On Stories

Lewis presents three ways (not suggesting that they are the only three ways) to write books for children:

1. Write about things that interest children (not necessarily the author)
2. Embellish a story told to an actual child
3. Write about a subject that interests you, and can best be expressed as a children's story.
   

Lewis' favorite one is No. 3, which is the only one he claims to be any good at. This of course implies that he must believe that a children's story is the best presentation for the principles and morals taught in the Chronicles of Narnia. But when it comes to teaching morals, Lewis doesn't belive you should try to do that directly either. He suggests that if you try deliberately to include a moral, the moral will come out of your own desires and will likely be wrong. On the other hand, if you write about your own life and struggles, morals will surface by themselves and will be true-to-life.