Our journey began with two friends—Jack and Tollers—walking together, and reflecting that if they wanted to find stories they loved—the kind of stories they wanted to read—then they themselves would have to write them. They went on to create a variety of works that caught our imagination and set us out walking through the woods and saying to ourselves, well, if I want more of what I love in stories I suppose I’ll have to write it myself…
In this, our final article on C.S. Lewis’ Narnia books in the Great C.S. Lewis Reread, I wanted to share some thoughts about the ways that Lewis has shaped my own creative world, my novels, and my thoughts about what is possible as an author. I’d love to hear about your own creative journeys and where (or if) Narnia fits into them in the comments as well! It’s great timing, as the final book in my own fantasy trilogy—which was, in many ways, me wrestling with my love of Lewis and Tolkien and trying to wring something more from that tradition—has just come out this week!