There is
always certain genre’s that become popular at different times. It was vampires
with interview with a vampire and buffy, witches and wizards when Harry Potter was
out and vampires again when Twilight was around. Personally I’ve never avoided
watching shows or movies in case it influenced my writing. I figure life itself
influences me. I already have my own ideas and characters I’ve attached to. When
I see others characters I tend to get obsessed over I think about why, what was
it about their character that made me obsess about it and if I actually can
improve my own characters. I’ve yet to actually change my characters because of
it. One of the things I had done that would change the way I wrote about my
characters. When they used magic or ‘wicca’
I wanted to make sure I wasn’t making claims about it when it didn’t exist. I was
fascinated by it so I studied several different varieties of it that I could. I
always write about what I’m fascinated with and it happens to be vampires and
other specially gifted creatures or people.
I do
admit I wrote one chapter with one of my favorite characters and one from my
favorite book, when I was finished with it I deleted it. The character I picked
was from the DR. Who series. I’ve always loved watching this show except one
thing that needs to be fixed, their player on the BBC so that the player will
be playable here in the USA and not just in England.
I’ve
always been fascinated with anything unusual or supernatural. Although the
human body can be pretty amazing and human determination unlimited, the
physical aspect is limited. I liked to see what special creatures or your
average person would be like if they had special gifts.
Most have
played the game lost island. If you were stuck on an island and could not get
off, what 3 items would you have with you? Most of my friends would say Swiss
army knife, bed, fireplace, tent or even a pet or friend. I usually went along
with their answers. The first time I had said what I really wanted I was told
it was unrealistic and was told to choose again, realistically the chances of
my being stuck on an island that I couldn’t get off of was less probable then
having an entire house on the island. Later my choices became even larger like
having the largest library in the world, after all if you’re going to be stuck
there a while, why not have something to read? You really do find out how
creative your friends are when they give you their answers to this game. It’s
one of the reasons I knew I wanted to be a writer.
Morality
has also changed through culture. It’s hard to know how the reader will accept
or dislike characters they attach to having sex without marriage. Some this
doesn’t matter and others find it more romantic if they are capable of waiting
being old fashioned. It’s why I debated about my first novel and how exactly I wanted
the characters to act with each other. My first novel I had written the second
half first and when I made up my mind I wrote the first part. The first half
affects the rest of the series. I wanted their choices to impact the
relationship due to the period of time they were living in and later how they
related to each other. I wanted more than just the fact he’s hidden his secret
of being a vampire and his family, how they changed. I wanted a real family
that had this massive change forced on them and how they manage to live their
lives.
I always
have a hard time talking about my books without giving to much away, it’s why I
love writing and not writing the description on the back book jacket. I find
myself writing more of a story rather than explain. I love it when people let
me know what they thought about my books. What they did not like also helps. It
helps from someone else’s perspective why they might not like something written
in a certain way, it doesn’t necessarily mean I’ll change it but it does affect
the way I might approach a subject, possibly giving more information into the
character and why they would or wouldn’t choose something.
