Break the Beast by Allison Tebo: The Novel that Roused My Imagination to the Joy of Christ
In so many stories, joy is the happy ending held hostage, waiting to be set free by the hero.
In this story, joy is the hero.
Mindset
A Silly Little Game I Play (and Why the Silly Little Things Matter to Your Readers)
I love road trips. As a member of my family’s bluegrass band, I’ve spent a fair bit of time staring out the windows of my family’s ancient converted passenger bus.
The thing about this bus is that it likes to chill out below the speed limit on the highway, which means most of the other people on the road have to pass us. It also has four seats facing backwards, which makes it easy to see through the windshields of all those passing vehicles.
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader: The Narnia Novel That Beautifully Breaks the Rules
While The Voyage of the Dawn Treader travels upwind of so many expectations of how a good book is supposed to behave, the result is one of the most achingly beautiful stories I’ve ever known.
Longing & Curiosity
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is a story of discovery because it is a story of desire. Longing is the wind that fills the… Read More »Longing & Curiosity
Reepicheep: On Embracing Adventure
“This is a very great adventure, and no danger seems to me so great as that of knowing when I get back to Narnia that… Read More »Reepicheep: On Embracing Adventure
The Awakening of Eustace: Part IV
When the dragon Eustace came to the well, he thought the water would soothe his pain. The Lion had something much bigger in mind. For… Read More »The Awakening of Eustace: Part IV
The Awakening of Eustace: Part II
Eustace Clarence Scrubb did not like adventures. Adventures meant drowning in something you had no capacity to control. It meant reality shifting under your feet… Read More »The Awakening of Eustace: Part II
The Awakening of Eustace: Part I
“I’m trying to think of a limerick,” said Eustace. “Something like this: “Some kids who played games about NarniaGradually got balmier and balmier.” “Well Narnia… Read More »The Awakening of Eustace: Part I
Stories that Lean Into the Hard Questions
What questions drive your storytelling? As a reader, I’m drawn to stories that make me question the status quo, push me to look at the… Read More »Stories that Lean Into the Hard Questions
Cultivating Curiosity as a Writer
People read to experience something beyond themselves. As a storyteller, you have a unique perspective forged by your unique life story. But in the end,… Read More »Cultivating Curiosity as a Writer