

C. S. Lewis’s ‘Voyage to Venus’ Opening Chapter -A Case Study
Voyage to Venus or Perelandra as it was originally called, provides in its opening chapter a perfect example of an author progressing...


Effective Fiction
Effective fiction depends upon a) using words and symbols in a language the reader can understand in a way which he or she can grasp,...


Bigger Inside Than Out: The Attraction -and the Peril- of 'Doctor Who'
(NOTE: Since writing this over a decade ago, things have gotten much worse, in my opinion. But it's an opinion - feel free to have your...


More Comfort for Rejected Writers
Just thought you’d like more examples of famous works which had to go through the Wall of Rejection first: From a rejection slip for...


Three Tips for Coping with Rejection as a Writer
​1. Read the list below of works that met with rejection long enough to kill them, except that they persisted.​ 2. Always have...


'The Discarded Image: An Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Literature' by C.S. Lewis
On a clear, starlit night, go outside and look at the stars. Try to imagine what it was like looking up at the night sky in Mediaeval...


The Doctor as Rebel
Back in 2009, David Tennant was chosen as a 'dream headteacher’ in a survey of primary school children commissioned by the National...


The Story of a Sword
Most Tolkien fanatics know about Glamdring, the ancient sword wielded by Gandalf during the War of the Ring and seen by most of us in...


Agatha Christie's Secret
Agatha Christie has sold more books than any other author on the planet, with estimations ranging from a hundred million to two billion...