So Skyres and I are huge fans of the Night World series by L.J. Smith, and have been eagerly awaiting the release of Strange Fate, the last book in the series. Well recently we were on vacation togehter, and we were discussing the last time we had been on vacation together. More specifically, we were discussing Strange Fate and a rumor I'd heard that only five characters would survive the apocalypse. I'm not sure if this is true or not, but while trying to guess which five characters lived we had a crazy idea. What if we had to pick five of or characters to survive an apocalypse? After much discussion, here are my choices.
A New Beginning
1.Cameron
2.Brett
3.Kara
4.Heron
5.Serina
Just Another Ending
1.Dorian
2.Serafin
3.Crystal
4.Kara
5.James
Somewhere in the Middle
1.Kara
2.Zach
3.Zoey
4.Mika
5.Julien
The Last Chapter
1.Heron
2.Rob
3.Alexei
4.Zoey
5.Willow
Overall
1.Heron
2.Alexei
3.Rob
4.Serafin
5.Zach
6.Zoey
7.Kara
Check out Skyres's blog, Writer's Den, for her lists.
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Showing posts with label the last chapter. Show all posts
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Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Heron
Do you ever wish your characters were real? Just so that you could see them, touch them, hear the sound of their voice. Just so that you could really know them.
I'm struggling with Heron right now. He's so complex. There are so many little things that make him Heron, and I'm having trouble piecing them all together. There's his past, with his brother and Serifina, back when being a psychic vampire was new to him. There's the witches, and him losing everything he'd ever cared about. That was what ruined him the first time. Then there's Jackie, slowly becoming part of his family, trying to fix things. That helped, but not enough. All those things are small really. They're so far in the past that they don't bother me as much.
It's the start of A New Beginning where things stop fitting. He falls in love with someone who hates him. He has all these awful habits that he uses to try and dull his pain. She can't stand that. He tries to change. It's hard at first, but for her he'd do anything. In Just Another Ending he finally starts to win her over. They fall in love, despite her reluctance.
Somewhere in the Middle is where things really fall apart for me. When he's with the band, and with the girl, he's bright and finally happy. He laughs, he loves, and he lives life to the fullest. He is so in love with this girl that it makes my head spin just thinking about it. But when they go to the Otherworld he almost completely ignores her, instead spending all his time with his first love, Serifina. Their relationship falls apart, and he again is the way he was in the beginning, as if he'd never met the girl. In the end he realizes his mistake and does everything he can to win her back.
In the beginning of The Last Chapter they are happy once again. They're married and living together, and they have a perfect life. The Heron just leaves, supposedly to go after Serifina once again. It just doesn't fit. Every time he's happy, he goes off and ruins it. Maybe he doesn't realize at first, but you would think after all this time he would've learned.
I think the hardest part for me is the band. I just can't fit that happy, joking guy with the rest of Heron. I just can't imagine him ever being that happy. It sounds horrible, but it's true. With everything that's happened to him, how could he ever feel that happy. Maybe that's my problem. I'm looking at his whole life. Maybe I should just look at his life up to that point. It's just hard not to get distracted by what I know is going to happen.
Sorry about this pointless post. I just needed to work things out. I'll try to find something proper to post soon. I tend to be really unproductive during the summer, which is why I have moments like this. I need to work on that.
I'm struggling with Heron right now. He's so complex. There are so many little things that make him Heron, and I'm having trouble piecing them all together. There's his past, with his brother and Serifina, back when being a psychic vampire was new to him. There's the witches, and him losing everything he'd ever cared about. That was what ruined him the first time. Then there's Jackie, slowly becoming part of his family, trying to fix things. That helped, but not enough. All those things are small really. They're so far in the past that they don't bother me as much.
It's the start of A New Beginning where things stop fitting. He falls in love with someone who hates him. He has all these awful habits that he uses to try and dull his pain. She can't stand that. He tries to change. It's hard at first, but for her he'd do anything. In Just Another Ending he finally starts to win her over. They fall in love, despite her reluctance.
Somewhere in the Middle is where things really fall apart for me. When he's with the band, and with the girl, he's bright and finally happy. He laughs, he loves, and he lives life to the fullest. He is so in love with this girl that it makes my head spin just thinking about it. But when they go to the Otherworld he almost completely ignores her, instead spending all his time with his first love, Serifina. Their relationship falls apart, and he again is the way he was in the beginning, as if he'd never met the girl. In the end he realizes his mistake and does everything he can to win her back.
In the beginning of The Last Chapter they are happy once again. They're married and living together, and they have a perfect life. The Heron just leaves, supposedly to go after Serifina once again. It just doesn't fit. Every time he's happy, he goes off and ruins it. Maybe he doesn't realize at first, but you would think after all this time he would've learned.
I think the hardest part for me is the band. I just can't fit that happy, joking guy with the rest of Heron. I just can't imagine him ever being that happy. It sounds horrible, but it's true. With everything that's happened to him, how could he ever feel that happy. Maybe that's my problem. I'm looking at his whole life. Maybe I should just look at his life up to that point. It's just hard not to get distracted by what I know is going to happen.
Sorry about this pointless post. I just needed to work things out. I'll try to find something proper to post soon. I tend to be really unproductive during the summer, which is why I have moments like this. I need to work on that.
Monday, December 12, 2011
Improv Writing: As I Lay There Bleeding
I just really wanna write right now, but I'm not feeling inspired by any of the scenes I need to write. So here's a random Heron scene that won't actually be in the book.
As I lay there bleeding, I think of her. She must hate me so much. Why wouldn't she? I left her again. I broke her heart again. I hurt her again. I broke every promise I ever made to her, and I hate myself so much because of it.
As I lay there bleeding, I think of all the terrible things I've done. I disobeyed my parents. I nearly killed my brother. I fought with everyone. I got my best friend killed. I drank, I lied, I cheated. I hurt the best thing that had ever happened to me. I never realised it before, but I'm a terrible person.
As I lay there bleeding, I think about all the things I'm about to lose, and all the people that are about to lose me. My brother, always keeping me in control and fixing my mistakes. My almost-sister, wise beyond her years but still too kind for her own good. My not-quite-friends, who dislike me but tolerate me. And her, my soulmate, my true love, my other half. It always comes back to her.
As I lay there bleeding, I again think of her. I miss her so much. I love her more than the world. I wish I could see her one last time. I can see her golden hair, her deep blue eyes, her brilliant smile. I can feel her hand in mine, hear her saying "I love you" one last time.
As I lay there bleeding, I stop thinking, and accept the end.
As I lay there bleeding, I think of her. She must hate me so much. Why wouldn't she? I left her again. I broke her heart again. I hurt her again. I broke every promise I ever made to her, and I hate myself so much because of it.
As I lay there bleeding, I think of all the terrible things I've done. I disobeyed my parents. I nearly killed my brother. I fought with everyone. I got my best friend killed. I drank, I lied, I cheated. I hurt the best thing that had ever happened to me. I never realised it before, but I'm a terrible person.
As I lay there bleeding, I think about all the things I'm about to lose, and all the people that are about to lose me. My brother, always keeping me in control and fixing my mistakes. My almost-sister, wise beyond her years but still too kind for her own good. My not-quite-friends, who dislike me but tolerate me. And her, my soulmate, my true love, my other half. It always comes back to her.
As I lay there bleeding, I again think of her. I miss her so much. I love her more than the world. I wish I could see her one last time. I can see her golden hair, her deep blue eyes, her brilliant smile. I can feel her hand in mine, hear her saying "I love you" one last time.
As I lay there bleeding, I stop thinking, and accept the end.
Monday, June 13, 2011
The New Sloan
When I started writing The Last Chapter (a.k.a. Book 4) Sloan had blonde hair and she was an only child. Then Avery came along and became Sloan's little sister. Avery was the warm to Sloan's cold, the good to her evil, the light to her dark. They were opposites in almost every way. After Avery and Sloan became sisters I discovered their dark past full of betrayal, abuse, drugs, and evil. I saw Sloan in a whole different light, or rather lack of light, and her appearance changed to reflect her inner darkness. Her hair was black, her eyes cold and gray, her face thin and pale.
Even though I liked this dark new Sloan, I still missed the old Sloan. Then one day I was on Deviant Art and I found this:
Even though I liked this dark new Sloan, I still missed the old Sloan. Then one day I was on Deviant Art and I found this:
I knew the second I saw it that I had finally found Sloan, the way she was supposed to be. Still dark and mysterious, still cruel and icy, Sloan had returned to way I'd originally imagined her. I quickly remade all of my other Sloan pictures, and I'll post them alongside the old ones.
Also, in case you missed it, here's the MyDivaDoll version of Sloan.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Glogster
Not to long ago I did a post on the characters in Book 4, which is now called The Last Chapter. I have now turned this post into a glog. For those of you who don't know, a glog is made on the site Glogster, and is like an online poster. Check it out here.
I also made a glog of the character video for A New Beginning. Check it out here.
Laterz
I also made a glog of the character video for A New Beginning. Check it out here.
Laterz
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