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Julianne Johnson is the author of chapter one, “More Than Myth,” which examines how story and truth are connected throughout the Ransom Trilogy. She calls herself “a creative, an adventure-seeker, and a mostly-normal human.” After graduating from Azusa Pacific University with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Humanities and a minor in Graphic Design, she moved to Monrovia, California. She currently works as a publishing assistant at a small book publishing company and as a contributor with Bookswell, an LA-focused literary organization that helps authors and readers connect. Her dream is to write stories that will inspire children and young adults to become who God created them to be. When she’s not reading or writing, she’s probably ice skating, drawing, or exploring the outdoors.
Tell us about what you are writing right now. I’ve started doing some serious writing for a story idea that I’ve thought about since I was in elementary school. It’s about kids with superhuman abilities like manipulating light, camouflage, and altering dreams. Basically, any kind of powers your favorite superhero might have. How has reading and studying Lewis’s works affected your approach to writing and story? I didn’t really consider the importance of prayer until writing for this project. Reading Lewis’s writing helped, but what made the most difference was simply the process of trying to communicate something meaningful and truthful through writing. I had to start and restart and reconsider what I was writing so much until I finally reached the end of my own ability. It was only when I reached the end of myself and reached out to God that I started writing content that was “good enough.” I don’t think it was a coincidence. What are you reading now? Madeleine L’Engle’s Time Quintet, Lewis’s The Problem of Pain, and Elizabeth Acevedo’s With the Fire on High. What is your favorite movie? I think I watch Howl’s Moving Castle at least once a month. I’m a sucker for beautiful animation, fantasy, and fun characters! When did you start reading Lewis? I read a few of the Narnia books when I was in middle school, but for some reason I never finished the whole set. I didn’t pick up Lewis again until college. When Dr. Glyer offered a class on the life and works of C. S. Lewis, I immediately found a way to fit the class into my schedule because I knew studying his works with other classmates and a Lewis expert would be a rich experience that I should take advantage of. It was so good that a few months later, I signed up to spend a year writing what would become Warnings from Outer Space. Now, I’m trying to read all his works chronologically. I’m hooked. |