Once again

If new here, you missed my earlier post explaining how I am defining the terms Interracial, Multi-Cultural. So I gave them their own home--- a new page. Found on the Left Sidebar in  "What I Mean". Simple, hmm?

I think the biggest difference in My Terms is Multi Cultural. Many times it is code for African American fiction. See to me if a book is dealing with only one culture how is that Multi?

So for me, MC is any other relationship that does not fit in the IR category.

I also will shorten the 2 main terms with IR an MC.

I have come across a newer term Inter Ethnic. What do think? Is that better than IR? How do you think these sometimes elusive terms need to be described?

Reader Alert!

In my last post I mentioned that I had my First Comment from K. Victoria Chase. I was excited and pleased because I had just started following her Blog. She is a new writer who's first series is IR Christian Fiction. 

The first book of her Virginia Justice series  is out--------

FBI profiler Maggie Weston has a reputation for identifying the most gruesome of killers. But her reputation is put on the line when US Marshal Brandon Worth walks into her office with news the one case that haunted her the most, John Michael Burrows, has escaped federal custody. Brandon needs her help; she understands how Burrows thinks and the best tracker on the east coast isn't about to pass up her expertise. Maggie and Brandon have to work together to catch a serial murderer and the closer they get to Burrows, the more their hearts become involved. While insecurities and bitterness threaten a budding relationship between Maggie and Brandon, an elusive killer terrorizes a small Virginia county with a game he plans on winning.

There is a an Excerpt at her site as well as Desert Breeze Publishing.

I have not read the book yet but I have downloaded a sample, so far so good. These are the stories I want to read and blog about. So will keep putting the Word out!

   

Oh, wanted to give the link to this Blog Post on Readin N Writing where she Highlights both Victoria and Charmaine T. Davis, who also has a IR Christian book coming out in March 2012: The Dancer and the Pitcher.

It does seem a little trickle is happening. Yeah!!!

As always...

I was searching my favorite phrase and came across a post about a woman who was dating a man of another "race". The comment that struck out to me is this

"Race is a social construct derived mainly from perceptions conditioned by events of recorded history, and it has no basic biological reality"

I never had thought of it exactly like that but that led me in another thought pattern, race as used by most people is no different than the caste system. Another way to control who gets what and who is in control = = =  POWER.

It is so sad because as Christians we are given authority and the ability to carry out the work He is doing in us. We are powerful even when we don't feel like it(like me right now). When sin stripped us we lost our identity, we have been trying since then to get that back my making our own. Which of course never works only creates the urgency to get control any way we can. Hence we use force but even more subtle we use conditioning to gain what we want. Power.

I never saw the connection of the 2 so clearly race=power. Amazing how that force drives us to do such heinous acts especially in the Name of Christ. Yet if we are truly in Him we have His, just like the first man. How silly to lose something we already had.

I hope this makes sense. I came immediately here when these thoughts came and I just went with the flow!

I do hope anyone reading this or any other post will leave a message. I hope I am not just typing for me!

Hope everyone had a Blessed Christmas and will have New Year full of His Grace and Favor!

Random --- Mixed

I often do searches for the topic of Christian Interracial fiction and mostly the same answers are given.

Just yesterday I did the search on Yahoo's search engine. The first page gave me the answers I expect, the second page was the most interesting. It told me it had included "Mixed" into the category.

Wow! How persumptions on their part. I think I might have overlooked this idea if the results had actually given me the correct answers instead of Mixed box lots and Mixed dinnerware!

Listing my ideas....

... these books are a few examples :

• Claudia Mair Burney Zora and Nicky 
•  Patricia Haley Blind Faith
•  Michelle Stimpson Boaz Brown 
•  Linda Leigh Hargrove The Making of Isaac Hunt
• Jacquelin Thomas Shades of Gray

I also noticed this series written by Marilynn Griffith Shades of Styles Which focuses on four women of different backgrounds. I am not sure if any of the romantic relationships are about blending but they did look interesting.

Move over Mr. Webster!

No offense to Noah, I just wanted to be clear on my meanings and what the purpose of this blog. So here is my attempt---

Terms:

Interracial- characters who become involve are from Caucasian and African American backgrounds.

Multicultural- characters who become involve might contain one of the above with someone from a completely different background; or chracters from any other different backgrounds involved.

What will set these books further apart is that they are Inspiritional/Christian. Stories with people who have a center and core based in faith. Who's actions are always coming from that base. They are just living their lives based on what is in their hearts ----Authenic,

They can be redemptative, or evangelical though not limited to those stories. Actually just good stories and characters who lives you want to read about!

What does any one else think? Good defintions? Need to add something?

Hello!

I am just posting this in case someone passes by and wonders what is this?

This is the haven for Shaded, a place for Inspirational/Christian, MultiCutural/Interracial books. A place to share the love of stories who inspire not only in content but characters who embrace their heritages, whatever they be.

Hope to find others who feel the same way and want to talk!