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I have a strange Frage that I just feel the need to ask, how do Du classify God in a Fan fiction?

Now this feels weird to ask, but I just have to... would he be concidered OC [for non believers] oder nonfiction [for believers]or other? Please help.

My Fan fiction involves a great deal of the use of religion, but when considering the intended content of the story [M} rated Yaoi, I'm a little hesitant to use the word G O D, istead I've been using a replacement word, but it just doesn't feel the same, so I was thinking of replasing the made up word with the Mehr come [non-fictional] word, but I don't know.

I have two main characters and one is a true Monotheist who gets sent on a mission Von God, and the word itself does come up as something like a living force like a character in the story (sort of like how the ring in Lord of the Rings is viewed as a character with a will of it's own though it's just a ring) I figured that some people might view the word God the same way. Like a figure in it's self, so I must say this puts me in a bit of a bind... Does anyone have any Guter Rat that could help me out? What would Du do?
 I have a strange Frage that I just feel the need to ask, how do Du classify God in a Fan fiction?
 sesshyswind posted Vor mehr als einem Jahr
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deathroman13 said:
I would just use the word God.

I don't see why Du can't use it.
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Well that's one vote for yes... ty
sesshyswind posted Vor mehr als einem Jahr
LadyNottingham said:
I think there's a bit of confusion in your explanation about fiction/non-fiction, OC oder not. Fictions are works coming out of someone's imagination (novels fall into that category), while non-fiction are all the works that do not tell an imaginary story but rather deals with concepts (political essays, for example) oder with the true story of someone famous (a biography). Whether Du believe in God has nothing to do here. It's like science-fiction oder heroic Fantasy : whether we believe in it oder not has nothing to do with it : they are fictional works. Look at Harry Potter : these Bücher are fictional works, whether we believe in magic oder not.

In FF.net, the characters that belong to the series/movies/books/etc are listed. If any character Du create oder make appear in your story is not part of the "cast" of characters of the series/movies/books/etc, then it falls into the category of "original character". Hence if God is not a character from the original series/movies/books/etc, if God is in your story because Du wanted Him to be there, so He is an "original character". It has nothing to do with believing in God oder not.

As for your use of GOD as a word in your story, be aware of this : we are limited in words to grasp concepts far above our limited understanding. God is a reality that no word on this earthly plane can grasp, hence our imperfect words to call him. Hence His many names. We use GOD as a practical way to name the concept of Deity. The same goes for the use of the male pronouns to address God : He, Him, His, etc. (with a capital, to Zeigen we're talking about God). This is purely a convention as the Deity has no gender and is a spiritual concept so elevated, so perfect, so grand, that no human mind can encompass it.

So feel free to use the word "God", because whatever word Du may use, this is simply a convention. Always bet on the intelligence of your readers. However, your readers will understand Du best if Du use the most appropriate word for the concept Du wish to address. That's the most important thing writers much achieve : convey a message and for that, be as clear as possible for their readership.

Sorry about the long explanation but that's an interesting and inspiring Frage that Du asked.
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And I thank Du for it. It made all the point clear where I wasn't quite sure, and is just what I needed to know. Now I can go back and make the changes that have been nagging at me from the start of my writing. At last:D
sesshyswind posted Vor mehr als einem Jahr
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And thanks again for the quick response..... you've been loads of help:D
sesshyswind posted Vor mehr als einem Jahr
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Good luck for your writing. As a fanfic writer myself, I know how difficult it can be sometimes to put down things into words.
LadyNottingham posted Vor mehr als einem Jahr
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