Howdy all! Longtime user here and Q-follower since Nov. 2, 2017, though I'm not an autist and don't post much.
I wonder if you'd be willing to weigh in on a couple of things that have been on my mind for awhile, particularly if you're a reader, and/or you have or know kids of your own.
To begin, I'm a writer working on my first novel, a cheerful and timely tale about what happens when a group of middle-school-age young patriots discover that someone is trying to buy up all rights to the Fourth of July. My hope is for it to be a story that all Americans from age 10 or so and up can appreciate and maybe be a bit inspired by. It will definitely be very MAGA-friendly!
Watching PDJT's Bronx rally last night inspired me so much because it showed up the positive, can-do American spirit so many of us decent folks, even in the most unexpected places, carry within us, even through some pretty dark times the past few years. That's a big part of what this story I'm writing is for.
So my questions to you frens are:
Do you think that a story like this would appeal to the young adults you know? If so, what do you think they would like to see included in the story?
Do you know of any similarly themed young-adult stories out there nowadays, appealing to MAGA types? If so, could you give some details?
And finally, do you think that young-adult stories like this could be valuable in connecting with the younger generations to help build a better future for America and for the world?
Thanks very much for any thoughts you'd care to share! Cheers.
EDIT TO ADD: Wow, thank you so much to all who've replied so quickly and with such great tips and thoughts! Your input is a real motivator for me to keep at it and get the story done! Please keep the responses coming anytime. :~)
children’s books
And a book that I wrote called
Helping Yourself by Hating Others 😂😂
(but the chapters were topical - not consecutive)
That was my short stint away from the Lord. But it’s really not about what you think it is! it’s more about seeing the world for what it is, and not being a victim
Now that I’m back with Jesus I was going to write another book
Helping Others by Loving Yourself
But the Bible doesn’t teach us to love ourselves. So I gave up on that idea.
I was going to put both books together, so if you held the book upright, it would be one book and if you flipped it over, it would be the other book. Both ends of the books would end in the middle. Clever, huh? 🤔
Anyway I’ve moved on with my life since then, and I can’t with all good conscious. Try to put those two books together and publish them. The important thing is I started something and completed it.
I completely understand. Sometimes we just need to put the dark, or confusing, or ugly stuff outside of us before we can let go and move forward.
That said, of course, the Bible does exhort us to love our neighbors as ourselves -- which means (to me anyway) that a humble, honest sort of self-love, or maybe self-care, is indeed what we are asked to bring to ourselves and to others.
Maybe lovingkindness (isn't that a Buddhist concept?) would be a better term for it.
But yes, in the end, delivering on what we say we'll do is very meaningful, and rewarding in its own way. Well done to you!
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