From the Shadows into Society: Vampires through 9 novels.
From the Gothic fiction beginning in the early 1800s, vampire have been evolving. Romantic heroes, conflicted vigilantes, metaphors for societal decay.
This post looks at nine vampire novels, beginning in the nineteenth century and culminating with The Red Line, published this decade. Each novel highlights a turning point in the imagining of vampires. Together they show why we can’t seem to let those bloodsuckers go!
Advice on writing craft and first drafts
Some advice for aspiring authors on the practice of writing and how to get your first draft down.
My top seven writing resources
I’ve been writing for approximately a decade. Enough time that I’ve settled on some resources that help me in that endeavour.
These are the seven most useful writing tools I’ve found so far.