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Brian Godawa, welcome to the Christian Publishing Show!
Questions:
- Why did you start writing fiction?
- Did you beat the Noah movie to market?
- You wrote the book Hollywood Worldviews: Watching Films with Wisdom and Discernment. Is worldview something an author should think through before writing a book?
- Humanistic Worldview
- Gnostic Worldview
- Must quote John 3:16
- What is your biggest failure, and what did you learn from it?
- Tell us about your latest novel Jezebel.
- Parents made us discuss the worldview of every movie after we watched it.
- How did you first get published?
- What hurdles did you face when you started writing and how did you overcome them?
- When did you make your transition to indie publishing?
- Walk us through a day in the life of a professional author.
- What are the best and worst aspects of being a Christian author?
- John 4:24 “For God is Spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth.”
- What compelled you to become a screenwriter?
- Now you have written screenplays for both major motion pictures and bestselling novels. How is writing a screenplay different from writing a novel?
- What is the one common myth about screenwriting that you want to debunk?
- Where can Christian authors go if they want to learn more about screenwriting?
- What did you have to learn about screenwriting the hard way?
- What do you wish you had known when you started writing?
- Tell us about your latest novel Jezebel.
- Any final tips or encouragement?
Links:
- Godawa.com
- Hollywood Worldviews: Watching Films with Wisdom and Discernment
- Imagination of God
- Jezebel
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