Some beautiful illustrations of fairytales via Kristen Tardowski… Many thanks, Kristen:)
Though writers paint pictures with words, actual images can enhance books in surprising and poignant ways. As a collector of children’s books and as someone who is very ready for the US elect…
Source: Illustrations for Book Lovers
We need to find ourselves in books, in characters, in themes, in situations, in thoughts, in fantasies.
via Kids explain how banned and challenged books helped them and even saved their lives / Boing Boing
I’d like to read this story.
Another fascinating post from Kristen. Have you ever wanted to be a library keeper?
“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” – H.P. Lovecraft
I love this quote. Fear is what drives us. It lies at the core of our being in the cells of our ancient brain and arises when triggered. We cannot help but respond. We fight, we fly, we freak.
I recently attended a workshop with thriller writer, Michael Slade, on writing dark fiction. Slade recounted some of our deepest fears:
death
dismemberment, disfigurement & deformity
the dark
closed in spaces
crafted people, dummies & dolls
creatures & monsters
the Other
and most frightening, I think,
fear from within
Am I going insane? Sci-fi horror writer, HP Lovecraft delves into several of these fears in his stories, often combining them to create the ultimate fright.
In this post, Kristen Twardowski, provides insight into Lovecraft and his work.
Though Howard Phillips Lovecraft’s …
Source: Reading Lovecraft for Halloween: 4 Short Stories and Other Fiction
Kris Brock explains how to use an experience to craft a novel. When you’ve been there, there’s no faking it. The emotions are real.
Many writers are inspired by real events or people in their lives. This makes difficult situations a form of research. “This stinks, but maybe I can use it in a book!” I write romantic…
Source: What We (Really) Found