Vicki Perkins
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Katherine Reay:
I've noticed that your novels are published by Harper Collins Christian publishing/Thomas Nelson. But none of them seem to have a particularly Christian theme. Are they concerned with religion or Christian themes? Or are they just inoffensive to Christian sensibilities?
Katherine Reay
Hey... This just seemed to pop up, or I clearly don't know where to find questions. I'm sorry that you haven't had a reply sooner. I wasn't being rude -- simply clueless.
Yes, my books are published by HCCP and I often say my stories posit those questions we ponder but may not discuss over lunch. Who am I? Where do I fit? What's the purpose of all this? Or that?
No matter one's faith or belief system -- we struggle with our place in eternity and the purpose of our lives. I do write from a Christian worldview -- but all my characters are not Christian and I work to reflect struggles within their points of view. That's a tricky thing. GK Chesterton once wrote -- "A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; a bad novel tells us the truth about its author." I want readers to know the characters, and only the characters, from my stories and hope readers walk away with an authentic experience of these characters struggles and lives.
Me -- you can find at my website or on social media. :)
As for where the books fall on the spectrum -- any spectrum -- I leave that to readers. It is a reader's worldview that will answer that question.
Thank you so much for writing me. I hope that answers your question. And again, I'm so sorry it took so long for me to reply!
Yes, my books are published by HCCP and I often say my stories posit those questions we ponder but may not discuss over lunch. Who am I? Where do I fit? What's the purpose of all this? Or that?
No matter one's faith or belief system -- we struggle with our place in eternity and the purpose of our lives. I do write from a Christian worldview -- but all my characters are not Christian and I work to reflect struggles within their points of view. That's a tricky thing. GK Chesterton once wrote -- "A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; a bad novel tells us the truth about its author." I want readers to know the characters, and only the characters, from my stories and hope readers walk away with an authentic experience of these characters struggles and lives.
Me -- you can find at my website or on social media. :)
As for where the books fall on the spectrum -- any spectrum -- I leave that to readers. It is a reader's worldview that will answer that question.
Thank you so much for writing me. I hope that answers your question. And again, I'm so sorry it took so long for me to reply!
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Mahala
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Katherine Reay:
Question: I have enjoyed reading all of your novels, and look forward to the Austen Escape. How do you go about researching careers for your characters and make those careers believable? Online research? Interview people in those fields? Job shadow them? Just curious. Have a great day! :)
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