Storytelling Archive
Thursday, February 19th, 2009
Philip Pullman tells a nice story about how he invented dæmons for use in His Dark Materials:
"... it just emerged as I was trying to begin the story. I suddenly realised that Lyra had a dæmon, and it all grew out of that."
('The Man Behind the Magic: An Interview with ...
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Thursday, February 12th, 2009
My wife and I share a conflict of opinion about Doctor Who.
She doesn't like it, because in every episode the monsters nearly kill the humans but they get away in the end.
I like it, because in spite of that it tells me a believable story about a lonely man.
Which of ...
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Thursday, February 5th, 2009
When I was too young, my mum tried to explain evolution to me.
She said: "A long time ago we used to be like monkeys, with long thick hair and claws instead of nails. We lived in the trees."
The first problem was that when she said "we", meaning the human race, ...
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Tuesday, December 16th, 2008
My first Christmas story, 'A Christmas Argument', is now available.
Like the scenes from 'A Cadence', it comes complete with some beautiful illustrations from my good friends.
Some of the pictures are unfinished, so I'll add them if they become complete.
Why did I choose to write a Christmas story set in the ...
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Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008
There is a strong tradition, in children's storytelling, of telling tales about predatory animals such as lions and tigers.
Children's books about lions and tigers rarely present such creatures as they really are: ruthless, powerful hunters. Instead, authors emphasise qualities such as their beauty and majesty, presenting them as objects of ...
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