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"It was a song of aching hearts, of tears, of wistful longings and distant, idyllic memories, and it..."

“It was a song of aching hearts, of tears, of wistful longings and distant, idyllic memories, and it pulsated out, undulating against those white walls, echoing sadly in the desolate, lonely emptiness of the cathedral’s great hall.”

- Music and pain at the heart of the island in Lilith’s Tears - Read More..

Another nice and gothic image. Paintings of skeletons, probably...

Another nice and gothic image. Paintings of skeletons, probably paintings older than this one from the medieval period were a big inspiration for Lilith’s Tears as well. The macabre, those stained glass windows and paintings of dancing, merry skeletons - life amongst death are very evocative. I wanted the novel to have a similar feel, dark, macabre, gothic but vivid - stark and unreal. The skeleton motif is on the cover because Torn towers over everything.

them-witches:Lilith by John Maler CollierObviously (the...

them-witches:

Lilith by John Maler Collier

Obviously (the title probably gives it away…) the Lilith mythology was a big inspiration for Lilith’s Tears, and effectively forms the entire history of the novel, and the back story of the island. The Lilith story and the mythology surrounding her is very very interesting and quite dark - it certainly fit the Gothic nature of my novel, but its worth looking into anyway, highly intriguing.

my impossible girlI really do love these two - brilliant...

my impossible girl

I really do love these two - brilliant Doctor/Companion relationship - probably my favourite since David Tennant/Billie Piper.

"Being a good writer is 3% talent and 97% not being distracted by the internet."

“Being a good writer is 3% talent and 97% not being distracted by the internet.”

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(via worldinink)

— the writer reblogs, being distracted by the internet

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Being a good anything is 3% talent and 97% not being distracted by the internet..

"Imagination rules the world."

“Imagination rules the world.”

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Napoleon Bonaparte.

I have this engraved on the back of my iPad!! One of my favourite quotes of all time, and very true.

Lacrimosa’s soliloquy regarding his old home. The book...

Lacrimosa’s soliloquy regarding his old home. The book mixes drama and dramatic elements such as soliloquies and stage directions with traditional prose.

From My Second Novel, The Travelling Circus of Lacrimosa - Read More …

In my opinion, one of the best things humanity has captured on...

In my opinion, one of the best things humanity has captured on video. Done in 1979 by Voyager 1 as it approached Jupiter.

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