{"id":2092936,"date":"2023-11-07T14:30:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T19:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/author-faith-moores-new-twist-on-classic-christmas-tale-exposes-the-myth-of-moms-having-it-all\/"},"modified":"2023-11-07T14:33:12","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T19:33:12","slug":"author-faith-moores-new-twist-on-classic-christmas-tale-exposes-the-myth-of-moms-having-it-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/author-faith-moores-new-twist-on-classic-christmas-tale-exposes-the-myth-of-moms-having-it-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Faith Moore&#8217;s fresh take on a Christmas tale debunks the myth of moms having it all."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fauthor-faith-moores-new-twist-on-classic-christmas-tale-exposes-the-myth-of-moms-having-it-all%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2092936&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Introducing &#8220;Christmas Karol&#8221;: A Refreshing Antidote to Holiday Chaos<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Just in time \u2063for \u2063the holiday season, author Faith Moore is releasing her debut fiction novel that\u2019s based on one of the most beloved Christmas tales of all time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Christmas-Karol-Faith-Moore\/dp\/195600730X\/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&#038;qid=&#038;sr=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christmas Karol<\/a>\u201d provides a refreshing antidote to the confusion and cultural chaos that plagues the world right now. The story\u2019s heroine is Karol, a woman grappling \u2063with her \u200crole as a woman and a mother. Through the course of extraordinary \u2064events, including a\u2062 visit from ghosts, she\u2064 realizes what \u2064truly matters in life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cChristmas Karol,\u201d a modern twist on Charles Dickens\u2019s \u201cA\u200b Christmas Carol,\u201d follows Karol on\u2063 her journey through her past, present, and future all\u200c to discover an eternal \u200btruth: <em>It is \u2062far \u200bbetter to have what matters than to have it all.<\/em> It\u200b takes a frank look at motherhood \u2063in the \u200dmodern age and what it means to embrace the worthy work of raising children.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_649419\" style=\"width: 387px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-649419\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DW Books.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Moore is a freelance \u2064writer and editor and \u2014 most importantly \u2014 a stay-at-home mom.\u200d She has \u2063been published in the Wall Street\u2062 Journal, New York Daily News, Federalist, \u200band Daily Wire, among others.\u2063 She is the author of the \u2063non-fiction book, \u201cSaving Cinderella: What Feminists Get\u2062 Wrong About Disney Princesses\u201d and \u201cHow to Set It Right.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Faith took time away from\u2064 her busy schedule\u2062 to answer some questions about \u201cChristmas Karol\u201d including her inspiration and her goals for publishing this type of book \u2063right \u2063now.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Q: Why this novel?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Every year at Christmastime, my family sits down to watch the\u200b Alastair Sim version of \u201cA Christmas\u200d Carol.\u201d It\u2019s something we\u2019ve done since I was a\u200c kid, so at this point, the story is sort of\u2064 imprinted on my heart. It\u2019s part of \u2064our family lexicon and has become a kind of shorthand\u200c for us for a variety of different emotional experiences. So it\u2062 makes sense\u200c that I reached for it when I wanted to tell a story about motherhood, a topic which, for me, is filled with emotion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Being a mom is the great \u200bjoy of my life. I often say it\u2019s \u200bnot my\u200c job, it\u2019s my vocation. It\u2019s\u200c the thing I \u200bfeel most called to do. But there was a time when I wasn\u2019t sure it would happen for me. I suffered a miscarriage and various infertility struggles\u2064 but, in the\u200c end,\u2064 I had my two beautiful boys.\u200d \u201cChristmas Karol\u201d is,\u2064 in some ways, a story about gratitude. About what a gift it is to be a mother and the ways in which we sometimes forget to be thankful\u200c for it.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Q: What attracted you to the classic \u201cA Christmas Carol\u201d? What\u2064 makes it a good fit for\u2063 this generation of women?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cChristmas Karol\u201d is\u200c a modern retelling of Charles Dickens\u2019s \u200d\u201cA Christmas Carol\u201d in which the \u2062Scrooge character has been reimagined as a workaholic\u2063 mom \u200bnamed \u2064Karol whose miserliness is not \u200cabout her money but about her time \u2014 how much time she chooses to spend (or not spend) with \u2063her family.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I think this notion of being given the chance \u2014 as Scrooge is, and as Karol is \u2014 to take a\u200d step back and view your life and your \u200dchoices from the outside could be really powerful \u2062for women today. The wonderful thing about the Scrooge narrative \u200cis that, even though he goes through this huge\u2062 supernatural experience, all the material things are still the same at the end of it. He\u2019s \u2063still an old man, his fianc\u00e9 is still\u2064 long gone, \u200chis\u2064 nephew grew up without him. But his perspective has shifted and that changes everything.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I think women today are being sold a narrative that, in order to \u2062be\u2063 valuable or successful, they have to work outside \u200bthe home. And many women structure their lives around\u2063 that narrative without questioning whether that\u2019s\u2063 really the right narrative for them. We could all do with a bit of \u2062a Scroogian shift, in my opinion.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Q: How did this story come to you? What was the moment of inspiration?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The idea for \u201cChristmas Karol\u201d came\u2062 to me\u200c at Christmastime at the tail \u200dend of the pandemic. I\u2019ve \u2062been a stay-at-home mom\u200c since my first son was born nearly nine years ago,\u200b but during the pandemic, all the working parents suddenly came home. And there was a lot of talk about how impossible it was to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-study-majority-of-working-parents-are-burned-out-but-this-diet-helps\/\" title=\"New Study: Majority of Working Parents Are Burned Out\u2014But This Diet Helps\">parent full-time<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/government-unions-have-been-stealing-money-for-years-now-scotus-has-the-chance-to-intervene\/\" title=\"Government Unions Have Been Stealing Money For Years \u2014 Now, SCOTUS Has The Chance To Intervene\">work full-time<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The myth of \u200b\u201chaving it all\u201d was being exposed in real time. \u200dBut there was another, more surprising thing I was hearing from these parents: how wonderful it was to \u2062spend so much\u2063 time with their kids. They were experiencing their kids in new ways, seeing them in a new light, and they were really enjoying it. But \u2062then the pandemic ended and everyone went back to work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So, that Christmas, after our yearly viewing of the \u201cChristmas Carol\u201d \u2062movie, I started to think:\u2064 what would it\u200b take for those parents to take that realization of what they were\u200d missing when they were going off to work and \u2063actually do \u2063something \u200dabout it?<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Q: What do you believe\u2064 are the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/author-faith-moores-new-twist-on-classic-christmas-tale-exposes-the-myth-of-moms-having-it-all\/\" title=\"Faith Moore's fresh take on a Christmas tale debunks the myth of moms having it all.\">biggest challenges\u200d facing modern working \u2064women<\/a>?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Feminism has sold women the lie that they can\u2063 \u201chave it all.\u201d We are supposed\u2063 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/graham-if-democrats-call-witnesses-at-trial-we-will-call-democrats-thatve-used-inflammatory-language\/\" title=\"Graham: If Democrats Call Witnesses At Trial We Will Call Democrats That\u2019ve Used Inflammatory Language\">work full time<\/a> and parent full time and enjoy it. But that\u2019s impossible. You can\u2019t be in \u2062two places at once. But \u200bwomen are treated as if they can.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Society tells them that it\u2019s the\u2062 job \u200dand how they perform at\u200b it that\u2019s the measure of their \u2064success\u2062 and value. This leads to a sense of\u200d resentment toward their children. If work is the thing that matters, then all their children\u2019s needs are just a \u2064distraction. And there\u2019s no wiggle room \u2014 no acknowledgement that perhaps a woman may want to take some time to stay home with her kids when they are young \u2014 built into the system for women.\u2062 It leads to a lot of heartache, anger, and guilt.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Q: Your father,\u2063 Andrew Klavan, is a famous novelist. Have you picked up\u2063 any writing techniques from him?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">My father\u2064 taught me that telling stories is something you could actually aspire to do when you\u200d grow up. But, even more than that, he taught me that it\u200c was a job, and that was really huge.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So often we think of writers as these \u200bundisciplined artists\u200b who work when the muse strikes \u2064and sit around moodily in coffee shops the rest of the time. But my dad showed\u2063 me that it\u2019s work, just like anything else. You have to be thoughtful, methodical, and meticulous, and you have to put in\u200d the time. That\u2019s been so helpful to me. It meant \u2062that I\u2063 was able to\u200c write this book even though I\u2062 only had an\u2064 hour or so a day while my toddler was napping.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I know \u2062how to work. My dad taught me that.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_649423\" style=\"width: 442px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-649423\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy: Faith Moore &#038; Andrew Klavan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><b>Q: How would you explain the power of \u200dfiction to touch the human heart? <\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Humans make sense of the world through metaphor and emotion. Stories help us understand things we wouldn\u2019t otherwise be able to articulate. It\u2019s\u200b why Jesus told parables. We inherently understand something better when we live it\u2063 alongside the characters in a story.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you\u2019re doing it right, fiction \u2063doesn\u2019t tell you what to think or what to believe or even how to feel. It\u2019s not an argument or a manifesto. It\u2019s an entire world in which themes and metaphors and humanity \u2062coalesce to make something that touches us each differently based on who we are. In a world \u200cwhere everyone is telling us \u2062what to think, we need stories more than ever.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Q: Who \u2062are your literary inspirations?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">My favorite living author is Curtis Sittenfeld. She writes with the sort of\u2064 crystalline simplicity that\u2062 is nearly \u200dimpossible to do well, and her characters\u2062 are\u200d so well \u2062drawn it \u200churts. She \u2064wrote a book called \u201cEligible\u201d which \u200bis a modern retelling of \u201cPride and Prejudice\u201d and served as a bit of an inspiration for \u201cChristmas\u2064 Karol.\u201d My favorite author \u2062of all-time is Charlotte Bront\u00eb.\u200b In my stories, I\u2019m always\u2063 going for the level of\u200c passion \u200cand emotional resonance \u200bthat Bront\u00eb gives us in \u201cJane Eyre.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Q: What\u2019s next? What do you \u2062think are some important stories that need to be told? <\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I\u2019m\u2063 fascinated by the fundamental differences between men and women and the \u2063ways \u2064they complement each \u200dother. \u200dI want to tell stories where women are strong\u200b because they are\u2064 feminine and men are strong because they \u2062take care of them. I love using classic stories as frameworks for\u200b new and \u2063exciting \u2063stories. My next project is in its very\u2062 early stages but is sort of \u201cYou\u2019ve Got Mail\u201d\u2064 meets \u201cCyrano de Bergerac\u201d meets \u201cKate &#038; Leopold.\u201d Stay tuned!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Q: Your favorite Christmas story? <\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cA Christmas Carol,\u201d of course!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>* * *<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The novel \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Christmas-Karol-Faith-Moore\/dp\/195600730X\/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&#038;qid=&#038;sr=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christmas Karol<\/a>\u201d released November\u200c 7, 2023, and is now available.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2064What \u2064are the simple joys of life that &#8220;Christmas Karol&#8221; encourages\u2062 readers to appreciate?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Nce, his redemption\u200c ultimately comes from within. He \u2063realizes the error of his ways and chooses to \u200dchange, to be a better person. \u2062I think this message of self-reflection and personal growth is timeless \u2063and resonates with women of any generation.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Q: What do you hope readers will take away from \u201cChristmas Karol\u201d?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First and foremost, I hope readers will find joy and entertainment in reading \u201cChristmas Karol\u201d. It\u2019s a story\u2063 that will \u200btransport them into Karol\u2019s world and provide moments of\u2063 laughter, reflection,\u2063 and emotional connection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But beyond that, I hope readers will be inspired to\u2064 reevaluate\u200b their own\u200d lives \u200dand priorities. \u2063In our modern society, there\u2019s often a pressure to have it all \u2014 a successful career, \u2063a perfect home,\u200b a picture-perfect family \u2014\u2063 and it can be \u200coverwhelming. \u201cChristmas Karol\u201d reminds us\u200c that\u200d what truly matters is love, connection, and being present in the moment. I \u200dhope \u2063it encourages readers to slow down,\u200d appreciate the simple\u2062 joys\u2064 of life, and prioritize what brings them true happiness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ultimately, I want readers to feel a sense of \u2063gratitude for the blessings in their lives and\u2063 to take stock of what truly matters to them. Whether they\u2019re a mother, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/beyond-order-12-more-rules-for-life-is-another-masterpiece-from-jordan-peterson\/\" title=\"\u2018Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life\u2019 Is Another Masterpiece From Jordan Peterson\">working professional<\/a>, or someone trying to find their place in\u200c the world, I hope \u201cChristmas\u200c Karol\u201d provides\u2064 them with a refreshing perspective and \u200ba reminder \u2063of the beauty of\u200c the \u200choliday season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a time when chaos and confusion seem to \u200cbe the norm, \u201cChristmas Karol\u201d offers a much-needed antidote. It reminds us of the power of love, family, and self-reflection. As we navigate\u200b the holiday season and all the challenges \u2062it \u2064brings,\u2064 let Karol\u2019s story inspire us to\u2064 appreciate the \u2063simple joys and to prioritize what truly \u2062matters in our lives.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just in time for the holidays, Faith Moore&#8217;s debut fiction novel, &#8220;Christmas Karol,&#8221; is a refreshing antidote to today&#8217;s cultural chaos. Based on a beloved Christmas tale, the story follows Karol, a woman struggling to find her way amidst the confusion. 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