C. S. Lewis's First Novel: 'Almost Felt, Wholly Imagined'
Out of the Silent Planet , published in 1938, was Lewis’s first novel and our first glimpse of how he would use fiction to express what...
Comedy in 'The Importance of Being Earnest'
Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest  is presented as being a traditional comedy, displaying notable features of slapstick, farce and...
How the Universe Really Works
Most of us have heard of the Four Elements - Earth, Water, Air, and Fire - and probably believe that the mediaeval philosophers thought...
The 'Model' of the Mediaeval World
Preface to Paradise Lost, The Allegory of Love , and English Literature in the Sixteenth Century Excluding Drama  are all academic works...
5 Tips to Boost Your Confidence as a Writer
Writing fiction is a wonderful but delicate thing. We need a certain amount of confidence in order to be able to spend time putting what...
What is Father Christmas doing in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe?
What is Father Christmas doing in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe ? Â Why do Silenus, satyrs (fauns) and other creatures from...
Successful Marketing Capmpaigns Part 2
Continuing our series on why certain marketing campaigns worked:  De Beers: A Diamond is Forever  In 1999, the magazine AdAge claimed...
Successful Marketing Campaigns Part 1
Some of these campaigns are not so recent. But in each case they struck home. Â A successful campaign is one which creates a motion...
The Antagonist Test
Is there anyone in your story who has the following attributes most of the time?  • The person portrays himself or herself as...