What happened to all the books, poems, stories, essays, songs etc. you never quite got around to writing?
Writers, artists, musicians, indeed all creative people, are perhaps motivated by a nightmare unique to the creative vocations ... this short story explores some of their anxieties and fears in an entertaining way. First published in Baachor Magazine (Los Angeles, USA) in the late 1990s, this overhauled version of The Phantom Library remains true to the original version with its magical realist/fantastic narrative style and haunting imagery. [Copyright Ian Irvine (Hobson) 1998-2013 all rights reserved.]
'Sometimes the best motivation for writers to complete outstanding book projects is an encounter with the "phantom library" ' See LINK below to the Scribd site where the story is stored.
I found the story had an intriguing concept that would fit Friday the 13th. I can't say that I liked the story though. Perhaps it is just me. I assume the article has received critical acclaim. It may be an Australian spelling, but Americans use the word "aisle" rather than "isle."
Deemed One of the Top 10 indie Fantasy releases of 2010 by Fantasy Book Critic, and listed in the first ever Publishers Weekly Indie Select issue, the original 235k word epic title was written in longhand in a Texas prison cell by M. R. Mathias.
Now in its second edition, To Build a Tunnel is the first book of the trilogy, The Chronicles of Henry Roach-Dairier. This fantasy will be enjoyed by youth ages 10 or 11 and up, as well as adults. Younger readers enjoy the adventure. Adults see the a
Olive the Green Dream Train invites Danielle and Nina to come with her to plant special trees that can heal the atmosphere better than other trees can. A mysterious angel guides them, and the Dark Phantom tries to mess everything up again.
