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“The Inklings” were a group of authors who met together, up to twice a week, for 17 years and included the likes of CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien. Without the rigorous, encouraging, and collaborative nature of this group, great works like The Lord of the Rings and The Chronicles of Narnia might not have made it to final form.
Dr Diana Glyer’s scholarly work into The Inklings took her over 20 years to compile and craft into her dissertation published asThe Company They Keep. Her scholarship altered the prevailing notion about the group and how it functioned. Her more recent general-audience book, based on that scholarship, called Bandersnatch includes the most interesting stories about CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien’s friendship and explains how we can learn from the way the Inklings worked together. Today we talk about how we can apply that wisdom into our own creative endeavors and collaborations.
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AND Scroll down for plenty of show note details on the books and people mentioned.
Diana’s first introduction into the world of Tolkien.
2:30
Wondering what the conversations of Lewis and Tolkien were like and how they influenced each other.
[ictt-tweet-inline via=”dianaglyer”]Our conversations become the spark for creative breakthrough.[/ictt-tweet-inline]
(That’s a cool quote from Diana and you can Tweet it just by clicking it. It’s like Elfin magic!)
3:30
No one had researched and written about their relationship of collaboration and influence from the inside–like a fly on the wall.
5:30
How we think about literary influence and collaboration. Process influence versus product influence.
The role of creative input and question-asking during the initial period of creative inspiration.
MIN 7:30
Looking at dairies and primary documents and drafts and the detective work of Diana’s book “The Company They Keep”.
8:30
Some examples of how Lewis and Tolkien made changes in their work because of the input of the Inklings writers group.
11:00
The myth of tortured artists and creative luminaries and how excellent creative work really happens (nearly always) by the people we admire most.
13:00
Having conversations and interactions about our creative work.
For creative geniuses and highly productive artists throughout the centuries it is NORMAL to be collaborative and interactive during the creative process.
[ictt-tweet-inline via=”dianaglyer”]The Hollywood construct of lone creative genius is highly abnormal and unhealthy.[/ictt-tweet-inline]
(That’s another cool quote from Diana and you can Tweet it just by clicking it.)
14:30
How Bandersnatch got written.
17:00
What do you do if you’re scared that your work stinks?
Inviting a bigger look at what collaboration means.
Involving others into every stage of the creative process.
21:00
Guidelines for critique:
First, know what you are looking for then…
Remember 2 things:
1. A good critique should not end up being discouraging but make you excited to go back and work on it and restless until you do.
2. Ask specifically what you need. Example (Is there too much description? Is it too wordy? Is it too formal? Is pacing okay?)
CS Lewis sent his work to friends with a note, “Is this worth working on some more? Or am I on a dead end?” The Chronicles of Narnia was almost never written because he was discouraged.
MIN 26:00
The huge importance of encouragement.
Be courageous in sharing our messy unfinished work.
MIN 27:30
The Company They Keep
Bandersnatch will be available in Fall 2016 as an Audio Book
I have an Easter treat for you, and of course it’s a gift that will give all year long–no matter when you stumble onto this episode!
My guest is Christine Sine, M.D. an author, blogger, teacher, gardener, spiritual contemplative and the Executive Director of Mustard Seed Associates.
She has much to tell us about Christian spiritually lived in a healthy, whole, and fully-embodied way.
The Show Notes are SO full of links to books and resources. Scroll down for all of those.
• Please share this episode liberally. It truly is lovely to glean from Christine, especially as we begin Spring; and my wish is that as many as possible are exposed to her and her work. Thank you!
Christine’s experience as a medical doctor and director on Mercy Ships and her development on the ideas of health and wholeness.
MIN 4:30
Wholeness and the connection she found to Celtic Christian Spirituality.
MIN 7
Celtic Christianity as a brand of faith was identified with the poor and family and not connected with wealth and power associated with the Holy Roman Empire and European monarchs.
MIN 11
Creation in translucent. God is shown through it.
MIN 14
God speaks through two books: The Bible and The Book of Creation.
MIN 17
The many expressions of faith that shaped Christine.
MIN 20
Tapping into the tools, history, and learning resources (often through technology) to enliven and enrich our faith.
MIN 21
Listening for the voice and presence of God and joining God in what is already happening. This avoids burnout. The Jewish view of the day starts with rest and sleep and God at work.
MIN 24:30
On her Godspace-msa.com website and the resource center with guest writers.
MIN 27
Easter and the Resurrection
MIN 29
Seasonal resources and family resources
MIN 30
Books recently influential to Christine:
To the Table: A Spirituality of Food, Farming and Community by Lisa Graham McMinn
A Spirituality of Listening by Keith Anderson
Barbra Brown Taylor “An Altar in the World”
“Learning to Walk in the Dark”
Henri Nouwen
Christine Valters Painter
Lectio Divina
Eyes of the Heart: Photography as a Christian Completive Practice
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