Finding Aslan: Part 4 – Conclusion
Discovering Your Novel's Spiritual Theme
Welcome to Part 4 of the Finding Aslan workshop series. This workshop has been presented in four parts and includes slide graphics and a workbook. The full slide presentation and complete workbook are available for download in this post.
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Workshop Description
As authors of faith, we often struggle with how much of what we believe to include in our novels. But, because we are authors of faith, we have the unique opportunity to bring light into the darkness through the stories we tell. We want our readers to see Jesus in our stories without overexplaining or “telling” them the moral or lesson we want to convey.
That’s where Aslan comes in.
In this workshop, we’ll tackle the topic of weaving a spiritual theme into our stories that is both subtle and powerful at once. We’ll look at the difference between preaching and presenting spiritual truths, how to handle criticism of faith in our stories, and writing for the general market versus writing for the Christian market.
If you’re ready to dive deep and discover the spiritual theme your novel’s been missing, this is the workshop for you.
Where we left off . . .
Whether you’ve completed the pages in the first three parts of the workbook or you’re still working through them, feel free to continue with this workshop at your own pace. Here’s what we covered in Part 3:
Dealing with criticism and cancel culture as a Christian author.
The world’s expectations vs. God’s expectations.
Tackling tough story theme questions.
In Part 4, we will conclude with:
Weaving spiritual themes into our character arcs and giving our characters a reason to hope.
Representing God and the Bible without always having an “Aslan” character.
Choices and consequences for our characters that “present” a theme instead of “preach” one.
