tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post6109428529049027014..comments2024-02-22T03:26:34.604+10:30Comments on Monster-Blood Tattoo: That Initial Story... or How Monster-Blood Tattoo came to be.D.M. Cornishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09452470049845132286noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-57078187052269554662009-03-26T08:00:00.000+10:302009-03-26T08:00:00.000+10:30Oh! Oh! I'm so very, very glad aout that serendipi...Oh! Oh! I'm so very, very glad aout that serendipitous drop! And PLEASE pass on my thanks to Ms. Dyan Blacklock; I owe her hourse of enjoyment. Well, you too sir, but really, that goes without saying =3<BR/><BR/>Facbook, eh? Hmm...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-65614671291222204842009-03-26T01:52:00.000+10:302009-03-26T01:52:00.000+10:30Mr. Cornish, did you get a Facebook? Either that o...Mr. Cornish, did you get a Facebook? Either that or I just became friends with someone who has the same name as you and has also written a book series called "Monster Blood Tattoo."noellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946715913747710088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-30783870523346060142009-03-25T15:35:00.000+10:302009-03-25T15:35:00.000+10:30Something MBT needs is random merchandise, like th...Something MBT needs is random merchandise, like those MBT playing cards that the lighters at Wormstool played with.portalshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14317746948225748655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-80767576464787558302009-03-25T15:26:00.000+10:302009-03-25T15:26:00.000+10:30Yes, it is inspiring. I am working on my own story...Yes, it is inspiring. I am working on my own story as well, though I know I will never be able to rival Master Cornish's literary perfection.<BR/>Oh well, it is helpful to have something so grand to aspire to.<BR/><BR/>Bullet-catching superstories... awesome!<BR/><BR/>Lumper- (n) One who lumps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-81510273083089524372009-03-25T08:58:00.000+10:302009-03-25T08:58:00.000+10:30I don't know if I'd ever be at catch-bullet stage ...I don't know if I'd ever be at catch-bullet stage but illustration for me is still a-cruisin'. I met an amateur author who wrote a parable for children and I'm his illustrator. First paid bit of work so I hope it will at least kick off my career. <BR/><BR/>I have a story of my own and most of my drawing is centered around it, but nothing will become of it until the long run has reached its end RottenPockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13653561998887261358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-40192233590760488152009-03-25T06:48:00.000+10:302009-03-25T06:48:00.000+10:30Monday:Maybe if we dropped our notebooks at exactl...Monday:<BR/>Maybe if we dropped our notebooks at exactly the same time and shone some gamma rays on them for good measure...nothing could stop our Superstory!!<BR/><BR/>Ovelfwe: a boiled egg on a string.noellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946715913747710088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-40642438684954742742009-03-25T01:56:00.000+10:302009-03-25T01:56:00.000+10:30notebook #23, you say? I'm halfway there, then. ma...notebook #23, you say? I'm halfway there, then. maybe noelle and I will bump into each other in our innocent wanderings in publisher's offices and accidentally drop our books at the same time, severely rearranging the harmony of the universe and fusing both stories-in-waiting into one overpowered Superstory that, I don't know, catches bullets or something...<BR/><BR/>Ailityag: a bit of compost inAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-58498161962562971222009-03-25T01:53:00.000+10:302009-03-25T01:53:00.000+10:30Your story has inspired me to pursue my own career...Your story has inspired me to pursue my own career in illustrating and book writing, plus it has doubly encouraged me as a Christian. Thanks heaps!Arty Belhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05954834016146358739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-45476979177320316412009-03-24T20:01:00.000+10:302009-03-24T20:01:00.000+10:30Teehee, that's a pretty cool way to get a book pub...Teehee, that's a pretty cool way to get a book published. Now I feel warm a fuzzy inside. <BR/><BR/>Frull: The supporting beam of a bogle house/nest.pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12197859143272912983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-4536084421408004752009-03-24T17:17:00.000+10:302009-03-24T17:17:00.000+10:30Great to hear this story again!Just checking back ...Great to hear this story again!<BR/>Just checking back through emails and found my first email to Mr Cornish in July 2006 - and talk of seeing MBT on the shelves of Borders in Brisbane City.<BR/>Some research found this story about this new up-and-coming author and I'll happily state reading MBT and hearing about how it came about helped spur me on to finish the first draft of my first story.<BR/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-75126555031876044972009-03-24T11:28:00.000+10:302009-03-24T11:28:00.000+10:30Logic states that ought to be the case there Matt....Logic states that ought to be the case there Matt.RottenPockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13653561998887261358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-38970971502592439082009-03-24T09:21:00.000+10:302009-03-24T09:21:00.000+10:30Fantastic story. Fantastic books.So if we kept you...Fantastic story. Fantastic books.<BR/><BR/>So if we kept you in a endless supply of notebooks that would mean endless stories of the Half-Continent right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-686534842181458842009-03-24T09:15:00.000+10:302009-03-24T09:15:00.000+10:30Well, that was a very fortuitous drop, since it ha...Well, that was a very fortuitous drop, since it has given us one of the finest works of fiction published.<BR/>Thankyou for writing Master Cornish, your work is a blessing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-61126407804696588352009-03-24T07:46:00.000+10:302009-03-24T07:46:00.000+10:30...and I thought you'd been bitten by a radioactiv......and I thought you'd been bitten by a radioactive wombat.<BR/><BR/>That's a wonderful story - one of those great literary anecdotes. I for one am excited about where those other 32 notebooks can take us.smudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01684987714751518060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-53045525060432274742009-03-24T06:34:00.000+10:302009-03-24T06:34:00.000+10:30I am so glad I asked that question. Can't say why....I am so glad I asked that question. <BR/><BR/>Can't say why. Just, glad.<BR/><BR/><B>Atesilda</B>:<BR/>An annoying and dangerous weed to come across. The atesilda plant will leave its sticky seeds on the trousers of annyone who trapes through its reach, and once the seeds begin to germinate <I>(immediately)</I> they emmit a scent so fine only to be smelt by monsters, and boy do they love the RottenPockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13653561998887261358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-49463885894394363612009-03-24T05:39:00.000+10:302009-03-24T05:39:00.000+10:30What a great story! Happenstance can lead down the...What a great story! Happenstance can lead down the most wonderful paths...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-64321882262829683852009-03-24T01:46:00.000+10:302009-03-24T01:46:00.000+10:30That's fantastic! I love the fact that it's all ba...That's fantastic! I love the fact that it's all based on notebooks full of background and characters. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if those (along with a good editor) have helped you stay focused in making this story so tightly woven and cohesive.<BR/><BR/>To Anna: You were probably much better at writing when you were younger because you had much more practice then. If you're still interested ZombieWranglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12232081668228112951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-69946704597483066712009-03-24T00:42:00.000+10:302009-03-24T00:42:00.000+10:30I so wish I could write stories. I was quite good ...I so wish I could write stories. I was quite good at it when I was younger but I´ve noticed that as I have grown older I´ve lost most of my imagination and my brain has turned to stone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-75221294648186956342009-03-23T21:21:00.000+10:302009-03-23T21:21:00.000+10:30Great! Now I know how to get my books published. *...Great! Now I know how to get my books published. *labels notebook 23 and goes to wander around various publisher's offices to "accidentally" drop notebook*<BR/><BR/>Colog: a fragrant alcohol that can be used either for drinking or for use as perfume.noellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946715913747710088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-49979771792622748852009-03-23T21:19:00.000+10:302009-03-23T21:19:00.000+10:30*sigh*This is still, aside from the novels themsel...<I>*sigh*</I><BR/>This is <I>still</I>, aside from the novels themselves, the best how-it-all-began story, <I>every</I>. It's got Happily Ever After written all over it.tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-48099143689381577462009-03-23T21:13:00.000+10:302009-03-23T21:13:00.000+10:30Thank you Master Cornish, that is a very good stor...Thank you Master Cornish, that is a very good story and Thanks Dyan Blacklock from all of us for her foresight.Klesitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552153862398063124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-24679263202043643902009-03-23T20:04:00.000+10:302009-03-23T20:04:00.000+10:30Awesome. Funny how amazing things happen unexpecte...Awesome. Funny how amazing things happen unexpectedly.<BR/>Sweet Child O' Mine, for instance...portalshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14317746948225748655noreply@blogger.com