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October 31, 2014
Happy Halloween
So what are you up to this fine Halloween? On previous nights we have had green mash, sausages and beans for dinner, followed by mud pie and jelly worms. Even the dog joined in by drinking 'blood' - coloured water. Tonight is a quiet one, but we will be indulging in pumpkin beer and dark cider as well as some spooky chocs.
Have a good one and stay safe!
October 19, 2014
More research...
More St George and the Dragon...
Pre-Raphaelite
This work is part of a set of four drawings attributed to Rosa Corder after stained glass windows by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1861-62).
Pre-Raphaelite
This work is part of a set of four drawings attributed to Rosa Corder after stained glass windows by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1861-62).
October 16, 2014
What sends shivers up YOUR spine?
Salem's Lot did it for me. This particular scene is the stuff of nightmares - well, it was back then. I wasn't a writer in those days, but I can see where the paranormal ideas now stem from.
October 15, 2014
Research
When writing about dragons, you'd think there'd be little to research, but I'm finding myself looking at so many things. I found out that St George's sword was called Ascalon and that he was around about 800 years ago - depending on which source you look at! Did you know? - 'Traditionally, the sword with which St. George slew the dragon was called Ascalon, a name recalling the city of Ashkelon, Israel. From this tradition, the name Ascalon was used by Winston Churchill for his personal aircraft during World War II, since St. George is the Patron Saint of England.'
This is one of my favourite paintings by Edward Burne-Jones
One of the seven studies for the painting
Edward Burne-Jones, ‘The Legend of St George and the Dragon, VI: St George Kills the Dragon’, 1866
This is one of my favourite paintings by Edward Burne-Jones
One of the seven studies for the painting
Edward Burne-Jones, ‘The Legend of St George and the Dragon, VI: St George Kills the Dragon’, 1866
October 9, 2014
September 29, 2014
The story so far...
The Iron City has reached over 43,000 words so I'm well into the story now. It's a lot different from Marvin's Curse in so many ways and new challenges arise every day when I'm thinking or writing. This is the first time I've had to orchestrate a real on-the-lips kiss which might seem strange, but it does require careful planning to get it right. Books and films are so useful for this.
I also have a vile character who I think I actually dislike to the extreme. Some of the things he does in the story have had me on the brink of tears. Yet, I invented him and make him do these things. That's the joy of writing.
I'm writing about a betrayal at this point in the story and doing it in such a way that the reader sees both sides of it. It feels exciting to write like that and I hope it enhances the reading experience.
I also have a vile character who I think I actually dislike to the extreme. Some of the things he does in the story have had me on the brink of tears. Yet, I invented him and make him do these things. That's the joy of writing.
I'm writing about a betrayal at this point in the story and doing it in such a way that the reader sees both sides of it. It feels exciting to write like that and I hope it enhances the reading experience.
