Scarlet Fever

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Hey, there.

Successful first day, you could say. It was no problem writing that much, but blogging is different. Jade's better at it because her style has more of a conversational tone, so her entries will always sound better... they'll probably be longer, too. Anyway, I chose to write my story from the POV (point of view) of a succubus rather than an incubus. I don't like the traditional takes on paranormal creatures, especially vampires. I like them much better after a little, shall we say, tweaking? I also like to invent new terms or names to make things more interesting. I'm not saying I like to refer to already created words as gibberish ones I make up, but I like titling things. A good example of it (not that I've done, but I do roughly the same thing) would be in J.R. Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood books.

Jade's laughing because I'm completely obsessed with the series and it's been less than a day and I'm already mentioning it. It is true though. They titled the bad guys "lessers" and described them as heartless (literally), ghost-white, baby powder-scented evil beings that can't get it up. She created a new race and called them something very unique. It's a valuable skill that you need a real hard-core imagination for, so congratulations J.R. Ward. Anyway, back to my story. Notice the usage of the word "story" and not "novel". Good lord, if you're ever writing anything you think could become something bigger, don't call it a NOVEL. You're jinxing yourself. It's happened often enough to me, thank you very much. Damned by my own ambition, one could say.

Story, right. I get off topic, side-tracked by my thought processes. So my main character, Dyana, has a voice in her head, sort of like schizophrenia, only she doesn't really have it. It's like her evil twin named Viola, and I'm having a hard time making her lines not sound corny and like they came out of Count Chocula's mouth. "Mua ha ha ha!! I vant to eat your cereal!" It all just comes off fake and ridiculous. *sigh*. I don't want her to sound like some comic book character villain, I just want her to sound like a huge bitch. I don't know enough bitches to get her right. I'm going to need to do some serious editing in the long run. The story is nothing without it's flow. Remember that, readers.

Time for my Most Epic Line of the Day (MELD). Okey-dokey, here's my choice. It's not exactly my best work, or even anything complicated, I just like it's rhythm:

" She wiped her eyes and looked to me as if all evidence of her haunted expression, of her sobs, would be erased by that simple motion."

I like it. It's talking about her mother looking at her. How heartbreaking, eh? Doesn't sound too cheesy? No, I don't think it does.

Sincerely,

Scarlet Carson.