Category Archives: On Writing

C.S. Lewis and the Art of Blurbology: Part 2: Reading as a Game

Posted on January 22, 2026 by Brenton Dickieson

A few weeks ago, I published Part 1 of “C.S. Lewis and the Art of Blurbology,” aiming to provide a review of Justin Keena’s C.S. Lewis, Blurbologist (2025) that would be useful to readers and researchers. Besides its practicality, I … Continue reading →

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C.S. Lewis and the Art of Blurbology: Part 1: The Actually Helpful Review

Posted on October 16, 2025 by

A few years ago, I did a series called “The Words C.S. Lewis Made Up,” with such beauties as Bulverism, rebunker, and lowerarchy. My second sweep at the project is meant to include Disneyfication, Terreauty, Busbyism, mythonomy, atheological, P’daytism (invented … Continue reading →

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John Bunyan’s Apology for his Book with a Note from C.S. Lewis on Writing as Holistic Discovery–and How Narnia Achieved the Bigness You See

Posted on March 30, 2022 by Brenton Dickieson

In my blog post last week, “Bunyan and Others and Me: Vicarious Bookshelf Friendship and a Jazz Hands Theory of Reading,” I offered two “Theories of Reading” from my experience of trying to find sympathy with John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s … Continue reading →

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Ursula K. Le Guin’s Manifesto Against Genre Snobbery

Posted on August 27, 2021 by Brenton Dickieson

One of our greatest speculative fiction writers, Ursula K. Le Guin, has never been one to turn down a fight. A genius in two of my favourite genres, science fiction and fantasy–especially planetary SciFi and magic-world fantasy–Le Guin has also … Continue reading →

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Writing Tips by Stephen King: Infographic and Video

Posted on August 2, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

I know that this post is less than a year old, but I still think the infographic is pretty cool. Plus, I found a funny short video from the Late Show with Stephen Colbert that is worth sharing. No matter … Continue reading →

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