Here is something of interest: Literary Tattoos. What would you have tattooed -- if you were going to get a literary tattoo? My favorite of the examples is "Harriet, the Spy" which is so nicely done.
Hmmph. I know I've failed in my attempt to get through all of my "in progress" nonfiction before getting back to fiction. "And so it goes..."
I have, however, finished one more in the nonfiction category: Alice Roosevelt Longworth: From White House Princess to Washington Power Broker by Stacy A. Cordery.
And several more fiction: The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick, Hand of Evil by J.A. Jance, and The Calling by Inger Ash Wolfe.
Reviews on these soon.
Now that is a fun question. And one I would have to consider a while. (I took three years deciding to get the tattoo I do have--a crescent moon on my right shoulder--even though I knew from the beginning what I would get when/if I did.) Thanks for the fun link!
ReplyDeleteI look forward to your Hugo Cabret discussion.
ReplyDeleteI could see Tolkien, Poe, Gaiman, or Stoker being inspirations for literary tattoos. Tolkien might be the easiest as I love the designs that Weta came up with already, so building around that with some design and some elven script would be pretty cool. 'mind the gap' has a some significance for me from Neverwhere..that is what Neil wrote in my signed copy. Lot of Poe quotes and stuff from Dracula.
This is probably one of the many reasons I have no tattoos. I would probably find too many ideas and end up covered with tats.
The Harriet tattoo is just beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWhen I got my tattoo, why didn't I think literary? Maybe someone will write a poem or a novel about a blue heart & then I'll be caught up.
Jena - I can imagine that it would take a long time to decide on a literary tattoo...so much from which to choose!
ReplyDeleteCarl - I've thought of several Tolkien quotes, including "the last homely house" that would be fun and the elvish runes are always lovely.
Love "mind the gap" as I have such personal memories of the London Underground. Much greater significance for you...
bybee - Isn't the Harriet tat great? So well done!
Alice Roosevelt was an amazing woman.
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