Aminah Iman's Blog - Posts Tagged "vampires"
Embodying the Queen
While doing research for my book, "The Changing", I ran into a few brick walls. For one, this particular queen did not have a lot of information available online or in books for that matter, about her, for two she was a very mysterious person. Now I absolutely Love research, the digging in deep of learning something new and exciting, the hours of reading and cross referencing, everything. Research is my best friend, but when you don't have a lot to go on it can be frustrating, especially for someone like me, but I persevered.
The wonderful part of Historical-fiction is the fictional part, the part you get to embellish on, and believe me when I tell you it was my saving grace! I loved all of the information I found out about this character, but the part I seriously sunk my teeth into was where I got to create for her. How she grew up, the conversations she had, the people she met, etc.. I enjoyed having her meet Lillith and the bond they formed. How Lillith molded her throughout her mortal life and was her one constant.
If you enjoyed Lillith:My Genesis and The Queen you'll enjoy this as well seeing as it runs in the same vein. Every one of Lilliths "ladies in arms" will get their own novella so don't worry, this one just spoke to me as the story that needed to be told at this time. Its scheduled to be released in June and I can't wait for you to read it!
Until next time Loves, I wish you all Happy Reading!
The wonderful part of Historical-fiction is the fictional part, the part you get to embellish on, and believe me when I tell you it was my saving grace! I loved all of the information I found out about this character, but the part I seriously sunk my teeth into was where I got to create for her. How she grew up, the conversations she had, the people she met, etc.. I enjoyed having her meet Lillith and the bond they formed. How Lillith molded her throughout her mortal life and was her one constant.
If you enjoyed Lillith:My Genesis and The Queen you'll enjoy this as well seeing as it runs in the same vein. Every one of Lilliths "ladies in arms" will get their own novella so don't worry, this one just spoke to me as the story that needed to be told at this time. Its scheduled to be released in June and I can't wait for you to read it!
Until next time Loves, I wish you all Happy Reading!
My obsession with research
When I start a new project, one of the first things I do is research. It doesn't matter if it is a historical fiction book or a book on the supernatural, I look up any and everything I can on the subject. The funny thing is, I enjoy the research as much as I do the actually writing. To learn about the subject that I'm about to spend months of my life with is important to me. To learn of different cultures or myths and legends is wonderful, to read the different ways a single subject can be written about is amazing.
When I was researching Lillith I found everything from religious references to witches and cults. I found so much information it took months to cultivate through it all, to decide on what to use. I knew what angle I wanted to go in, I knew that I was going to go with Lillith being the first wife of Adam and that after she was banished from the Garden of Eden she was changed. Once I was clear on the path I wanted her to take I did more research. It wasn't enough to learn about Lillith, I then had to research vampires. I had to research how they came about, the etymology, the myths and legends. I didn't want to learn only about the "new age" vampire, I wanted to know about the first. I wanted to learn why some say silver will kill them, why others think garlic won't work. It all had to fit into my story, my path for Lillith.
I do the same for each and every book I write, I usually take the road less traveled, the myth that is used the least because I like the challenge of creating their world myself. I like finding an old piece of writing that's been discarded or forgotten about and breathing new life into it, creating the fiction from the facts.
I hope this gives you a little insight on why I love research so much, why I think it is imperative that in writing a book you must do whatever is necessary to create the best story you possibly can. Have a great week and as always, I wish you Happy Reading!
When I was researching Lillith I found everything from religious references to witches and cults. I found so much information it took months to cultivate through it all, to decide on what to use. I knew what angle I wanted to go in, I knew that I was going to go with Lillith being the first wife of Adam and that after she was banished from the Garden of Eden she was changed. Once I was clear on the path I wanted her to take I did more research. It wasn't enough to learn about Lillith, I then had to research vampires. I had to research how they came about, the etymology, the myths and legends. I didn't want to learn only about the "new age" vampire, I wanted to know about the first. I wanted to learn why some say silver will kill them, why others think garlic won't work. It all had to fit into my story, my path for Lillith.
I do the same for each and every book I write, I usually take the road less traveled, the myth that is used the least because I like the challenge of creating their world myself. I like finding an old piece of writing that's been discarded or forgotten about and breathing new life into it, creating the fiction from the facts.
I hope this gives you a little insight on why I love research so much, why I think it is imperative that in writing a book you must do whatever is necessary to create the best story you possibly can. Have a great week and as always, I wish you Happy Reading!
