So, based off of Monday’s video, a cover of “A Million Dreams” from The Greatest Showman , I decided to do a post on my own million (writin...

A Million Writing Dreams

Alexa Mintah

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So, based off of Monday’s video, a cover of “A Million Dreams” from The Greatest Showman, I decided to do a post on my own million (writing) dreams: a list of things that I haven’t seen often, things I see a ton but can’t get enough of, and the things I hope to someday write about.

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Good Christians, who are reasonable and kind, who actively follow Christ’s example and genuinely touch the hearts of people around them.

Portraits of a quieter, small-town life—that not everyone is dying to get away from.

Teenagers who have GOT HEADS ON THEIR SHOULDERS; their problems are mostly the unavoidable ones that come with growing up, not the easily avoidable ones they bring on themselves.

Teenagers who do make stupid mistakes, turn around immediately, and do everything in their power to make it right.

Personalities that SHINE above everything else.

Darkness that bursts with hope just when you least expect it.

ALL THE REDEMEPTION STORIES.

Acknowledgement of the damage of sin and the healing that only Jesus can bring.

Adorable teen couples who are smart and perfect and act like they’ve known each other for 50 million years. They genuinely strive to love each other, encourage each other, and drive each other forward; they realize love is an action and they aren’t just all about the feels.

Starry settings and sweeping landscapes that simply take your breath away.

Purity in love.

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Charries with mental issues (anxiety, autism, OCD, etc.) still KICKING BUTT in fantasy stories (possibly literally but could be in other ways as well)!

A little less corruption, please.

Logic in love. And sass, but not rude sass. The cute, funny sass.

All the epic fantasies with righteous, noble rulers, who genuinely do their best with their kingdoms and are also very epic in battle. Talking Lord-of-the-Rings epic, here.

Stories that are “cheesy” because they don’t shy away from real darkness or from the unfathomable peace in the midst of sorrow that faith in Christ can bring.

I want to write stories that show the unity in diversity and prove that there can be diversity in our unity. Stories that say we shouldn’t lay down our core beliefs, but that we can also love and listen first. Stories that say those utopian, idyllic visions of life aren’t cheesy or worthless; they’re impossible, yes, because we’re still human, but why should that keep us from striving towards them?

I want to write characters who are “flat,” because they’re good; or “uninteresting” because they’re pure; or “lacking in complexity,” because they don’t have quite so many gray areas. I want to be able to show the truth for what it is; not that gray characters are a bad thing (I love my Lokis, you guys), but that characters aren’t automatically bad if they’re not gray. I’d like to write and read people who are actually really good or even actually really bad; I think that line is often a little too blurred. Some readers seem to think that genuine good characters are “unrealistic,” and that’s just not a great state of affairs.

I want to remind of the simple things, the beautiful things, the complex things, and the places where the light is. I want people to leave knowing that good will triumph in the end, no matter how dark or difficult it gets, and that there is always a reason for the things that we go through, because in Christ, there is always hope.

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I’m not sure that was exactly a million, but here’s a portion, I suppose, of all my writing dreams. 😊 Hope you enjoyed!

What do you want to write about or dream to see a little more of? Have you found a favorite book that encompasses all of your favorite things? TELL ME YOUR SECRETS. Haha, I can’t wait to hear from you, and I will see you in the comment section.

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