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But is it canon? – Discussing the importance of internal narrative consistency in the Art of story-tellingCredence Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald see a phoenix in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Crimes of Grindelwald

But is it canon? – Discussing the importance of internal narrative consistency in the Art of story-telling

Published April 25, 2022 by Alexander

I’ve been thinking a lot about narrative ‘canon’ recently. I’ve also written and rewritten this blog post a couple of times, to try and make sure I…

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“Don’t you wish it could all be real” – Tolkien and subcreation; theology and fictionThe lands of Faerie as illustrated by JRR Tolkien in The Shores of Faery

“Don’t you wish it could all be real” – Tolkien and subcreation; theology and fiction

Published September 19, 2021 by Alexander

I was chatting to a friend of mine yesterday, when she asked me a disarmingly childlike, simple question. A question that desired no philosophical or detailed…

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