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meridian_rose) wrote2013-10-11 03:19 pm
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Current Project Writing Meme - part three (Aura)
3. Background and 4. Series/sequels/prequels
3. Background Long ago I began a novel (handwritten) about a woman who'd been pressured into having sex at a party, and no one would believe her/do anything about it because he was a popular guy and they'd say she was lying, that she'd wanted to have sex with him, and who wouldn't? Fearing she was pregnant she went down to the docks, planning to throw herself into the ocean.
An enigmatic man approached her; refined and nonchalant about her plans. He told her his name was Courtney and he could kill her if she preferred. He showed her that he was a vampire. He offered that he could turn her instead of killing her and the woman, Sheri, accepted.
After being turned she stumbled to a nearby toilet block where she bled heavily, miscarrying if she had been pregnant, or having a final menstruation if not – vampires don't menstruate, Courtney explained; it would be a waste of blood.
Under Courtney's tutelage, Sheri learned to hunt. They hired a prostitute, Brandy, to drink from. He showed Sheri to his friends. They liked to have parties and many wannabe vampires would show up, letting themselves be fed on, hoping to be turned.
Courtney had a friend, a female doctor who volunteered with sex workers, helping them escape that life if they asked.
The murders were at first largely ignored. "Life is for the living" being scrawled in blood at the crime scenes meant nothing to the vampires at first.
Until it became clear that the victims had something in common. They were all connected in some way to the vampire community – wannabes, people who sold them blood bags, people who owned clubs they rented – Brandy, who Courtney managed to save, alerted by his doctor friend.
The community realised that "Life is for the living" meant that only the living should exist and they, being undead, were the targets. They started going around in pairs, armed – which Sheri thought just made them look more suspicious – or leaving town.
Chantal Van Helsing was a human who bore the hunter's name as a joke. She was dating a vampire in hopes of being turned. She witnessed his murder, showing up bloodied at a meeting and screaming about the man who'd murdered her lover. This was the first time a vampire had been killed. The murderer was tired of circling his prey and was moving inwards.
The male lover of the head vampire, a striking female, was pushed from a building. She barely saved his life and declared war on the murderer, offering a reward to anyone who brought her his head.
Vampires and their human charges were paired up to protect the humans. Chantal revealed herself to be the killer and tried to stake Courtney, intending to then stake the head vampire when she came to inspect his remains. Sheri intervened, saving Courtney.
Chantal had previously infiltrated and murdered a vampire clan in another city – I was never sure on her reasoning, maybe jilted by a vampire.
As time went on I wondered about having a female serial killer – they're rare.
That's not now the story I intend to tell. I've recycled the plot element of the murders which are more of a backdrop, especially in Aura's world, for showing the characters and their relationships.
The Life is for the Living thing is still there, though it's more inaccurate than in the previous story.
The idea is that the murders follow a similar pattern, working through the fringes of the supernatural community and inwards to killing vampires.
However there's no 'head vampire' or vampire clan in Aura's world.
See also question five for Nikolai and Aura's origins.
4. Is this story in a series? Tell us about its sequels and prequels
Maybe; but about the other supernaturals and not the 'vampires'
3. Background Long ago I began a novel (handwritten) about a woman who'd been pressured into having sex at a party, and no one would believe her/do anything about it because he was a popular guy and they'd say she was lying, that she'd wanted to have sex with him, and who wouldn't? Fearing she was pregnant she went down to the docks, planning to throw herself into the ocean.
An enigmatic man approached her; refined and nonchalant about her plans. He told her his name was Courtney and he could kill her if she preferred. He showed her that he was a vampire. He offered that he could turn her instead of killing her and the woman, Sheri, accepted.
After being turned she stumbled to a nearby toilet block where she bled heavily, miscarrying if she had been pregnant, or having a final menstruation if not – vampires don't menstruate, Courtney explained; it would be a waste of blood.
Under Courtney's tutelage, Sheri learned to hunt. They hired a prostitute, Brandy, to drink from. He showed Sheri to his friends. They liked to have parties and many wannabe vampires would show up, letting themselves be fed on, hoping to be turned.
Courtney had a friend, a female doctor who volunteered with sex workers, helping them escape that life if they asked.
The murders were at first largely ignored. "Life is for the living" being scrawled in blood at the crime scenes meant nothing to the vampires at first.
Until it became clear that the victims had something in common. They were all connected in some way to the vampire community – wannabes, people who sold them blood bags, people who owned clubs they rented – Brandy, who Courtney managed to save, alerted by his doctor friend.
The community realised that "Life is for the living" meant that only the living should exist and they, being undead, were the targets. They started going around in pairs, armed – which Sheri thought just made them look more suspicious – or leaving town.
Chantal Van Helsing was a human who bore the hunter's name as a joke. She was dating a vampire in hopes of being turned. She witnessed his murder, showing up bloodied at a meeting and screaming about the man who'd murdered her lover. This was the first time a vampire had been killed. The murderer was tired of circling his prey and was moving inwards.
The male lover of the head vampire, a striking female, was pushed from a building. She barely saved his life and declared war on the murderer, offering a reward to anyone who brought her his head.
Vampires and their human charges were paired up to protect the humans. Chantal revealed herself to be the killer and tried to stake Courtney, intending to then stake the head vampire when she came to inspect his remains. Sheri intervened, saving Courtney.
Chantal had previously infiltrated and murdered a vampire clan in another city – I was never sure on her reasoning, maybe jilted by a vampire.
As time went on I wondered about having a female serial killer – they're rare.
That's not now the story I intend to tell. I've recycled the plot element of the murders which are more of a backdrop, especially in Aura's world, for showing the characters and their relationships.
The Life is for the Living thing is still there, though it's more inaccurate than in the previous story.
The idea is that the murders follow a similar pattern, working through the fringes of the supernatural community and inwards to killing vampires.
However there's no 'head vampire' or vampire clan in Aura's world.
See also question five for Nikolai and Aura's origins.
4. Is this story in a series? Tell us about its sequels and prequels
Maybe; but about the other supernaturals and not the 'vampires'