What I Write

I never blog about my actual stories, so I figured I should fix that, even if for a mere blog post. Since it's taking me so dang long to finish writing my current novel, I'll just use my little corner of the cyberspace universe to chat about what sort of writer I am and what I've been writing since last August.

Does this make writing seem really cool, or what? Tell everyone you know that this is what you do for a living!!

So, what do I write, since I'm a writer? 

I write stories that appeal to me and hope they are going to appeal to other people with the same interest in fiction that I have. It means I hope I'm in my target audience. 

I have a few, maybe more, unfinished manuscripts lying around on my laptop's hard drive that I feel have become the stepping stones for the stories I write today. That's just a nice way of saying they suck, but if I hadn't written them, or partially written them, I wouldn't have the skills to write what I can write these days. 

I might be approaching forty--as I leer at it--but don't be fooled. I am not much of an adult and probably still think too much like a teenager or college student. I usually read Young Adult fiction, thus I usually write Young Adult fiction. Anything that dramatizes fantasy or paranormal elements floats my boat. Just as long as the fiction isn't stuck in the overly realistic mundane world, I'm happy. I like to escape when I read! 

My current work-in-progress is a Young Adult vampire novel. I know, that sounds like the stupidest kind of novel to write in this day and age. As if this genre hasn't already been beaten to death thousands of times over. Despite this, vampire lore and the fascination humans have with these paranormal creatures lives on, my friend. If a real life vampire were to approach you tomorrow on your way to work, would you simply tell him, "I'm so sick of your kind. Just go sparkle somewhere where I can't see you...!" I think not. 

And, why not? Perhaps you know intrinsically that vampires can be interpreted in an infinite number of ways. You would probably bombard the poor fellow with a slew of questions about what makes him a vampire and how he lives from day to day, and whether or not you happen to be his next meal. They are basically creatures who prey on humans for their blood, sometimes even turning humans into more of their kind. That's all that is needed to create a fictional vampire. Beyond that, the possibilities are endless..... 

My WIP (work-in-progress) is about aristocratic vampires, enslaved humans and the Roman Empire all wrapped up in an alternate history of the 19th century. Yep, that about sums it up. Any questions?