

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: 1. Any type of reader will have made a decision of some sort regarding your work in...


The Importance of Aslan
Going through some kind of doorway into another world was just the beginning of the journey for the Pevensies in Narnia, as it is for the...


Striking the Balance
Apart from spelling, what’s the MAIN reason why the writer/reader relationship is disturbed? If there is an overriding error writers...


The Importance of Proofreading
Have you ever been so moved by a piece of literature or so persuaded by an essay that you immediately changed your own views either of...


Crafting Characters
Well-crafted characters virtually write their own story Once your character is fleshed out, your story virtually writes itself. As we...


Getting an Emotional Commitment
Rather than go on about all the rules of grammar and spelling and punctuation and syntax and all the rest -there are plenty of other...


Clarity and Simplification
If you were receiving personal tutoring from me, I’d be asking questions like "Tell me what you are trying to say in this bit. Can you...


The Power of the Unresolved Problem
Let’s assume you’ve grabbed sufficient attention by pulling the reader in, you’ve laid out what your theme or argument will be, and...

