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Ian Gough

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Born

London, The United Kingdom

Twitter

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Genre

Fantasy, Horror, Humor and Comedy

Influences

Terry Pratchett / Stephen King

Member Since

October 2018

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Here, we come across the natural habitat of a rarely seen creature. A darkened room, cave-like in appearance. Random scrawls and hieroglyphs of an indecipherable nature adorn the wall. They are meaningless to all but their originator.

It isn’t long before the creature itself appears. Hunched over a keyboard, it mumbles random, incoherent ideas of fancy which often lead to giggles of joy. The creature is so caught up in its thoughts that it ignores our presence, allowing us the chance to record such rarity.

Note the light dusting of stubble upon its chin and the rectangular glasses. If we pay close attention, we can see patches of weathered skin and deep purple circles under each eye, brought on by a lack of sunlight, and exacerbated by a stri ...more

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Average rating: 4.03 · 66 ratings · 11 reviews · 6 distinct works

	The Second Corona Book of Horror Stories by Lewis Williams (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Phillip Drake, Tina Grehm (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 50 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lotan the Librarian (Core Lands Tales #1) 3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ballad of Hubert Wells 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vladimir Scond Private Investigator: and his assistant Flotsan (A Core Lands Tale Book Two) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tricks or Treats: Chilling short horror story collection it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Little Voices it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Ian Gough answered Goodreads's question: How do you get inspired to write? I would say I've always wanted to write but I never made the time, especially as I was a bit of a workaholic. Once my job came to an end, I was at a bit of a loss and started filling in the time by writing. As is often the case a movie title inspired See Full Answer
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Ian Gough answered Goodreads's question: Where did you get the idea for your most recent book? I've been writing short stories for a while now, and I wanted to share some of my favorites in Little Voices. It’s not unusual when I write for my characters to guide the direction of the story by taking on voices of their own. By that I mean, I writ See Full Answer
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An excellent introduction to the world of The Witcher told through a combination of shorter interlinked stories. As an avid watcher of The Witcher series (and player of the games) reading the true origins of the character through these tales has been ...more
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