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THE ‘MONA LISA’… ARTFUL or POSSESSED? … THE NINE-TENTHS RULE
Is the ‘Mona Lisa’ beguiling or smiling? Alluring or obscuring? Devious or mischievous? Is she artful or possessed? In my fictional account of her life, ‘LISABETTA – a stolen glance’, she is all of the above. POSSESSION IS NINE-TENTHS OF … Continue reading
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SOMETIMES A PAINTING SPEAKS LOUDER THAN WORDS
I became a full-grown cynic at eight, yet strangely, the belated gift of a teddy bear proved enlightening. I was definitely no ordinary child.
But then, Virgil was no ordinary bear.
In a life beset with sharp spindles and a distinct lack of white magic, it dawned on me that growing up was a perilous journey of life-threatening surprises. My mother tried to teach me that it was best to welcome each one with the wisdom of my namesake, Marcus Aurelius.
The Emperor, Marcus Aurelius, c.78 B.C. was a philosopher warrior who declared that success can only be reached by accepting, wholeheartedly, every obstacle that comes your way. Sadly, his truth registered too late to save me. I forgot that one must have the courage and patience to recall one’s childlike innocence, and remember, as the best fairy tales impart, to bring one’s whole heart into play when fateful stars drop questions on your plate.
And so, I disappeared long before I ran away from home.
– Aurelia Marcus
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DISAPPEARANCES CAN BE REVEALING
TEENAGER AURELIA MARCUS DISAPPEARED LONG BEFORE SHE RAN AWAY FROM HOME – A GHOST STORY ABOUT A PAINTING that refuses to stay on the canvas. A troubled teenager’s life alters drastically when A FAULTY SLIDE PROJECTOR IN AN ART HISTORY … Continue reading
PROMOTING AGAINST THE STREAM… TRUTH AND CONSEQUENCES
Someone said, and I think it was me, that all’s fair in love and book promotion. If this was ever so, surely it must hold true during our current sensitive arena of self-quarantine where reading is being paraded out as … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fine Art, GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING, Historical Fantasy, Historical Fiction, literary fiction, Lost Paintings, paranormal romance, REINCARNATION, romance, Silent K Publishing, supernatural, time travel, TIME TRAVEL, V Knox, V. Knox author, VERMEER, VERMEER, Veronica Knox author, women's fiction
Tagged art history, fantasy, ghosts, historical fantasy, historical fiction, History, literary fiction, love story, paranormal romance, reincarnation, Silent K Publishing, THE CRAFT OF WRITING, time travel, time travel fiction, V. Knox author, veronica knox artist, Veronica Knox author, women's fiction
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HOME ALONE 19
This is me… this is you… this is all of us. This is THE BIG SELFIE! Self-isolating on a global scale has changed the dynamic of home-sweet-home. It’s solitary confinement for some, group quarantine for others, but whether you‘re home … Continue reading
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Tagged 'DISAPP'EARRING TWICE', 'Disapp'earring Twice' the novel, 'Disapp'earring Twice' V Knox, 'The Girl With a Pearl Earring', 'The Goldfinch', 'WIND IN THE WILLOWS', art history, Carel Fabritius, DELFT, fantasy, FELIX CLOCK, Fine Art, ghosts, historical fantasy, historical fiction, literary fiction, love story, paranormal romance, reincarnation, Silent K Publishing, time travel fiction, time-slip adventure, TNTAGEL CASTLE- CORNWALL, V. Knox author, VERMEER, veronica knox artist, Veronica Knox author, Winnie the Pooh, women's fiction
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LEONARDO’S CAT
Leonardo da Vinci was big on alchemy – the science of his day, especially, the magic of mathematical proportions when it came to drawing the perfect human body. His famous spread-eagle illustration ‘The Vitruvian … Continue reading
Posted in Adoration, ANCIENT EGYPT, art history, Bede Hall, Books, Egyptology, fantasy, Fine Art, ghosts, GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING, HADRIAN'S WALL, Historical Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Italian renaissance, Leonardo da Vinci, literary fiction, Lost Paintings, magical realism, middle-grade time-slip adventure, mythology, paranormal romance, REINCARNATION, romance, Sandro Botticelli, Silent K Publishing, supernatural, THE BEDE SERIES - V KNOX, THE VITRUVIAN MAN, time travel, TIME TRAVEL, Twinter the novel, V Knox, V. Knox author, VERMEER, VERMEER, Veronica Knox author, women's fiction
Tagged Adoration the novel, Ancient Egyptian history, art history, DISAPPEARRING TWICE - a novel by V KNOX, ghosts, historical fiction, Leonardo da Vinci, literary fiction, love story, middle-grade time-slip adventure, Northumberland, paranormal romance, reincarnation, Sandro Botticelli, the BEDE SERIES by V KNOX, time travel, time-slip adventure, Twinter the novel, V. Knox author, veronica knox artist, Veronica Knox author, women's fiction, YOUNG ADULT TIME-SLIP ADVENTURE
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CHARACTERS DYING TO TELL THEIR TALES
Presenting three of my artful characters dying to speak: LISABETTA BUTI (the ‘Mona Lisa’ and Leonardo da Vinci’s kid sister), SANDRO BOTTICELLI (fifteenth-century master painter), and FINN CLEARY (a child victim onboard Titanic) When the red leaves fall, the October … Continue reading
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Tagged 'The UNTHINKABLE SHOES' the novel, Adoration the novel, art history, fantasy, ghosts, historical fantasy, historical fiction, Italian renaissance, Leonardo da Vinci, Lisabetta Buti, literary fiction, lost paintings, love story, Mona Lisa, paranormal romance, reincarnation, time travel, time travel fiction, time-slip adventure, Titanic, Titanic inspired fiction, V. Knox author, veronica knox artist, Veronica Knox author
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IT’S FELIX TIME
WHAT BETTER WAY TO MEASURE TIME TRAVEL IS THERE THAN BY CONSULTING A MUSE WHO IS AN ANIMATED (read imbued with life) CLOCK A muse is invisible – a voice in one’s head with more knowledge than one … Continue reading
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