, took my hand, helped me up. \u201cI\u00a0forgive you. And–I thank you. For all that I may seem to be on the outside, the dark feelings I\u00a0have at times on the inside–they threaten to overtake me. But God has used you, Marian. \u2018What\u00a0man intended for evil, God used for good.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Version 2: \u201cI didn\u2019t mean to love you.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

I\u2019m not against quoting Scripture\u2014in some cases, for some characters, it makes sense.\u00a0But in version 1, Robin is not talking like himself. Robin is reserved, thoughtful, and guarded.\u00a0Behind this one line is his struggle through the entire book to resist emotion, and I think that is\u00a0why I love it. Version 2 belongs<\/em> to him, as his faith belongs to him.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Willing Recipient<\/h3>\n

The second major principle I learned for avoiding \u201cpreachiness\u201d is: The situation should\u00a0not be tailor-made for the point<\/strong>. A frequent companion of the Mouthpiece character is the Willing\u00a0Recipient. This is the character who most likely has a change of heart, and with the change\u00a0comes perfect comprehension<\/strong>. The change undergone is expressed with appropriate phrasing\u00a0to prepare them for the final understanding of the truth. This is the character who never\u00a0interrupts and exactly understands the line of reasoning the Mouthpiece character is explaining:<\/p>\n

Mouthpiece: \u201cSon, you know stealing is very, very wrong.\u201c<\/em><\/p>\n

Recipient: \u201cYes, and I am deeply ashamed of my weakness, but Mrs. Floutimer\u2019s\u00a0hydrangeas are just so lovely I had to have one! Please tell me how to change.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Mouthpiece: [launches into 5-paragraph explanation of the gospel]<\/em><\/p>\n

Recipient: \u201cThat\u2019s exactly what I needed!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The Willing Recipient and the perfect nature of scenes crafted in this way may actually\u00a0be why a Mouthpiece moment is so irritating.<\/p>\n

Examining your story for Mouthpiece Syndrome and the Willing Recipient will take you a\u00a0long way in removing preachy elements from your novel, strengthening both your story and the\u00a0respect of your readers. Next week we will look at some other ways you can tell the truth in a\u00a0compelling way that is true to human nature<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

Have you ever\u00a0been afraid that your novel’s theme or message would come across as forced to your audience? What did you do about it?<\/em><\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>About Rachel<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rachel was one of the seven students\u2014or self-labeled \u201cguinea pigs\u201d\u2014who took part in the pilot class for The One Year Adventure Novel<\/em>.\u00a0Known as \u201cNairam\u201d in the extended OYAN community, Rachel is an example of dedication to her craft and a gifted editor. She is also a kind and forthright writing mentor to students at every level of the program, and a Story Coach<\/a>.\u00a0A homeschool graduate, she is now in college studying history. When not hiding out in the medieval England section of her school library, she edits her Robin Hood retelling and pretends that nine years is definitely not too long to spend on a single writing project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Rachel Garner, Staff Writer<\/strong>
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