Why Write Paranormal?
Author Dawn Kirby opens up about why she loves the paranormal
genre so much.
The thing
I love about writing in the paranormal genre is the fact that there is so much
a writer can do with it. Sure there are the usual myths. Vampires can’t see
their reflections in mirrors. Werewolves are mindless creatures who, more often
than not, run around looking like lumberjacks biting and eating everyone in
sight. Neither of the above species ever gets along with each other…you know,
that sort of thing. The truth is, a writer can take the basics and twist them
into making their creatures be whatever they want them to be.
In my
case, one of the things I did was give my vampires a heartbeat. Not one as
strong as that of a human being of course, but one that beats just enough to
keep the creature alive. Blood flow before and after the vampire feeds, to me
anyway, would be necessary. Especially in those intimate moments. And I never
could understand how something that could be killed could live without a
beating heart. Immortality by definition means unending life. Something a
vampire is not capable of possessing.
Another
thing I did was to make sure my werewolves weren’t mindless killers. There are
a few bad eggs in the bunch, but for the most part my wolves embrace what they
are. They enjoy the company of the pack and relish the runs they go on as a
pack during the full moons. My shifters are the same. They are probably more in
tune with nature than any other creature in my books.
The two
also enjoy a symbiotic relationship. The werewolves or shifters, whichever the
case may be, voluntarily or for a price, provide the vampires with a strong
level of daytime security. In return the vampires provide them with whatever
they need. Whether it be a job, a secure place to run or protection when they
are too weak to care for themselves, it’s given freely and without question.
The fact
that you can give them any power you choose is pretty freeing as well. There
are always the usual senses. Heightened sense of smell, amazing sight, hearing
that allows one to detect the drop of a pin in the next room. But being able to
give one certain character a specific power that is his or hers alone adds just
a little bit more to the depth of that character’s personality.
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