Monthly Archives: May 2014

False Starts and Missteps: How C.S. Lewis Found his Literary Voice (#WritingWednesdays)

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

This blog is part of a series of Wednesday posts on Writing Resources. Last week’s post was The Writer’s Spidey Sense. I don’t know how it is for other writers, but I have had dozens of false starts. Ranging from … Continue reading →

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Arthurian Overload

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

It was the silent “W” that made my childhood love of Arthur fade. English is a strange language: “gh” and “ph” and “f” can make the same sound what rule does “their” follow in the vowel placement? what does “c” … Continue reading →

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The Writer’s Spidey Sense (#WritingWednesdays)

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

This blog is part of a series of Wednesday posts on Writing Resources. See next Wednesday for the value of False Starts in Writing. In our beat-you-over-the-head technotronic age, CGI is going to be a big feature in any superhero … Continue reading →

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On the Death of a Friend

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

May 15 marks the death of Charles Williams, C.S. Lewis’ good friend and literary inspiration. He is certainly the Oddest Inkling, and you can follow much of his work at Sørina Higgins’ blog. Lewis and Williams met through a providential … Continue reading →

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Different Kinds of Reading, Different Kinds of Books

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

A couple of weeks ago I tweeted that I was reading 10 books simultaneously. I started looking at my reading notes, and this seems to be a habit for me. I can sit down, read one book all the way … Continue reading →

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