happen and you can appreciate the foreshadowing.
Step Two: Make it real. I am more interested in stories that feature characters that react to the world around them in a real, honest way. How many times have you gotten fed up with a horror film when the teenage meat puppet does something stupid? I tried to imagine what it would be like if a zombie apocalypse really did happen. The first thought that came to mind was that no one would think it was REALLY a zombie attack.
First off, the zombies wouldn't be decayed to start out, unless they're rising up from the grave. There would be no immediate visual clue that they were any different from anyone else. In this story, the zombies are created by a bioterrorist attack, so the corpses are fresh. I think David's reaction, and his never jumping to the conclusion that the maniacs are zombies until he is told, is a very true to life one. Sure, we as the readers understand they're zombies, but would you really know that if this happened to you at work tomorrow? Not likely.
Second, if corpses started showing up around your town with massive bite marks on them that experts said was from an animal, would you immediately assume it was a werewolf? You might if you were reading a werewolf book, and you might even chastise the characters for not realizing what was happening sooner, but I'd bet if it really happened you wouldn't jump to the correct outlandish theory for who, or what, was responsible.
Step Three: I wanted to surprise you. Since there are so many zombie stories already out there, I wanted to write one that made you feel as if you had no idea where this one was going. That's why things started off with a bus full of children getting eaten. I felt like that was a vicious way to kick things off, and it laid the groundwork for setting the reader on edge. I was hoping to make you feel that if a bus full of kids weren't safe, who was? Admittedly, I didn't have the guts to describe the bus murders in detail. I wouldn't want to read something like that, and I sure as hell don't want to write it.
I tried to pepper the story with believable, but sudden changes that would keep the reader on edge. Did you expect a boat to smack David in the head in Everland River after he got away from that zombie at the bottom? Hell, I barely expected that to happen when I wrote it! I wanted David's journey home to be a slew of unexpected, but believable circumstances that kept you wondering what could possibly go wrong next.
In Conclusion: I hope you enjoyed the first part of Deadlocked, and I hope you return for Laura's story. Also, I would love to hear your thoughts on the novella, good or bad. I cherish discussing intricacies of storytelling and am constantly fascinated with other people's thoughts on my work. You can contact me at [email protected]. Please don't hesitate to write!
If you enjoyed Deadlocked, please write a review for it on the site that you purchased it from. Any feedback is good feedback!
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Finally, if you enjoyed this book, please take a look at my other series, Vampire's Prey. I wanted to delve into the world of vampires with the intent of creating a main female character that girls could look up to. I was sick and tired of reading about female protagonists in vampire novels that are dependent upon men. It's a trope in that genre that truly bugs me.
Vampire's Prey is all about Arece Delray, a former vampire thrall that refuses to be a victim. She was marked by the vampire, Lazarus, but she escaped and now travels the world with her father and sister in a desperate attempt to elude her attacker, who now hunts them. The first book in the series, Prey No More, is about the family finding themselves in a town called Eve's Prairie that has a big secret of its own. Arece will come to learn that she is not there by accident, and that Lazarus is there with her. She won't leave the town before having to confront him, as well as what he did to her.
You
Step Two: Make it real. I am more interested in stories that feature characters that react to the world around them in a real, honest way. How many times have you gotten fed up with a horror film when the teenage meat puppet does something stupid? I tried to imagine what it would be like if a zombie apocalypse really did happen. The first thought that came to mind was that no one would think it was REALLY a zombie attack.
First off, the zombies wouldn't be decayed to start out, unless they're rising up from the grave. There would be no immediate visual clue that they were any different from anyone else. In this story, the zombies are created by a bioterrorist attack, so the corpses are fresh. I think David's reaction, and his never jumping to the conclusion that the maniacs are zombies until he is told, is a very true to life one. Sure, we as the readers understand they're zombies, but would you really know that if this happened to you at work tomorrow? Not likely.
Second, if corpses started showing up around your town with massive bite marks on them that experts said was from an animal, would you immediately assume it was a werewolf? You might if you were reading a werewolf book, and you might even chastise the characters for not realizing what was happening sooner, but I'd bet if it really happened you wouldn't jump to the correct outlandish theory for who, or what, was responsible.
Step Three: I wanted to surprise you. Since there are so many zombie stories already out there, I wanted to write one that made you feel as if you had no idea where this one was going. That's why things started off with a bus full of children getting eaten. I felt like that was a vicious way to kick things off, and it laid the groundwork for setting the reader on edge. I was hoping to make you feel that if a bus full of kids weren't safe, who was? Admittedly, I didn't have the guts to describe the bus murders in detail. I wouldn't want to read something like that, and I sure as hell don't want to write it.
I tried to pepper the story with believable, but sudden changes that would keep the reader on edge. Did you expect a boat to smack David in the head in Everland River after he got away from that zombie at the bottom? Hell, I barely expected that to happen when I wrote it! I wanted David's journey home to be a slew of unexpected, but believable circumstances that kept you wondering what could possibly go wrong next.
In Conclusion: I hope you enjoyed the first part of Deadlocked, and I hope you return for Laura's story. Also, I would love to hear your thoughts on the novella, good or bad. I cherish discussing intricacies of storytelling and am constantly fascinated with other people's thoughts on my work. You can contact me at [email protected]. Please don't hesitate to write!
If you enjoyed Deadlocked, please write a review for it on the site that you purchased it from. Any feedback is good feedback!
* * *
Finally, if you enjoyed this book, please take a look at my other series, Vampire's Prey. I wanted to delve into the world of vampires with the intent of creating a main female character that girls could look up to. I was sick and tired of reading about female protagonists in vampire novels that are dependent upon men. It's a trope in that genre that truly bugs me.
Vampire's Prey is all about Arece Delray, a former vampire thrall that refuses to be a victim. She was marked by the vampire, Lazarus, but she escaped and now travels the world with her father and sister in a desperate attempt to elude her attacker, who now hunts them. The first book in the series, Prey No More, is about the family finding themselves in a town called Eve's Prairie that has a big secret of its own. Arece will come to learn that she is not there by accident, and that Lazarus is there with her. She won't leave the town before having to confront him, as well as what he did to her.
You
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