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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

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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, 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

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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, 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

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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, 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

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

The Cinematic POV

Posted on January 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

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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

13 Thing to Feel Lucky About on Friday the 13th

Posted on January 13, 2023 by Stace Dumoski

1. I was born in the United States in the latter half of the 20th Century. While hardly utopian, particularly

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Find the Magic personal reflection Leave a comment

One Minute Review of Season One of “Willow”

Posted on January 12, 2023 by Stace Dumoski

Writing: 🌈 🌈 🌈Mediocre dialog. The show falls into the trap of trying to sound relevant by using modern day

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Fantasy Studies Fantasy Movies and Tv Leave a comment

Chasing Awe

Posted on January 11, 2023 by Stace Dumoski

It seems like I’m being chased by an idea this month: the importance to human psychology of experiences that inspire

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Find the Magic awe, magic in the real world, personal reflection Leave a comment

The Only Magic We Have

Posted on January 10, 2023 by Stace Dumoski

“The only magic we have is what we make in ourselves, the muscles we build up on the inside, the

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Find the Magic blogging, motivation, personal reflection Leave a comment

The Taste of Fantasy

Posted on January 9, 2023 by Stace Dumoski

I recently attended the 2022 World Fantasy Convention in New Orleans. On the last day of the convention, after listening

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Fantasy Studies, Writing Lessons Fantasy Aesthetic, Fantasy Literature, food, writing craft, writing help, writing tips Leave a comment
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Stace Dumoski

Fantasy Writer & Editor