Thursday, July 24, 2008

Francine Rivers (Advice for Novelists, Part 62)

Today we hear from a beloved author in our Advice for Novelists series. I asked Francine her advice for authors in an interview for TitleTrakk.com. If you'd like to read the full piece it can be found here. In the mean time, here's her response:

"If you could say one thing to aspiring novelists, what would you say?"

Commit your work to the Lord. Stay in Scripture every day so you’re being formed by it. That formation will come through in your writing in a natural way. The redemption story is the greatest story to tell. That’s what I think everyone hungers for, whether they know it or not. I believe God puts something in us to crave a relationship with Him. People tend to look in every possible place for the answer, and they’re not going to find it until they meet Jesus. The way I felt when I became a Christian was, “Finally I found what I’m looking for! I feel at home here. This is what I’ve been seeking my whole life.”

--Francine Rivers, bestselling author of Redeeming Love, the Mark of the Lion series, and many others. Visit her website here.

3 comments:

Karen said...

Francine Rivers is my favorite author and I found your blog through the interview on Title Trakk. It was a great interview!

T. Forkner said...

I love this advice. It's such a great reminder.

Lynn Squire said...

I think this is the best advice yet.