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Why I Don’t Write Bad Book Reviews
Though I do not review every book that I read, I do like to highlight a few. In particular, I like to draw attention to books that readers of A Pilgrim in Narnia—in particular, students of C.S. Lewis and the … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged academic, Blogging, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Kathryn Lindskoog, Lewis Studies, Michael Ward, Planet Narnia, Reading, research, reviews, The Lion, the Witch, theology and literature, writing
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A Brace of Tolkien Posts #TolkienReadingDay
March 25th is Tolkien Reading Day! I have just hit the halfway point of The Silmarillion–my first time successfully reading it all the way through. Often I would start, enjoy the mythic material, then as the legendary stories of the … Continue reading
Posted in News & Links, Reviews
Tagged art, Bilbo, Blogging, books, C.S. Lewis, film adaptation, J.R.R. Tolkien, literature, Lord of the Rings, Peter Jackson, The Hobbit, Tolkien Reading Day, trolls
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The 5 Most Common Mistakes Bloggers Make
Great blogs are based on great content–good design, creative network capability, and, especially, great writing. When bloggers get it right, it can be a beautiful thing. At the moment when an audience connects with great online writers and content curators, … Continue reading
Posted in On Writing, Thoughtful Essays
Tagged BBC America, Blogging, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, C.S. Lewis, CMS, design, J.R.R. Tolkien, MTV, The New Yorker, wordpress, Wordpress Stats, writing
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Fun With Stats 2: Lessons on Connectivity from 5 Years of Blogging
As I have confessed before, I love bar graphs and lists. I love data and spreadsheets and trying to read the data to see what trends emerge. As last month was the busiest month ever on A Pilgrim in Narnia, … Continue reading
Posted in Reflections
Tagged apologetics, Blogging, C.S. Lewis, Data, facebook, fantasy, J.R.R. Tolkien, parenting, social media, Teaching, theology, Twitter, wordpress, Wordpress Stats
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Fun With Stats 1: Lessons on Growth from 5 Years of Blogging
One of the critical advantages of WordPress is that it offers the blogger tools for calculating their impact. It is also one of its critical weaknesses as the analytics are limited to daily visitor and hit counts, as well as … Continue reading
A Brace of Tolkien Posts (125th Birthday Week)
It is the week of Tolkien’s 125th birthday. In honour of the Professor’s twelfthty-fifth year, I thought I would catalogue the Tolkien posts featured here on A Pilgrim in Narnia. I hope you enjoy the great selection of guest bloggers … Continue reading
Posted in News & Links, Reviews
Tagged art, Bilbo, Blogging, books, C.S. Lewis, film adaptation, J.R.R. Tolkien, literature, Lord of the Rings, Peter Jackson, The Hobbit, trolls
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The Shocking, Horrifying, You-Can’t-Believe-It! Reason This Blogger Isn’t Taking A Break
Last week I wrote a rather personal post about how I was drowning in work. As converging rivers can crush stone, my worlds of work and study have crashed in upon my already eroded personal strength. Even after taking steps … Continue reading
