Unitarian Universalists discussion

I am a fiction writer (as yet unpublished, but I'm working on that part) and for the most part my stories would be filed under the fantasy genre.

Lately, I've been considering why writing is such an important part of my life. I continue to do it even though I'm making no money doing it. It stymies my desire to pursue any other line of work. Not to mention it has caused me many a sleepless night and steals precious hours away that could be spent with family and friends.

I'm sure a lot of writers would agree with me writing is sort of a way of life; you don't really think about it, you just want to do it. But lately I've become convinced that a large part of me continues to write novels because I am a UU.

I feel very lucky to have grown up in a family and church environment where I was encouraged to question and explore what faith meant to me. I feel equally lucky to have been taught the UU principles. Because I'm not a terribly social person, I think a lot of my desire to pass on and encourage these ideas comes through in my writing. I don't think I consciously do it, but I've noticed a lot of the themes in my novels could be summed up by our principles - especially concerning tolerance and the inherent worth of each person. I've definitely written several main characters on religious journeys of their own.

Just an interesting thought I wanted to share. I'm curious if any of you passionate readers of fiction can think of novels with especially "UU themes"?

I can resonate with that. I'm not a social person either, and writing lets me communicate. I was outgrowing conservative Christianity as my books were developing, and beginning to enjoy the UU church as the second was being published.

That's wonderful. :) I enjoy knowing there are other people out there a bit like me!

Judith Campbell is a UU who has written a series of mysteries using a UU minister as the main character. I have enjoyed them immensely.

I'll have to check those out! Thank you.