Taking Fiction Apart
The attention of the literary world has always been fixed, understandably, upon the works of fiction which have already been written....
The Evolution of Stories
If you were building a perfect story, how would you design it? Â First, it would have to be able to immediately grab and then hold at...
Why 'Prince Caspian' Fails
The difference between allegory and symbolism, which Lewis labours in The Allegory of Love , turns out to be central to our argument: the...
7 Steps to Make Money from E-books
Since the rise of the internet, many thousands of people have taken what they know and converted it into e-books. Some have gone on to...
The Adventure of Fiction
Why do people read fiction? Why does anyone have anything to do with any kind of imaginative art, for that matter? Â A very...
5 Steps to Success as a Writer
Perhaps you’ve written what you consider to be potentially a best-selling novel. The only trick now, you think, is to get it in front of...
C. S. Lewis: Allegory and Symbolism
Quite apart from the use of a commonplace wardrobe as a portal to a different world, and the introduction of a ‘re-booted’ God figure...
10 Mystical Maxims for the Modern Writer
Offered for your perusal - questions are welcome: Â 1. Any type of reader will have made a decision of some sort regarding your work in...