

'The Magician's Nephew': the Beginning of the End of Narnia, Part One
While The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe leapt into life in Lewis’s imagination as a fully-fledged tale in its own right, Lewis...


Why We Listen to Strangers - and How to Use That in Business
You probably realise that, to have success in sales, you need to start thinking about your product or service as a set of solutions to...


Guest blog: Building Your Social Media Profile as a Writer: 8 Steps by Jessica Fender
You made one of the most important decisions in your life when you decided to try yourself as a writer. It took you a while to get...


Learn what a story really is...
Learn: • what a story really is • what it is actually doing to and for you and other readers ​ • the magnetic power that attracts readers...


The First Year of a Successful Reading Programme for Children
How do you get children to read more - and enjoy reading? What follows is based on what worked in the school setting in which it was...


The First, Second and Third Things to Say to Prospects
What are the first, second and third things to do with or say to a qualified prospect? Should you start by telling them about the...


Aslan in 'A Horse and His Boy'
When he first appears Aslan is a clear-cut character within a story. In The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, he adopts a central role...


Learn what a story really is...
Learn: • what a story really is • what it is actually doing to and for you and other readers ​ • the magnetic power that attracts readers...


Life 'in Orbit'
Many people struggle to avoid getting sucked into the system of a meaningless nine-to-five job, while a few are lucky enough to find a...


Narnia Becomes Symbolic: 'The Silver Chair'
Though The Voyage of the Dawn Treader and The Silver Chair are two separate novels, penned by Lewis at unspecified times, as far as the...