Coffee Break No. 11 – John Connolly and The Seed of a Story

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If you like your fiction dark and a little fantastic, give this a try.

Responding to a comment here on the blog this morning (Thanks to Sarah Wedgbrow over at Folding Fields for jogging my memory), I was reminded of John Connolly‘s novel The Black Angel, the novel I was reading when I decided to write in earnest.

Connolly’s story was dark and contained supernatural elements. The thing I remember most, though, was the somber tone of the work.

I was delighted to find this bit on the Sedlec Ossuary and his inspiration behind the novel. I don’t know about you, but I love hearing authors talk about their story ideas.

Just be sure to shield your cup so you don’t get any bone dust in your drink.

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