Jeanette asked Christine Dillon:

You've written a couple of non-fiction books and are also writing fiction. What inspired you to write fiction?

Christine Dillon I had no intention of writing fiction. It seems my intentions weren't important. About 10 years ago I was praying about my work and suddenly the idea for 2 novels were in my head. I said, "If that's you God, then you'll have to equip me to write fiction and push me to do it." Over the years the 'push' got stronger until it became a matter of "will you obey, or not?"
The other thing about fiction is that sometimes it is the best way to convey a message. As a strong believer in the power of story to transform lives, fiction makes sense. The trick then is not to write simply to convey a message. If you do it comes across as 'preachy'.

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