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Hehe, talking of the Lambton Worm, Bluehorses recorded a 'little-known Welsh version' of it a few years ago, called The Abertridwr Wyrm. Really funny, but basically the same story. Goes down a storm at gigs when everyone's had a few too many beers!
If you put "the Lambton Worm" into a google search and click on the first website (Northumberland.gov.uk), you can not only download the story but also listen to the song!
Oohh Jenny, you little spy you. I'm sure you are right. I was suspicious early on but like to give people the benefit of the doubt as we are all a load of weirdos really, but it's not fair to waste our time on someone who isn't playing nicely. I'm taking my balls home! Not easy when I'm a woman.
as some of you may realise, lee loves trying to find out about lots of things, he has written a book called The Deadly Fight and his handicapped workshop published it for him,on a small runof course. He loves writting and is extremely serious about what he does and his talking to you all.
Sylvia, you have hit the proverbial nail on the head. But why do it? That I don't understand. What pleasure could it give him, just winding us up? How mean, teasing us by making us wrack our brains for inspiration to help him complete inane stories about bloodsucking vampiric pythons and flesh ripping sexy werewolves. Hey, hang on that's given me an idea.......
Dear jenny sorry for messing you about and other writers, I am starting to write new stories, anyone with ideas on my new topic would be great. thanks.lee
A great description of dragons occurs in a Terry Pratchtt book where Lady Vimes keeps them as pets and has a notice " Do not feed coal to the dragons, it makes them over heat"
Isn't it the job of the writer writing the said work to use their imagination to develop their own creatures, to make them new and fresh and not pick the ideas from other writers? Do the research. You obviously have the Internet, so use it. Then use and integrate the things you learn into your own thoughts and images. If you don't know what your characters are like you won't be able to write them effectively.
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Now, give me a big, cuddly, wuggly bear to grab onto and wrestle with and .... ooops, I'm rambling.
http://www.mythicalrealm.com/ (great info on various creatures)
http://www.monstrous.com (same as above)
http://seventhsanctum.com/
http://www.nine.frenchboys.net/index.php
The last two are great for names of characters and places.