Peregrine Arc: An Author's Scratchwork
I was interviewed recently by fellow blogger and author, R.J. Garcia. You can check out the interview here (I’m the 1/31/20 interview). I talk about my book, Memory Bound and give some thoughts on writing and the horror genre.
Be sure to check out Garcia’s blog and books page, and subscribe to hear more about her upcoming works. She keeps an ear out for authors looking to talk about their work as well, so if you’re interested check that out as well.
Thanks everyone and happy writing. ✏️
Ever since I saw the movie Crimson Peak, I’ve been enraptured by Gothic Romance and the director’s (Guillermo del Toro) creative process. I dove into researching del Toro’s inspirations for Crimson and came across several books that inspired him while writing the movie’s script over seven years.
One book that del Toro mentioned was Rebecca, by Daphne du Marier. I finished reading the novel recently and came away feeling very pensive and wondering about human behavior, much as I did after watching Crimson Peak. Both works are disturbing to say the least, but I’ve come to like this in art–with the caveat that there’s a higher purpose and reason for including the disturbing elements. Good art makes us think, it makes us reflect and really struggle with what we believe and why. Good art advises us to not just blindly accept society’s agendas it passes out to us, like ready made “soup of the day” menus.
Rather, good art is like a six course dinner of philosophy: you’re full of questions and wonder after you’re done, but you keep coming on back for more. Why? Because it’s your sustenance.
Keep on writing. ✏️
Before we begin, I stole the Word of the Year idea from Violet’s blog. so the credit is all hers. Let’s dive in.
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