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Karlissa and Jason discuss life lessons and writing wisdom learned from four legendary Christian authors of fantasy.

‍ For her latest book, To Narnia and Beyond , Karlissa has been getting to know four incredible Christian authors who wrote fantasy: C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, George MacDonald, and Madeleine L’Engle. Over the course of reading their fantasy novels and learning about their lives, she and Jason have both learned life lessons, interesting facts, and writing wisdom. (00:38) Getting to know dead people (2:26) The Unexpected C.S. Lewis (5:35) The Influential George MacDonald (7:46) The Thoughtful J.R.R. Tolkien (10:24) The Creative Madeleine L’Engle (15:18) Overview: being shaped as a writer (19:12) Our favourite authors (23:14) A lesson from each author (27:27) News from Book-Bat Out of these four authors, how many have you read? And who is your favourite? Comment on our website at book-bat.com or email us at connect@book-bat.com to let us know! If you like this episode, you may enjoy: Episode 57 - "To Narnia and Beyond" Preview! Episode 50 - To Narnia and Beyond Episode 45 - War of the Rohirrim Review

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