Playing with text

When I wrote Fantastic L.A, I played a lot with the characters and all the objects used to solve the riddle. For example, crosswords. While thinking about them, I did some research and discovered the origin of the first crosswords. On the original document, definitions and a grid. In the center the word : fun (joy in French).

With the definitions of the original document that you will find at the end of my post, I wrote this short poem :

What we all should be ?

A daydream, a pigeon, a part of the ship

What artists learn to do ?

Opposed to less, exchanging the plurial of this

Link : article about Arthur Wynne.

Signing meeting september 3rd

Couverture de livre

Dear readers,

Following the publication of my book “Fantastic L.A.” I am pleased to invite you to a signing meeting on Saturday September 3rd.

This event will take place at the bookshop Le Presse Papier in Thuir.

At this time, we will discuss together and I will answer your questions from 9am to 12pm.

See you soon !

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Thank you all.

Pictures from this event :

Photo d'une lectrice

Photo d'une lectrice

Photo d'un lecteur.

Photo de d'une lectrice et d'un lecteur.

Characters creation

During the writing process of Fantastic L.A, I drew sometimes elements of the story. To create the fictional character of Hortensia Tercero, I was inspired by the first women’s fencing competitions. The action takes place in the 19th century. Hortensia decides to take a stage coach, firmly deciding to go to the place.

Paris. International women’s fencing competition, fencing foil, epee, sabre. May 29, 1880.

Internet link :

Press article (histoire et civilisations magazine).

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