Tag Archives: On Writing

A 3 Day Novel Contest Post-mortem: Thoughts After my 7th 3DNC

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

For the 7th consecutive year I have been a contestant in the International 3-Day Novel Writing Contest. This is literally the exercise of writing a full novel in 72 hours. No extensions, no extra time, no time outs. This is … Continue reading →

Posted in On Writing, Reflections | Tagged 3 Day Novel Contest, 3DNC, Hildamay Humphrey's Incredibly Boring Life, Horror, Middle Grade Novels, On Writing, prewriting stage, Romance, Stephen King, writing, Young Adult Novels | 8 Comments

On a Picture by Chirico: A Proposal about the Creation of Narnia

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

What sorts of things was C.S. Lewis thinking about as he made the sudden turn to Narnia? When you look at the projects on Lewis’ desk, you would hardly guess that he would turn to a children’s fairy tale. Here … Continue reading →

Posted in Fictional Worlds, Lewis Biography | Tagged art, C.S. Lewis, children's literature, Chirico, faerie, fantasy, Fictional Universes, lion the witch and the wardrobe, myth, Narnia, On Writing, Past Watchful Dragons, Poetry, The LeFay Fragment, The Magician's Nephew, Walter Hooper, writing | 72 Comments

How Classic SciFi Superstars Helped C.S. Lewis Fall in Love with Science Fiction Again

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

Without doubt, Ray Bradbury is one of the greatest 20th century genre fiction writers. His Fahrenheit 451 is one of the trinity of great dystopian novels of the generation (with Orwell’s 1984 and Huxley’s Brave New World). The mind behind … Continue reading →

Posted in Lewis Biography, News & Links, On Writing | Tagged 1984, All Summer in a Day, Anthony Boucher, Arthur C. Clarke, Fahrenheit 451, George Orwell, It Came from Outer Space, letters, Narnia, On Writing, Ransom Trilogy, Ray Bradbury, Science Fiction, SciFi | 36 Comments

What if C.S. Lewis Wrote Dante’s Inferno? by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

Undoubtedly, one of the 20th century’s most inventive world-builders was Larry Niven. He is perhaps most famous for Known Space, the universe where Ringworld (1970) and another 11 books are set. Niven’s inventions are now scattered in the background of much of … Continue reading →

Posted in Fictional Worlds, Memorable Quotes | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Dante, Discworld, Ender's Game, fantasy, Fictional Universes, fictional worlds, Harry Potter, Inferno, Known Space, Larry Niven, Narnia, On Writing, Ringworld, The Great Divorce | 28 Comments

The Stereotype of the Hypocritical Clergyman: Chaucer and Modern Film

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

“Of his appearance I have said enough”: so Chaucer concludes one of his pictorial caricatures of the pilgrims on the road in the Prologue of Canterbury Tales. These are playful, quick, and satirical descriptions of the “faithful” on the way. … Continue reading →