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Clarissa Pattern I have always liked Shakespearean theatre and wanted to write a work within that setting. Over time scenes started to appear in my mind, and I became …moreI have always liked Shakespearean theatre and wanted to write a work within that setting. Over time scenes started to appear in my mind, and I became intrigued by how someone became an actor in that time period. However, I am definitely more a character driven writer than a plot one, so 'Airy Nothing' only started to truly take shape once John, and all the issues he faced, came alive for me.(less)
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Equinox by Briar Ripley Page
Equinox
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An exploration of sibling rivalry set against a backdrop of small town isolation and witchcraft. Within this short story the narratives of both sisters are presented, which provides a twisting interrogation of truth and perception.
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Equinox by Briar Ripley Page
"A witchy and compelling literary character sketch, a stereoscopic snapshot of two sisters’ troubled relationship with their father and each other."
John of John by Douglas   Stuart
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The Two Wills: A Novel
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This is a special book.
Although the story is told mostly chronologically, with a few stories flashing us back to previous generations' experiences, the conventions of narrative are visually challenged. Every paragraph is separated and numbered; sect
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John of John by Douglas   Stuart
"The Scottish Brogue of the narrator added a lot to the listening experience. He could pronounce the Gaelic and it somehow made the material grittier.
This was a bleak book but amazingly written. Son goes to art college but returns after not finding a" Read more of this review »
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“If you want to be something, be it, do not fret over what others are thinking”
― Clarissa Pattern, Airy Nothing

“If you tell me you want me to believe something, I'll believe it.”
― Clarissa Pattern, Airy Nothing

“Who is to say what does and doesn't exist in this big beautiful world?”
― Clarissa Pattern, Airy Nothing

“Dreams are the touchstones of our characters.”
― Henry David Thoreau

“Seeing your own name on the book cover is like hearing your book saying, "Hi. Thanks for writing me!”
― Alvi Syahrin

“To understand the world at all, sometimes you could only focus on a tiny bit of it, look very hard at what was close to hand and make it stand in for the whole;”
― Donna Tartt, The Goldfinch

“Sometimes it's about playing a poor hand well.”
― Donna Tartt, The Goldfinch

“Love in action is a harsh and dreadful thing compared to love in dreams.”
― Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
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