The Serpent's Promise
After more than a week of feasting on the Carols of Cthulhu, the Izzie is getting all nostalgic for November 2009. That was the first time being introduced to such interesting creatures of the deep
The inner muse has been busy whispering inspirations and a peek in today's paper has confirmed certain suspicions about what could be an auspicious path to follow for interesting ideas and plot points
It seems that Hollywood is getting bored of zombies and a whole bunch of Christian fundamentalists are using their market power to tempt the Hollywood moguls with promises of block buster box office sales to the faithful and the ka ching of cash registers. Noah and Mary are among the Biblical celebrities on offer so far.
And of course, unlike those Tolkien Goblins, J K Rowling and other pesky pen pushers, there's no royalties to be paid on snatching Bible stories. And as Cecil B DeMille so wisely observed - why waste 2,000 years of free publicity?
Combined with a very nasty note from the local library to return an overdue book, it is just the inspiration the Izzie needs for next year's novel writing binge
Went to renew two books online but only one went through which usually means that some one else has requested the other one
The theme of the book is the science behind the Bible. While it is interesting it is also disappointing, having been led to believe it would be one big long narrative and not just a collection of themes along the lines of those books that look at the science behind the Harry Potter series or Philip Pullman's "Dark Materials" series
But there is one thing about this book that's got the Izzie's heart all aflutter. It's not just the big fat red juicy apple on the cover and the emerald green slithering creature wrapped around it.
Whatever anyone says about judging a book by its cover, got this one from the library based not on the cover but the title alone. Of course it did help that the writer made an appearance on Radio National's "Late Night Live"
In fact I liked it so much that I'm going to steal, snatch and grab the title for next year's November novel adventure
Did some binge reading today and found all sorts of interesting snippets about dietary restrictions and leprosy. There's tons of stuff about DNA but since this darkest of tomes must be returned tomorrow will make do with the chapter on the science behind some of the strange visions and apparitions in the Holy Book - especially that wonderful Apocalypse stuff
Will have to go back for a second bite sometime later in the year. But January and February will be spent on readings for an online course on science fiction and fantasy and another on European Mysticism
That's enough dark arts to keep a serpent very busy. Got a few months to ponder on what sort of promises could provide lots of plot points for some crazy creepy strange stories
But you know the world is going to hell in a hand basket when the local shopping centre has a stall selling not just corny Hello Kitty stuffed toys but a gorgeous green Cthulhu with a toadstool hat. Resisted temptation so far. The legions of teddy bears would not approve
Must be slinking back to the serpent sack. Got some musty old dark grimoires to dust off in search of inspiration for the new year
The inner muse has been busy whispering inspirations and a peek in today's paper has confirmed certain suspicions about what could be an auspicious path to follow for interesting ideas and plot points
It seems that Hollywood is getting bored of zombies and a whole bunch of Christian fundamentalists are using their market power to tempt the Hollywood moguls with promises of block buster box office sales to the faithful and the ka ching of cash registers. Noah and Mary are among the Biblical celebrities on offer so far.
And of course, unlike those Tolkien Goblins, J K Rowling and other pesky pen pushers, there's no royalties to be paid on snatching Bible stories. And as Cecil B DeMille so wisely observed - why waste 2,000 years of free publicity?
Combined with a very nasty note from the local library to return an overdue book, it is just the inspiration the Izzie needs for next year's novel writing binge
Went to renew two books online but only one went through which usually means that some one else has requested the other one
The theme of the book is the science behind the Bible. While it is interesting it is also disappointing, having been led to believe it would be one big long narrative and not just a collection of themes along the lines of those books that look at the science behind the Harry Potter series or Philip Pullman's "Dark Materials" series
But there is one thing about this book that's got the Izzie's heart all aflutter. It's not just the big fat red juicy apple on the cover and the emerald green slithering creature wrapped around it.
Whatever anyone says about judging a book by its cover, got this one from the library based not on the cover but the title alone. Of course it did help that the writer made an appearance on Radio National's "Late Night Live"
In fact I liked it so much that I'm going to steal, snatch and grab the title for next year's November novel adventure
Did some binge reading today and found all sorts of interesting snippets about dietary restrictions and leprosy. There's tons of stuff about DNA but since this darkest of tomes must be returned tomorrow will make do with the chapter on the science behind some of the strange visions and apparitions in the Holy Book - especially that wonderful Apocalypse stuff
Will have to go back for a second bite sometime later in the year. But January and February will be spent on readings for an online course on science fiction and fantasy and another on European Mysticism
That's enough dark arts to keep a serpent very busy. Got a few months to ponder on what sort of promises could provide lots of plot points for some crazy creepy strange stories
But you know the world is going to hell in a hand basket when the local shopping centre has a stall selling not just corny Hello Kitty stuffed toys but a gorgeous green Cthulhu with a toadstool hat. Resisted temptation so far. The legions of teddy bears would not approve
Must be slinking back to the serpent sack. Got some musty old dark grimoires to dust off in search of inspiration for the new year