The Essex Lowdown, 19/01/2015
Read the Essex Lowdown article HERE.
"The Book Of Thoth by Carya Gish is stylish and moody, chilling and seductive."
Johnny Navarro, writer and musician - Devilish Presley/Crowstone
Johnny Navarro, writer and musician - Devilish Presley/Crowstone
Arcane Publishing and Matt ArtPix in The Echo, October 8th 2014, for The Southend Book and Arts Fair
I Am a Muse reviewed in V&OAK magazine, issue 2, May 2014.
I Am a Muse in Level 4 magazine
I Am a Muse was previewed in the News pages of issue 14 of Level 4 magazine, the free magazine for culture vultures (Southend and surroundings).
I Am a Muse previewed on French music website La Magicbox
There was a small feature about I Am a Muse in French music magazine La Magicbox.
I have written countless articles for them between 2000 and 2009, and I have just picked up my pen (keyboard) again to do a few CD reviews and live reports for them.
I have written countless articles for them between 2000 and 2009, and I have just picked up my pen (keyboard) again to do a few CD reviews and live reports for them.
I Am a Muse in the yellow advertiser (local newspaper) 30/05/2013
Thanks to Paul Giles for the article! You can read the full article HERE (on page 5).
I Am a Muse in the echo 31/05/2013
Thank you to Hannah Marsh for the article!
I Am a Muse review in level 4 magazine
There was a review of I Am a Muse in the special edition put together by Level 4 for the arts and music festival Village Green. Arcane Publishing also had an ad on the opposite page! Perfect!
"‘I Am a Muse’ by Carya Gish is an intriguing story. Thoughtful and questioning. Certainly not a day to day read for light entertainment. But that comment is not intended as negative criticism. Its audience would enjoy a philosophical and provoking novel, telling the tale of two very different women and how their lives intertwine.
Ms Gish writes well, not only in her poetic language but also with her control over the English language. It may sound petty, but so many self-published authors cannot string a sentence together. But Ms Gish goes beyond that, her novel was a pleasure to read.
I look forward to her next novel."
Glyn Pope (Founder and Organiser of St. Clementin Literary Festival, France.)
Glyn Pope's work
St Clementin literary festival website
St Clementin literary festival blogspot
Ms Gish writes well, not only in her poetic language but also with her control over the English language. It may sound petty, but so many self-published authors cannot string a sentence together. But Ms Gish goes beyond that, her novel was a pleasure to read.
I look forward to her next novel."
Glyn Pope (Founder and Organiser of St. Clementin Literary Festival, France.)
Glyn Pope's work
St Clementin literary festival website
St Clementin literary festival blogspot
"I was the first sale Miss Gish made at the Secret Vintage Fair in Colchester back at Easter… ‘I am a Muse’ appealed to my sense of drama and called out to my curiosity. My intention was to read and write a review pretty quickly. But, nothing could have prepared me for the emotional journey I was about to undertake!
Miss Gish has managed to find the pure essence of Alda Thunberg’s grief and distress and it was painful to read at times - this is no criticism but the highest form of praise! The journey of self-exploration that both women undertake is beautifully related and wholly believable. Miss Gish’s portrayal of the intensity of the relationship between artist and muse is wonderfully portrayed and I started to care about these characters and what happens to them; on several occasions finding myself either laughing or crying.
No 'Chic Lit' this book, but a clever and thought provoking exploration of the nature of dependency and the unseen cost of intense creativity."
Stella Bawden
Miss Gish has managed to find the pure essence of Alda Thunberg’s grief and distress and it was painful to read at times - this is no criticism but the highest form of praise! The journey of self-exploration that both women undertake is beautifully related and wholly believable. Miss Gish’s portrayal of the intensity of the relationship between artist and muse is wonderfully portrayed and I started to care about these characters and what happens to them; on several occasions finding myself either laughing or crying.
No 'Chic Lit' this book, but a clever and thought provoking exploration of the nature of dependency and the unseen cost of intense creativity."
Stella Bawden