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Now I will talk about themes, the threads that bind a story together.
As I mentioned in part 1, no single idea will make a complete book. If it’s a good idea, it will spawn more ideas. Let’s assume you have your ten ideas as well as your main idea:
Main idea: Santa’s sleigh breaks down on Christmas Eve Continue reading “How to Write a Good Vampire Book – 2. Developing Themes”
Almost 2 years ago now, I edited a great book – The Journals of Raymond Brooks. It has now been released as a second edition and it looks stunning.
The link for the book is always on my Editing Services page.
Click here to see what you think!
Description
Raymond Brooks was born a thousand years ago, an orphaned boy lost in a foreign land. Growing up during the Dark Ages was no easy feat. Reaching old age was highly unlikely. Surviving to see the turn of a millennium? Impossible!
These are The Journals of Raymond Brooks, a mythical figure from the Dark Ages. Uncovering the mysteries and adventures he experienced during his unimaginable lifespan. The Journals force humanity to face a terrible realization: there are monsters of horrifying power hidden from mortal eyes. They pretend to be sheep when they are wolves, pulling our strings and making us dance…until now.
Could the supernatural creatures really walk amongst us? And if they do, they must preserve their secrecy at all cost. Why then would Raymond commit virtual suicide by revealing their existence? What happens now, when all hell breaks loose?
This will be the first post detailing what I have learned about: How to write a Good Vampire Book. Note, I am not saying a great book. I don’t feel I have written a great book yet, and by that I mean something like Lord of the Rings, A Tale of Two Cities, Wuthering Heights, Far from the Madding Crowd or Silas Marner. When I do write such a book, I will be sure to update the title of this post.
Writing about Vampires?
Vampire Santa is a bit of fun, but the rules here apply to all books. My only advice specific to writing about vampires, werewolves or other shifters is not to use common English names; it’s hard to believe in a vampire called John Smith. On the other hand, posh English names including titles such as Lord can work well.
I will make permanent pages for the general techniques (without vampires) so that they are always available as pages in the menu at the top. So let’s gets started. Continue reading “How to Write a Good Vampire Book – 1. The Idea”
The votes are in on your worst Movie Turkey!
It’s been an interesting vote. Obviously more people have seen Jupiter Ascending than I thought! And I am obviously not the only one who thinks The Hobbit Trilogy is bad. So here we go with the top 3:
Tying in 1st Place with 5 Votes: Jupiter Ascending
There is not a lot of trivia I can give about this film but here goes! The Wachowski siblings second film that Natalie Portman dropped out of, following Cloud Atlas (2012). Continue reading “RESULTS: VOTE FOR YOUR MOVIE TURKEY!”
December Radio is out on Amazon as a Kindle eBook here! https://bit.ly/DRadio
The paperback will follow on 29th January. Watch the trailer below the description.
Description
What would have happened if the Nazi’s developed ‘THE BOMB’ first?
Based on real events. If German scientists had developed nuclear fission first, the world would be changed.
What if? Actually, German scientists were far ahead of the United States in creating the first atom bomb. It was only through the daring exploits of brave men and women that the US succeeded in obtaining the first nuclear weapon and saved the world from being subject to German Nazi rule. Hitler, driving his scientists to extraordinary means, almost achieved domination over all mankind. The thought of such a ruler is chilling, yet could well have come to past. Continue reading “My new book December Radio is out!”
Okay all the nominations are in so its time to vote! Thank god there haven’t (so far) been any remakes of these movies!
The nominations are described in more detail 2 posts further down the page.
You have 6 votes per person. Please give 3 votes to your favourite (click the yellow ‘Vote’ button between each vote), 2 votes to your second favourite (click the yellow ‘Vote’ button between each vote) and 1 vote to your third favourite. Click ‘View Results’ if you want to see how the vote is going. Everyone should be able to vote, no matter what your browser.
Voting closes Sunday 10th January at midnight GMT. Continue reading “It’s New Year: Vote for your Movie Turkey!”
圣墓寻踪
I am delighted to announce that Ordo Lupus and the Temple Gate is now available in Chinese! Unless you read Chinese, you won’t want to read the rest of this post!
这个神秘的惊悚片可在以下网站：
https://www.pubu.com.tw/ebook/61681
内容介绍
为什么一个声名狼藉的宗教暗杀组织要保他的命？男主人公亲眼目睹爱女被卷入一场血腥谋杀，女儿被遗弃的幼小尸体破碎扭曲，死状惨烈。身为退隐的军情六处特工，他决定找出女儿惨死的真相，却陷入了警方和妻子的怀疑。拥有预见能力的他为了洗清自己的罪名展开了探索之旅。此时的他只有一名身为历史学家、现代的医院骑士团成员的朋友，在这唯一朋友的帮助下，他踏上了一条惊心动魄的拯救之路，却发现自己痛恨的宗教组织暗中保护自己……神秘学，超自然，悬疑，狼人，吸血鬼，幽默，超能力，情节生动。喜爱作家丹·布朗神秘历史感风格的作者一定会爱上这本神秘学小说——一个描述黑暗力量、情节惊心动魄的故事！
本书分类：小说，惊险小说，超常现象，神秘学&超自然，悬疑，狼人，吸血鬼，幽默，超能力，情节生动。
It wouldn’t be Christmas without turkey and if indigestion hasn’t already set in, maybe there’s space for a bit more? What is your top nomination for movie Turkeys? It doesn’t have to be a Christmas movie but just one so bad that you either reach for the remote or fall asleep.
How to spot a Turkey Movie
Turkey movies can be hard to pick out: you often don’t remember their names or who’s in them. But of course if it’s a sequel or a remake it has a very good chance of being a Turkey! Some movies are so bad they are actually fun and good for a few laughs. These aren’t those movies. Continue reading “It’s Christmas: Nominate your Movie Turkey”
#Free Ordo एक प्रकार का वृक्ष और मंदिर द्वार http://www.amazon.in/gp/product/B00I9IEUPQ
उसने कहा कि वह मुसीबत में वेयरवोल्फ स्मार्ट, सेक्सी डायन है
“रोमांचक पढ़ें ‘दा विंची कोड के प्रशंसक मजा आएगा”
आसानी से दस फीट ऊंची है, नाग के तराजू iridescently झिलमिलाता है, और अपनी आंखों बेचैन आग के गड्ढे जल रहा है, कई रंग के थे।
इस राक्षस के तराजू भी पुरुषों और महिलाओं के रूपों थे, पीड़ा में कर्ल करवाने, और कभी कभी एक प्रार्थना में अपने हथियार फेंक देना होगा।
“तुम मेरी आँखों में देखा जब आप विशालकाय सांप से पूछा, क्या महसूस किया?”
“दर्द। चरम दर्द। ”
“अगर के रूप में जला दिया जा रहा है? उबला हुआ जा रहा है, तो के रूप में?”
Ordo एक प्रकार का वृक्ष और अमेज़न भारत पर मंदिर गेट: http://www.amazon.in/gp/product/B00I9IEUPQ
To celebrate what I hope will be a wonderful Christmas for my readers, Ordo Lupus and the Temple Gate – Second Edition, featuring shifter mythology (if you love vampire or werewolf sex, this is for you) will be free from 23-27 December on Amazon: https://bit.ly/1gWteFq
Temple Gate, werewolf sex, occult gates: hope you enjoy it! Tell your friends.
Occult, Sci-fi & Military 