So for authors, it helps to improve access to one's inner creep. Roald Dahl is another example of that in some of his short stories, I think.
Eric Scoles wrote: > > Oh, but it's creepier than just Kipling. In the same radio piece, he > was said to have had the original inspiration in relation to the fact > that his young son liked to ride his tricycle in a graveyard.... > > > On 2009-01-27, *Dana Paxson* <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > So this is how authors get ideas. From here, one could easily get > to: "It's about a girl raised by zombies after they eat her > parents, and then she meets Bruce Campbell..." > > Eew. > > > Eric Scoles wrote: >> >> On the radio this morning, he said it was partly inspired by The >> Jungle Book. Instead of being raised by wolves, the child is >> raised by ghosts. >> >> I can't help but wonder if this has anything to do with being >> Neil Gaiman being raised by Scientologists.... >> >> >> On 2009-01-26, *Alicia Henn* <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> >> Neil Gaiman won the 2009 Newbery Medal for his new kids' >> chapter book >> (which is also a bestseller right now), The Graveyard Book. >> Its about >> a boy raised by ghosts after his parents are killed. I may >> have to >> find a copy next time I'm at B and N, probably the next >> R-spec meeting. >> >> Alicia >> >> >> >> >> -- >> eric scoles ([email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>) >> > > > > > > -- > eric scoles ([email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>) > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R-SPEC: The Rochester Speculative Literature Association" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/r-spec?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
