Books that Influenced Cobbogoth

I've read a lot of great books over my life, and many of them helped to shape Cobbogoth into the story it has ultimately become. Here are just a few.

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Fantasy World Building

My fourth grade teacher read this book aloud in class when I was a kid. That reading is responsible for the first little seeds of Cobbogoth being planted in my imagination.

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The Da Vinci Code was such a fascinating book to me, because Dan Brown dared to write about real issues/myths surrounding the Catholic church. The book's symbolism and puzzle unraveling definitely left it's stamp on me as a writer. After I'd finished reading the book, I couldn't stop thinking about it. It made me want to have the same affect on my readers.

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Wrinkle In Time

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Madeleine L'Engle is another one of those front runners for YA fantasy adventure. This book and her story gave me the courage to write Cobbogoth--something completely different than anything I'd ever read before--and then to believe in it enough to see it published for others to enjoy.

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Poesy Rings

Lord Of The Rings Movie

Minas Tirith

Kings Movie

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The Return Of The King

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Into The West

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My husband and I watch this trilogy anually, and the story has greatly influenced my writing, in that it always inspires me to write something worthwhile--something that speaks to the human soul and their desire to see good prevail. It was actually after I'd seen "The Two Towers" for the first time, that I came home and started my first serious brain storming of Cobbogoth. I love these stories, and I love the way Peter Jackson did them justice on film.

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Illustration Art Nouveau

Atticus Finch

Alice In Wonderland Book

John Tenniel

Go Ask Alice

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Alice In Wonderland Birthday

Wonderland Quotes

Alice's Adventures In Wonderland

Aside from this being a truly magnificent story, the fact that Lewis Carroll was dyslexic has always been an inspiration for me. It showed me that my own dyslexia was an invalid excuse for not making my dreams of becoming a published author a reality.

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Chronicles Of Narnia Books

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The Chronicles Of Narnia

I didn't read this series until I was a college student, but these books really resonated with me. I'd seen "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" as a kid--you know, the really old, old version--but reading them in C.S. Lewis's narration was an infinitely better experience. It really changed my perspective on children's books. It taught me that the language in my writing doesn't have to be super sophisticated for the images to be vivid and layered with meaning for all ages. Often time, my favorite books are a fantastic story told using simple language--which is probably why I like reading childrens/YA more than most books. :)

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The Golden Compass Book

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I don't think I could properly call myself a YA fantasy author without admitting I've been influenced by the Harry Potter series. J.K. Rowling is one of the most detailed world builders I've ever come across. She also paved the way for YA/Children's fantasy and literature in general. The fact is, though, that this was the only "series" I ever read as a kid, and I think that when you read a book as a child it influences you in a way that it couldn't have, had you been an adult when you first encountered it. The Harry Potter series, gave me permission to use my imagination and dream as a kid. But as an adult, the books gave me permission to break down the walls I'd built up over the years to protect my child-like imagination, so that I could finally write Cobbogoth.

This book and movie were a huge hit for me (I actually liked the movie version better than the book--don't tell Neil Gaiman that, though) But the story was so magical and creative and the idea of a star being a human being in a fantasy world was just so cool. As far as how this story influenced Cobbogoth, I can't say specifically, except for that every time I watch the movie, I feel rejuvinated to write again--it recharges me.

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Scarlet Book

Sherlock Holmes Book

A Study In Scarlet

Elementary My Dear Watson

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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Arthur Conan

Sherlock Holmes was the first series I was ever introduced to as a kid. My dad bought the cassett tapes for me as a kid and I remember listening to them over and over. The way Sherlock Holmes was always able to use science and logic to explain the mystical was so cool to me, and somehow made me feel safer as a kid. As far as the stories' influence on Cobbogoth, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle made me want to be a writer--a really good writer.

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This book is fantastic, and it inspired me to write Cobbogoth, by being the first book I ever read by myself. The Witch of Blackbird Pond was also the book that introduced me to the way a book can act as a portal that can transport you into another time and place, and even transform you into a different character. I was Kit Tyler when I read this book. I felt what she felt and saw what she saw, and I'd never experienced that on my own before. It was magical, and I was convinced of the power of stories from then on.

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This is another book I didn't read until I was an adult. I'd seen the Disney movie before, but reading the book is quite a different experience--particularly reading it with a child. I love the magic and delightfulness in this book. J.M. Barrie's language and sense of humor, as well as his insight into a child's mind really inspired me to identify and hone my own "essence" and unique perspective of the world for Cobbogoth.

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To seventeen-year-old Norah Lukens, the Cobbogothians were just a myth. But after her archeologist uncle’s brutal murder, she begins a journey to discover the truth for herself. If she hopes to save others from suffering the same fate he did–including the peculiarly magnetic James Riley–she must head to Iceland in order to find out the truth once and for all. If she succeeds, she’ll gain the one thing she’s always longed for. But if she fails, not even the gods can help her.

Other than being one of my most favorite books of all time, every time I read this book it makes me want to be a better writer. I think the key to being a better writer, is to always be reading things that make you want to improve your craft. This story is great for so many reasons, but for one thing, it is written with such a beautiful, consistent tone, and every word seems to have been placed in the story for a very thoughtful reason. I love books like that, because they make me feel like my time and energy as a reader is important to the author, and therefore, they aren't going to waste it by needlessly "waxing eloquent." Fairy Tale Romance, New Books To Read, Tbr Pile, Middle Grade Books, National Book Award, What Book, Online Library, To Be Read, Book Shelves

Other than being one of my most favorite books of all time, every time I read this book it makes me want to be a better writer. I think the key to being a better writer, is to always be reading things that make you want to improve your craft. This story is great for so many reasons, but for one thing, it is written with such a beautiful, consistent tone, and every word seems to have been placed in the story for a very thoughtful reason. I love books like that, because they make me feel like my time and energy as a reader is important to the author, and therefore, they aren't going to waste it by needlessly "waxing eloquent."

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