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Like Lightning From a Clear Sky – More C.S. Lewis Quotes on Fantasy Literature

Posted on January 25, 2023 by Stace Dumoski
rainbow sky over green hills

This post was originally published in September 2006. Mostly for my own reference, I’m putting down some (to me) significant quotes from other essays in the C.S. Lewis book. “The

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Fantasy Studies Artifacts, C.S. Lewis, Fantasy Criticism, Fantasy Escapism, Fantasy Literature, myths, quotes, Why I Love Fantasy, Why Read Fantasy Leave a comment

A Pirate is a Pirate, or Maybe a Tiger

Posted on January 20, 2023January 20, 2023 by Stace Dumoski
light falling on ocean

This post was originally published in August 2006 and contains spoilers for “The Life of Pi.” I’m a great believer in synchronicity, or meaningful coincidence, so I don’t believe it

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Fantasy Studies Artifacts, C.S. Lewis, Fantasy Escapism, Fantasy Literature, narrative theory, Why Read Fantasy, Yann Martel Leave a comment

Can This Block Be Broken?

Posted on January 18, 2023January 18, 2023 by Stace Dumoski
close up of pine icy pine needles

After yesterday’s post about writer’s block, I thought I would share this old one of mine, which captures the early phase of my creative drought so well. It got much

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Writing Lessons Artifacts, motivation, resistance, writers block, writing help Leave a comment

Through the Desert, Out of the Valley — Dealing with Writer’s Block

Posted on January 17, 2023January 17, 2023 by Stace Dumoski
digital manipulation of pen nib with multicolored background

The newest post on the Helping Writers Become Authors website is on a subject that is near and dear to my heart: writer’s block. In “6 Lessons Learned from 4

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Writing Lessons resistance, writers block, writing help, writing tips Leave a comment

The Cinematic POV

Posted on January 17, 2023January 17, 2023 by Stace Dumoski
magical tower in wood

A version of this post was originally published on August 8, 2019. In the “rulebooks” of writing, a lot of time and attention is given to the subject of Point

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Writing Lessons Artifacts, first person, omniscient, point of view, POV, third person, writing craft, writing help, writing tips Leave a comment
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Stace Dumoski

Fantasy Writer & Editor