Guest Post by Patricia Lynne: I lurve Vampires!
I love vampires, especially writing about them. There are so many ways you can take the myth. The bloodthirsty monster or an immortal looking for lost humanity. The sun burns them or makes them sparkle (although, I’m not a fan of the sparkling variety.) They can be hideous or sexy. Readers dig a romantic vampire.
When it came to writing Being Human, I wanted to create a vampire that was different from what I was reading. The romantic vampire was very popular. He was sexy, dashing and bemoaning his lost humanity. Bloodsucking had to happen, but the vampire wasn’t enjoying it. It’s a reminder of darker days where deaths occurred as a result of feeding. I was getting real tired of the whiny vampire who was saved by the love of a woman. Where’s the bloodlust? The excitement of drinking blood? Come on, vamps, get some flesh stuck in your fangs!
Enter Tommy and the vampires in Being Human. The first thing I did was get rid of their humanity by erasing their memories. A newly turned vampire instantly starts forgetting being human. It’s replaced by instinct and a drive to survive. Tommy just doesn’t want blood, but needs it. He has no qualms nomming on a tasty human until not a drop is left. Can you really be mad at him when he’s no different than a tiger hunting and eating prey? It’s necessary. Otherwise, he’ll die. Permanently.
But even then, Tommy has human in him. His twin brother, Danny helps him discover that he is still human. He has emotions and feelings. He’s not a monster.
If reviews are anything to go by, I did pretty well creating a unique twist on the common vampire. I hope to continue doing so. I’m horrible at creating series. Instead, my muse comes up with a new ways to write
Bio:Patricia Lynne never set out to become a writer. In fact, she never considered it an option during high school and college. She was more of an art and band geek. Some stories are meant to be told and now she can't stop writing. Patricia lives with her husband in Michigan, hopes one day to have what will resemble a small petting zoo and has a fondness for dying her hair the colors of the rainbow.
Twitter - https://twitter.com/patricialynne07
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/patricialynne07
Goodreads - http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/635444.Patricia_Lynne Website - http://www.patricialynne.comAlso available by Patricia Lynne: Snapshots
Being HumanFor Tommy, there is only one thing he needs to do: survive.
Only surviving isn't that easy. The hunt for blood can be tricky when humans know to fear the night. Desire sits on the edge of his mind, urging him to become the monster humans think he is. Vampire Forces, a special branch of police, is determined to turn every vampire to ash. Tommy included.
The only human Tommy can trust is his twin brother. A bond connects them, and with Danny's help, Tommy starts to understand the human world he struggles to survive in. He'll learn what friendships means and feel the sting of betrayal, find that sometimes the worst monsters are very human, and come to understand that family means more than blood. Tommy just wants to survive and he knows what he needs to do. But with the number of humans that mean more to him than a meal growing, Tommy learns there's more to life than simple survival. He'll discover being human doesn't mean being a human.
Available at:
Amazon Kindle - Amazon UK Kindle - Amazon Paperback - Barnes and Noble
Smashwords - iTunes - Kobo - Sony ebooks
When it came to writing Being Human, I wanted to create a vampire that was different from what I was reading. The romantic vampire was very popular. He was sexy, dashing and bemoaning his lost humanity. Bloodsucking had to happen, but the vampire wasn’t enjoying it. It’s a reminder of darker days where deaths occurred as a result of feeding. I was getting real tired of the whiny vampire who was saved by the love of a woman. Where’s the bloodlust? The excitement of drinking blood? Come on, vamps, get some flesh stuck in your fangs!
Enter Tommy and the vampires in Being Human. The first thing I did was get rid of their humanity by erasing their memories. A newly turned vampire instantly starts forgetting being human. It’s replaced by instinct and a drive to survive. Tommy just doesn’t want blood, but needs it. He has no qualms nomming on a tasty human until not a drop is left. Can you really be mad at him when he’s no different than a tiger hunting and eating prey? It’s necessary. Otherwise, he’ll die. Permanently.
But even then, Tommy has human in him. His twin brother, Danny helps him discover that he is still human. He has emotions and feelings. He’s not a monster.
If reviews are anything to go by, I did pretty well creating a unique twist on the common vampire. I hope to continue doing so. I’m horrible at creating series. Instead, my muse comes up with a new ways to write
Bio:Patricia Lynne never set out to become a writer. In fact, she never considered it an option during high school and college. She was more of an art and band geek. Some stories are meant to be told and now she can't stop writing. Patricia lives with her husband in Michigan, hopes one day to have what will resemble a small petting zoo and has a fondness for dying her hair the colors of the rainbow.
Twitter - https://twitter.com/patricialynne07
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/patricialynne07
Goodreads - http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/635444.Patricia_Lynne Website - http://www.patricialynne.comAlso available by Patricia Lynne: Snapshots
Being HumanFor Tommy, there is only one thing he needs to do: survive.
Only surviving isn't that easy. The hunt for blood can be tricky when humans know to fear the night. Desire sits on the edge of his mind, urging him to become the monster humans think he is. Vampire Forces, a special branch of police, is determined to turn every vampire to ash. Tommy included.
The only human Tommy can trust is his twin brother. A bond connects them, and with Danny's help, Tommy starts to understand the human world he struggles to survive in. He'll learn what friendships means and feel the sting of betrayal, find that sometimes the worst monsters are very human, and come to understand that family means more than blood. Tommy just wants to survive and he knows what he needs to do. But with the number of humans that mean more to him than a meal growing, Tommy learns there's more to life than simple survival. He'll discover being human doesn't mean being a human.
Available at:
Amazon Kindle - Amazon UK Kindle - Amazon Paperback - Barnes and Noble
Smashwords - iTunes - Kobo - Sony ebooks
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