Writing with the Inklings

If you've ever tried to create something--an innovative technology, a small business, a movie script, a sermon (you get the idea)--you know it can take an enormous amount of energy and attention and still not be any good. So how did literary giants like C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien manage to produce so much and so great literature through their lifetime. Aside from their natural gifts and particular upbringings, they also had something else: each other.

Thanks to the work of Diana Pavlac Gyler, the collaboration of the the literary group known as the "Inklings" has been laid out for us to examine. In this episode, Josh and Elijah explore her takeaways from years of studying this group and consider how we can apply this to our own creative endeavors today.

The book is called "Bandersnatch: C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien and the Creative Collaboration of the Inklings" by Diana Pavlac Gyler.

Here are some links to the movie and book Josh and Elijah recommended in today's show.

Machine Gun Preacher

Watership Down

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