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More Dracula News…This Time on the Small Screen

25 Wednesday Jul 2012

Posted by Megan in Entertainment, Vampires

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Dracula, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, NBC, Starz, Starz channel, technology, TV Shows

Wow, Hollywood seems swept up with Count Dracula at the moment!

It emerged today that NBC will have a 10-episode program about the infamous vampire, played by Irish actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers. You may remember this actor from the Showtime series, The Tudors where he played a skinny and always youthful King Henry VIII, as well as Bend It Like Beckham opposite Kiera Knightley.

This show, simply called Dracula, will have the Transylvanian count traveling to London in the late 19th century, where he meets a young woman who may be the reincarnation of his lost love.

Hmmm, sounds a bit like the 1992 film directed by Francis Ford Coppola?

Anyway, this could be an interesting show. I think Rhys Meyers could do a decent job acting-wise, but I can’t seem to picture him as a powerful villain. I guess he’s too boyish looking, but we’ll see.

Also, the cable channel Starz recently announced it is producing a Dracula-themed program, and this one will be about Vlad Dracula, the 15th century prince who inspired Bram Stoker’s character. This I am more intrigued to see rather than NBC’s show, because I would like to see how Starz will showcase the historic Dracula. About 10 years ago, one of the cable stations – I think the USA network – did a movie about Vlad Dracula and it was fairly decent.

In case you don’t know, Vlad Dracula was a Prince of Wallachia, which is a region in present day Romania. While he was known for fighting the Ottoman Empire from spreading into Eastern Europe, Vlad was most notorious for his cruel, sadistic ways – particularly his execution methods. He preferred to impale his enemies and anyone he thought violated the law on spikes and let them slowly suffer and die. It is believed tens of thousands died this way, and Vlad supposedly would dine among his impaled victims, eating as they slowly died while dipping his bread into a bowl of their blood and slurping that down. That is why he was also known as Vlad the Impaler – or Vlad Tepes in Romanian.

Anyway,  I wonder if Hollywood’s new found interest in Dracula has to do with reclaiming the famous vampire from all the loving, friendly ones that are popular in books, movies and TV shows these days. I’ve heard so many times that people who either big or casual fans of vampires are tired of the nice vampire and want to see them as villains again. Perhaps by telling the story of Dracula – both historic and fictional – vampire fans will have their wish granted.

 

Comparing Pen to Computer

23 Monday Jul 2012

Posted by Megan in On Writing

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authors, pen to paper, the writing process, typing, writers

I know today’s technology has made everything easier and faster. We can use the GPS rather than analyze a map in order to get to our destination. We have the Internet to do our research rather than trek over to the local library. And if you’re an author, using a PC or laptop is certainly more simpler than the old pen and paper.

When you are seated in front of the computer screen, you are able to pound your story idea into the keyboard at a more rapid pace than manually writing your tale to sheets of notebook paper. If you use Word, you will probably notice the red or green lines pointing out your grammatical errors. You also won’t have to worry about trying to figure out what sort of notes you made over the crossed out words on the paper. It sounds so easy and simple, it is beyond perfect.

Photo via Wikimedia Commons

So what point am I trying to make here?

Well, sometimes I wonder if my writing process would be a whole lot better if I did it the old fashioned way: the pen and paper. I actually miss buying stacks of college-ruled notebook paper from Staples and using my favorite-pen-of-the-moment to write out either my ideas or WIP. Whether I was on my couch, sitting in bed before going to sleep, or even stopping by my writing haunts, like Starbucks or Panera Bread, I thoroughly enjoyed using the pen to write. It was like the ideas in my mind flowed down my arm, through my hand right into the pen and out onto the paper. It was magical to go through this process, and definitely a lot more intimate than using my laptop.

When I say intimate, I really do mean that. Nothing separated me from what I wrote on the paper. The ink of the sheets seemed to be alive, breathing and all. It is kind of how some people feel intimate with books, because you can actually touch the words on the pages. You can’t do that with an eBook, and the feeling is the same way when you type up your work on Word or Scrivener on your computer.

So Megan, you ask, why don’t you use a pen and paper rather than your laptop to write your books?

Good question, and I find myself asking that sometimes. One thing I do know is that with pen and paper, I overanalyze what I write and sometimes get far too deep in the descriptions and dialogue. Typing prevents that. I guess its the screen that separates the writer from its work, and allows the person to get to the point in whatever scene they are creating. That’s the impression I get. It’s like you can drown with the intimacy pen and paper brings.

Another reason why the computer is better is that it is certainly faster to write with. If I were to manually write out a great scene I thought up, my hand would cramp from the speed and need to get it out of me as soon as I can. Plus, there would be no way for me to get those ideas onto paper quick enough – thus, the computer wins in this case.

But isn’t great to have those ink marks on the side of your hand? It’s like a tribal tattoo; writers have them and we can spot each other by those markings.

Since I have become more serious about writing and becoming a published author, I’ve set aside the pen and paper for a more simpler time, whenever that will be. Until then, I cannot waste much time drowning in words; I have to get moving and only the keyboard to the computer can help me do that.

Another thing I’ve learned since becoming serious about my writing, is that while it is fun and play, it is also work. Work means having to make some adjustments so you wouldn’t be sluggish in your production. Work means being disciplined and I wouldn’t be disciplined if I got lost with the words on the paper. Meaning, I would be too busy having fun and playing, I would lose sight of my goal to be a published author. So, I’ve set aside the old ways for now, and have taken up my laptop. But I will always go back to my trusty pen and notebook paper to write out my ideas – that will never leave me, because I’ll yearn for that intimacy I mentioned before between the writer, the trusty pen and the specific notebook paper.

So, how about you? Which way is better? The pen or the computer?

The End of Print Books?

19 Thursday Jul 2012

Posted by Megan in Books, The Future

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digital revolution, E-Book, eBook, eBooks, Kindle, print books, technology

I’m sure many of you heard of today’s news about how adult fiction eBooks outsold hardcover books in 2011 for the very first time. While this Reuters article claims that print books of all kinds – hardcover, mass market and trade paperback – still outnumber eBooks in sales, today’s report has made it clear that eBooks are here to stay and their popularity could more than likely continue to rise in the future.

As a result, writers and readers across the board are probably wondering if print books will become obsolete in the years to come. For example, take a look at CDs. Ever since the iPod came along and music lovers could download whatever song they wanted off the Internet, sales of CDs went down. I remember going to Best Buy ten years ago and having no problem finding the CDs. There were endless rows of them and I would spend a long while checking out the various artists that were displayed. Nowadays, when I buy CDs for my parents, I have to hunt for that section. Those endless rows of various genres have now been reduced to three or four rows altogether. Even the CD section of my local Target has been rearranged to accommodate the poor demand for them. It almost looks pathetic to even have a CD section in a major store because not too many people need them anymore. Why spend $14.99 on something that you could get online for $9.99? Better yet, why buy an entire CD because you like one song from someone when you could easily get that sole song online?

This simplistic attitude is much like readers who choose to read their stories off eBooks. It is easier to store several books on a device rather than to pack all of them for a trip. It also prevents anyone from knowing what a person is reading because no device advertizes the book cover for the public to see (hence why so many women feel at ease reading Fifty Shades of Grey). Ebooks are also a lot slimmer than a book, the spots to place them are kind of endless. For example, if a woman reads an eBook while traveling to work, she could easily slip the device into her shoulder bag once she reaches her stop. With a print book, she would have to worry about squeezing it into her bag and hope it doesn’t get damaged.

Those are good points, I admit. But there is nothing like holding a book in your hands. The aroma of the pages. The excitement of turning the pages during a suspenseful scene. It feels more intimate, I think, to use a traditional book to do your reading. I don’t think you can get that from a digital screen.

But time will tell. There are some humans who adapt to the changing times and go with the flow. I do think by the end of this decade, books will be like those CD sections in Best Buy and Target. Sad, especially since there is nothing like going to a bookstore and spending a day there. But it is highly possible.

I don’t want to start lamenting over the beginning of the end of books, really I don’t! I do think there is hope that the print book will survive this digital revolution. I may be dead wrong, though. Humans evolve, we always have. And who knows, maybe down the road the eBook will open new doors for everyone – and not just indie authors like me. This is a journey we are all on, and I have to admit, it could be both scary and exciting at the same time. So, let’s fasten our safety belts and hang on tight!

 

If Books Came With Music…

17 Tuesday Jul 2012

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Evanescence, Lykke Li, music, Sleigh Bells, soundtracks, the writing process, Within Temptation

Sometimes when I am writing, I wonder if there were ever a soundtrack to a book, what would mine sound like?

I usually do that when I am working on something, and my upcoming novel was no different. As I wrote The Dark Proposal, I could hear either rock/heavy metal sounds or even female singer-songwriter songs, depending on the scene. If there were a way I could create a soundtrack album to my book, it would sound like this:

Since my story is about a college graduate named Claire McCormick, I could hear the music of Swedish indie artist Lykke Li as I wrote about her. Yes, that singer had contributed the song “Possibility” to one of the soundtracks of the Twilight series, New Moon, but that is not why I think her music would work with Claire. Lykke Li’s voice sounds young and has a ring of innocence to it. Maybe that’s because it’s kind of high pitched. But either way, the upbeat songs of Lykke Li would work with Claire’s emotions over falling in love with Daniel Bertrand, and at the same time, the sad, dark tunes would echo Claire’s depression and terror over Daniel’s revelation that he is a vampire who wants to make her one too…or else.

For the intense vampire scenes, there were will a lot of rock music, particularly by Sleigh Bells, a new favorite act of mine. This hipster heavy metal duo literally shred at their guitars and bash at their percussion instruments. When I listen to their two albums Treats and Reign of Terror on my iTunes, I could envision the vampires in my book hitting the streets of New York City, looking for their next prey. Their fangs are growing out and they focus on the veins of passerby’s necks. Just the act of jabbing their fangs into someone in an alleyway, the victim’s blood pouring into their mouths, creates the sound of Sleigh Bells.

Along with that group would be Evanescence. The goth rock band would work because lead singer Amy Lee was inspired by the Underworld movies to create the songs from her band’s second album, The Open Door. Plus, there is some sadness and anguish towards the end of my novel, so that group definitely works – as well as Within Temptation. The Dutch symphonic-metal band have a soaring sound to their work, which seems to resonate emotions from both a long time ago, and the current times. Since vampires are immortal, they are creatures from bygone eras living in our days. Classical music mixed with heavy rock sounds would work perfectly with the vampire characters in my book.

I can’t help but wonder if someday books will come with music soundtracks. Hey, who knows? Technology is evolving, and there are video trailers for books – meaning, a medium that uses images and sounds for another medium that only relies on words across paper or a screen. I guess it is safe to say anything is possible.

What about you? Can you hear certain artists in your head while you write? What sort of music soundtrack would you create if your book needed one?

Another Dracula Movie in the Works

12 Thursday Jul 2012

Posted by Megan in Entertainment, Vampires

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Bram Stoker's Dracula, cinema, Dracula, Hollywood, movies, Russel Crowe

I was checking out the latest headlines this morning when I saw that actor Russell Crowe is being considered for the latest version of Bram Stoker’s Dracula.

Apparently, director Eli Roth is in talks to make the Warner Bros. backed Harker, which is about vampire hunter Jonathan Harker butting heads with Dracula. It emerged today that the Oscar-winning actor Crowe may play the legendary vampire.

This certainly surprised me for two reasons. First off, I was surprised that Hollywood would want to make another movie based on the vampire classic. I believe the 1992 Francis Ford Coppola version is very well done, and I used to watch it frequently as a young teenager. But Hollywood is into recycling, so it figures.

But I was also surprised to learn that Crowe himself might play Dracula.

I simply cannot see Crowe play this role. Maybe its his stocky physique and the fact that he’s kind of old to portray the eternally young, strong Dracula. Yes, he’s a good actor, but…I don’t know, he just doesn’t seem to fit. In my head right now, I am comparing him to Gary Oldman in the Francis Ford Coppola flick. Nah, I really can’t see Russell Crowe play the evil, yet mysterious creature with a really funky accent.

If they do go ahead with this project, I will be hoping that it will out-do the 1994 version, which stayed as close to Bram Stoker’s book as possible. I adored the soundtrack by Wojciech Kilar (one of my all-time favorites), the costumes were amazing, and the acting was pretty decent. It was oozed with sexuality, which made this movie fun to watch. It was also not gory like many horror films, though there was plenty of blood – naturally, it was a vampire story.

So I really like Coppola’s film and if Warner Bros. allows this Harker movie to be done, well I could only hope it is done well. How many times do we see a remake and say, “I liked XYZ’s version a lot better”?

Introducing the New Adult Book Genre

10 Tuesday Jul 2012

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book genres, books, E-books, eBooks, genre, genres, hashtag, NA, New Adult, Twitter, Twitter chat, YA, Young Adult

I finally know what to categorize my upcoming book as!

You’re probably raising an eyebrow right now, thinking, “how on earth can someone figure out what category their book belongs in – weeks before it comes out?”

Yeah, I know. But its not like I was completely clueless over how to classify my novel, The Dark Proposal. I already knew its genre…because it is about vampires, so yeah it’s a vampire novel.

But what kind of vampire novel?

You have vampire romance, vampire horror, vampire YA. Neither of descriptions fit my book because there’s no romance throughout, its not gory enough, and the main character is a college graduate, not a high school student.

My book is an urban fantasy, yes, but what exactly is it target audience? Like I said, teenagers cannot be the prime target, even if some may be interested in a young woman learning about life after college.

As the deadline drew nearer for me to upload my novel onto Amazon Kindle, I was getting nervous on the exact category to put my work under.

Luckily, I just happened to be on Twitter this evening for the weekly #indiechat, where indie authors gather. The topic was the newest genre for novels: NA – or New Adult.

We are all aware of YA – Young Adult. That is for books which focus on the teenage years of the main characters. It generally is geared to 12 – 17 year olds, though some grown adults do read those books. After YA, though, there’s nothing but books aimed at adults who are 25 and older. What about the 18 – 24 year olds? You know, those who are in college or just graduated, struggling to become adults, learning to be independent and the ways of the world. Seems like that time period is not represented much in the literary world, despite it being a tumultuous and exciting time for anybody.

NA is still relatively new and as far as I know, the genre has only been thought up a couple of years ago. So, it has to grow a lot more in order to be noticed by the average reader and booksellers.

But even so, the very moment I learned what NA stood for, I knew I had at last found my genre for my book. The main character of my story, Claire McCormick is 22 years old and a recent college graduate. Along with her friends/roommates – Samantha DiCarlo and Monica Alejandrez – she struggles with post-college life. The three share an apartment and are trying to find work in a dismal economy (yes, The Dark Proposal takes place in the present day). Claire also is embarking on her first real adult romance with college professor Daniel Bertrand (who by the way she did not have as a student; she meets him as she works part-time at her alma mater’s English department office). Unfortunately, things do not turn out the way Claire hoped for in that relationship – which is what my book is all about.

So there you have it. A new genre not just for me, but for all writers looking for a way to classify their work. I’m excited about this because there is a lot of opportunity with NA books. As I said, anyone in their early 20s can remember those days as when they first began their adult steps. It’s a fun, awesome and scary time, and I truly believe there is an audience waiting to devour those books.

Here are some websites that promote the NA genre:

http://sarahnicolas.com/blog/2012/05/what-do-you-think-about-new-adult/

http://nalitchat.blogspot.com/

What It Takes to Write a Novel

09 Monday Jul 2012

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authors, how to write, how to write a novel, how to write a story, novelists, novels, storytelling, writers

So you’d like to write a novel. It’s been a lifelong dream or you have a story idea that’s been on your mind for months if not years. You have the time and energy to do it, and you think you can write well. You’re pretty sure you can pull off writing a good book.

But can you?

I’ve always wanted to be a novelist. As a small kid, I would go around telling everyone with an ear that I was going to be a writer when I grew up. By the time I was in my teens, I was reading a lot of books about writing styles, character development, and conflict. By the time I was in my mid-20s, I felt I was ready to actually take the story ideas out of my head and put it to paper (or computer screen), and fulfill my lifelong dream of becoming a published author. 

However, one thing I learned about writing a story is that you don’t actually learn how to do it until you set out to do it. Even though I read books and bookmarked websites on how to write a novel through the years, I wasn’t aware of the actual task until I got serious about writing one.

As I typed away the work that would become my first book, I realized there was a lot more to a novel than beautiful language, well rounded characters, and tension and surprises that would make the reader want to absorb more. Yes, those aspects count a great deal, but that’s only one layer of storytelling. There is more that makes a novel a novel.

The first thing I realized was that everything counts. Every scene, every character, and practically every word is meant to move the story forward. You can’t have a brief scene in your book if it really doesn’t play a role in it. You also can’t have a character who had little to say or do, and no word can be taken for granted. Every word – save for all the “its”, “ands” and “thes” – is supposed to reveal what the character, scene, setting and the entire story is about.

“Duh, I know that,” you say.

Well, even some of the most famous stories in the world have that slip-up. I read Frankenstein back in college, and even though I enjoyed it overall, I didn’t understand why Mary Shelley devoted an entire chapter to the background of the family Frankenstein’s monster spent time with. This one chapter tells the history of the family, even though it did not advance nor explain the novel in anyway. That whole chapter should have been edited out before Frankenstein was first published.

So please, remember that everything little thing in your work in progress has to matter.

Another thing I learned while writing this book was to be realistic about the story, the characters, or both. In your head, your tale might seem fun and believable, but would it to the masses? Would your main character be believable to anyone other than you? And could your readers tolerate someone the same way you do? For example, in my novel, The Dark Proposal, Samantha DiCarlo is one of the roommates and dear friend to the main character, Claire McCormick. Samantha is outspoken and doesn’t hold back when expressing her opinions. When I first wrote about her reactions to Claire’s relationship with Daniel Bertrand, I thought she was awesome and brought some fun to my story. But as I read over what I wrote, I decided that perhaps Samantha’s quick mouth would be too much for some readers. No, I didn’t eliminate her outspokenness altogether; I just toned it down so she wouldn’t be so annoying to anyone. Even I had to admit that reading Samantha’s opinions for just about everything would’ve overwhelmed some scenes.

In other words, you are not writing a novel for yourself.

You are writing for an audience.

Really, you can’t write a novel based on what you like and what you think works, and expect hundreds or thousands of strangers to love it the same way as you do. That is not how the world works, that is not reality, and that even reeks of self-absorbness.

No, you cannot predict what 500 or 5,000 people may think of your story. Some may like it, others will despise it. But you have to sum up what the average person would think about certain aspects of your book and whether they are realistic or not. If the majority of your readers believe a situation or a character is not believable, then you didn’t think those parts out very well.

That is why you need beta-readers, writing groups and an editor or two. You need as many eyes on your work as possible in order to gain perspective on what you want the masses to read. If you honestly think you don’t need any of that, well I honestly think you need a reality check.

Yes, that may be quite harsh, but its the truth. You may read how-to books and websites and attend writing workshops, but you do not know what you are getting into unless you actually do it. You must keep an open mind and be willing to learn if you sincerely want your work to do well. No one is born a wonderful author – and if they are, screw them! 🙂

But really, writing is a craft and you need to develop it and get better at it as time goes on. Now some of you might be thinking, “Fifty Shades of Grey has a lot of flaws in it, but it is a runaway bestseller! EL James is filthy rich now!”

True, but that book is literally one in a million. Thousands and thousands of books are published every year. It is very rare that a book that isn’t well written becomes a phenomenon, so please don’t count your work on doing the same.

I am simply sharing with you what I learned while writing my first novel. But remember that this my first book and I intend to write more. Therefore, I admit that I have lots to learn on novel writing. But I’m up for it, simply because I adore writing and storytelling, and can’t imagine doing anything else. Writing is a journey, and I will keep you posted as I go along.

My Take on Vampires

05 Thursday Jul 2012

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characterization, characters, Christopher Pike, traditional vampires, Twilight, writing

It seems as if each book and each movie portrays vampires differently. Most of the time, these paranormal creatures are very pale, bone cold, have fangs, are undead, sleep in coffins, and so on and so on.

Of course, we all know the Twilight series broke away from the usual vampire depiction (ie: they sparkle, they have no fangs, they somehow manage to produce offspring). But I’ve come across some other vampires who broke the mold on how a vampire should be.

Most notably in my case was Sita in Christopher Pike’s YA series, The Last Vampire, or Thirst, as it is known these days. Sita was a 5,000 year old vamp who is able to crush boulders, jump very high, has rather sensitive hearing, and can move around in the daylight, though not all day long.

She also does not need to survive on blood each and every day of her existence and can consume human food and drink. Sita also does not sleep in a coffin and doubts she is dead because at one point, she mentions hearing her heart beat loud in her ears (I believe that was Chapter 1 of the first book that mentioned this).

The Last Vampire had an effect on me, even though I last read those books back in junior high. Whenever I imagined or wrote about a vampire, Sita’s characteristics played a role on how I depicted the vamp. When I decided to write seriously and not just for fun, that influence remained.

Even when I wrote my forthcoming E-book, The Dark Proposal. I had the vampires in my novel not sleep in coffins and were able to eat and drink regular food, though they really didn’t have to. Furthermore, my vampires can move around in the daylight. However, that depends on how old they are and the weather conditions outside. If it is cloudy and rainy out, they can walk around in midday. The same if the sun is just rising or going down.

But how do they deal with the sun if they don’t sleep in coffins, you ask?

Well, they sleep in beds like you and I do, but they block the sun with heavy duty curtains from Sweden, a country nicknamed the Land of the Midnight Sun.

But, my vampires maintain the traditional depiction of these characters. They are very pale until they drink blood, which they need every night in order to survive. They are also very strong, are able to read and manipulate minds, and can move in nano-second speed.

So I blended the traditional characterization of vampires along with the nontraditional. I think if someone wants to write vampire fiction, they don’t have to strictly stick to tradition; they should feel free to break away a bit. This way the author gets to have more fun and create their own world rather than stick with convention. But they should only break away a little bit 😉

 

 

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