[a website for the Editor and Narrator of the Circo del Herrero series]
It is weird. Strange. Odd.
And good.
‘This unclassifiable miniature involving a man in a trailer in the woods trying to contact the Dark Lord is as funny and distinctive as it is near-plotless.’ [via]
[“BLA and GB Gabbler” (really just a pen name – singular) are the Editor and Narrator behind THE AUTOMATION, vol. 1 of the Circo del Herrero series. They are on facebook, twitter, tumblr, goodreads, and Vulcan’s shit list.]
Here’s our Valentines Day tweet:
And another:
An important link/opinion on the future of publishing:
Pathetic movie is pathetic:
This was just freakin’ hilarious:
On marginalia/Gabbler’s line of work:
A beautiful video series that gives nature god-like voices (that we should all listen to):
[“BLA and GB Gabbler” (really just a pen name – singular) are the Editor and Narrator behind THE AUTOMATION, vol. 1 of the Circo del Herrero series. They are on facebook, twitter, tumblr, goodreads, and Vulcan’s shit list.]
“I sometimes see the heartbreak right in people’s face that they’re not meeting Tyler Durden. It’s one reason I avoid meeting writers I like, when I’m so in love with their characters. I don’t want that character to be negated by the existence of the author. So much of what I do on tour is to mitigate the pain people feel when they realise their favourite character is just a fictional character.” – Chuck Palahniuk.
‘The process of creation followed by production was very important to Blake, bearing in mind that he created a concept, for which there had to be a balance between writing and illustrations. The entire work had to be his, as he envisioned a concept and not a mere book. His name on the frontispiece functioned as a signature, similar to a painter signing his work. He was printer and author, thus explicitly stating he was sole creator of this work. William Blake produced his books as a form of art, very luxurious pieces, they were not intended for the book market.’
As a nine year old, William Blake claimed he saw a “tree filled with angels”, moreover, he never outgrew or denounced these visions. His favourite artists were those unappreciated in their time, such as Michelangelo. So it is rather obvious that William Blake was not one likely to conform to the norm. William Blake was a true artistic rebel, commenting on contemporary society and placing himself deliberately outside of the literary scene. In the eighteenth century, most authors had very little control of their works as they were printed and sold. William Blake, however, decided to create his own illustrations and print his own works, as a result he kept full control.
The process of creation followed by production was very important to Blake, bearing in mind that he created a concept, for which there had to be a balance between writing and illustrations. The entire work had to be…
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We asked the Internet why J.K. Rowling didn’t self-publish her Robert Galbraith novel if she really wanted her pen name to stay a secret.
Gabbler wrote an essay over post-apocalyptic stories.
We shared some thoughts on Lev Grossman’s The Magicians series and Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson series.
Gabbler recommended a bunch of crap. Like Halloween Songs and this comedian.
We gave you a look at B.L.A.’s original manuscript for THE AUTOMATION preface.
Here is a reminder of some of our social media accounts.
