Comments on: Inspiration Comes from the Darkest Places

By: Sarah Gignac

Sarah Gignac — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:00:05 +0000

Thanks for your comments everyone! I’m glad to see that I wasn’t alone in this…let’s call it a healthy distraction, shall we?

By: David A. Bedford

David A. Bedford — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:23:33 +0000

I really appreciate your humor and candor. My being a writer can also be attributed in large part to my Mum, who read us British novels, Greek mythology, Bible, and all kinds of other things when we lived in far south Argentina where TV had not arrived yet. Later, in my teen years, she introduced me to Thomas B. Costain and V.S. Naipaul, to say nothing of Agatha Christie and other mystery writers. She always had a good eye for a well told story, and still does, for that matter. If anyone chances to read my new release (see it on my website), I would be delighted to know whether you think I have lived up to my heritage.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:19:46 +0000

Sarah, your early-years’ reading list, and progression, is VERY similar to mine. Started out with Sweet Valley High and the Babysitter’s Club, and then I totally read those Lurlene McDaniel books, and some other romance ones . . . Sweet Dreams or something like that was the name of the series? Anyway, after that was Stephen King and Dean Koontz for me. I still love Stephen King novels, despite my literariness and English degree now. Your post was a trip down memory lane for me – thanks!!

By: caroline

caroline — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:54:35 +0000

That was awesome. And you are not alone. The writing thing never called to me (as you will probably figure out by this comment…), but I too was obsessed with death and dismemberment as a kid. I specifically remember enjoying stories about cannibalism and such in a collection of short stories that the Seattle school system later tried to ban… wish I could remember the title! Then of course, there were stories like Bunnicula and later, Lois Duncan, VC Andrews, some Twilight series that was pretty freaky…. Yeah, those were fun times!!

By: Angie

Angie — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:12:14 +0000

Sweet article. I look forward to reading more from this budding writer.

By: Jocelynn

Jocelynn — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:10:43 +0000

I remember that time of my life as well….death was an interesting, fortunately completely foreign thing. I read books about all sorts of supernatural, weird, life after death, twisted reality worlds (and Piers Anthony!). I think the genre is out there for ‘grown-ups’ as well – anyone read Stephen or Dean Coontz, or Michael Crichton – books that look like reality but with a twist. Maybe the escape from reality makes it a bit easier to look around and realize that things in reality aren’t that bad.

By: Michele Kennedy

Michele Kennedy — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:37:04 +0000

That was a pretty scary time. I worried so much about what impact these books had on you, dragging you down into a dark and twisted reality you were too young to gaze upon. If you knew how many times I wanted to “forbid” you to stop reading them … but knew that would be wrong. I am glad I resisted, look at you now! You are so awesome …. don’t stop!

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:18:31 +0000

As youngsters, I think we are all lured into strange reading content at some point. Mine was Piers Anthony. I remember two things about his fantasy novels: puns and sex. The latter seems really out of place now–like a Pixar movie with an R rating.

By: David

David — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:14:55 +0000

So where are the books from those early years? Will we see extracts!?