Alien Vampires and Werewolves: Creating a Hybrid Character

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Today’s post is a guest post by the lovely Patricia from patricialynne.com. Patricia is talking today about the inspiration for some very interesting characters she has created in her new novel, Abducted Life.

You can read more about Patricia at the end of the post, but for now, I’ll leave you in her very capable hands.

 

Alien Vampires and Werewolves

The inspiration behind Abducted Life was a dream about a vampire trying to escape aliens. And he was a vampire because the aliens made him a vampire. An alien vampire. I can’t remember much else in the dream, but alien werewolves must have had something to do with it because I woke up with the thought, “What if vampires and werewolves are because of aliens?” That led to the story and I had to flesh out what both would look like. There were a couple real life creatures that really inspired me, too. (There’s going to be talk of some animal anatomy, so I guess I should warn of mature content.)

Alien Vampires and Werewolves: Creating a Hybrid Character

Creating an alien werewolf

In Abducted Life, there is a scene were I describe the alien creature Savannah has been spliced with. She sees a bipedal animal covered in white fur with a dog-like snout. The image I wanted to portray was that of a classical werewolf. Although, this one doesn’t turn human when there’s no full moon. I also describe a certain body part that my beta readers said grossed them out. (That was intentional.) I had in mind cats and the fact that male cats have barbs on their penises for that scene. For the most part, Savannah’s looks don’t change. Her physical abilities and mannerisms are what’s effected. She’s faster and stronger, and gets the urge to procreate during the full moon. Another thing that she hasn’t really noticed, and it’s not in the story, is she’s developed an appetite for meat and often takes her steaks at medium rate to rare. Before she wouldn’t be caught dead eating something cooked below medium or bloody.

Alien vampires are real

When it came to Evan and alien vampires, I had one specific animal in mind: a sea lampray. Specifically, its mouth. I Alien Vampires and Werewolves: Creating a Hybrid Characterwanted Evan’s changes to be something he had to cover and in doing so would make him stand out in a crowd. It also had to be horrifying. He shrugs it off in the story, but it’s not an easy change to cope with as he makes it seem. As for the alien creature, what I had in mind was something aquatic. I imagined something like the opposite of whales which breath oxygen, but can spend hours under water. These creatures can spend hours on land, but only breath underwater and hold their breath when out of the water. But since Evan is human and breathes oxygen, he can’t breath underwater. If he had been a fish spliced with this creature that’d be a different story. 😉 Also, imagine something with a body like a crocodile, but the scaley skin isn’t as rough.

Blurb

Savannah Janowitz’s perfect life was destroyed the night she and her boyfriend vanished without a trace. When she reappears a year later––alone––she’s a shell of her former self. Robbed of her popularity and her boyfriend, she has no memory of what happened to her. Savannah struggles to move forward as strange, new abilities manifest.

Evan Sullivan never gave extra-terrestrials much thought until the night he and Savannah were abducted. While Savannah’s memory was wiped clean, he remembers every horrific detail. Constantly reminded of the experiments that made him less than human, Evan hides in the shadows and watches Savannah rebuild her life without him.

But neither can let the other go. When their paths cross, Savannah and Evan finally see a glimmer of their old lives return. As they face what happened to them, they soon discover they aren’t safe. There’s more to fear than what’s hiding in the stars.

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About the Author

Alien Vampires and Werewolves: Creating a Hybrid CharacterPatricia Josephine never set out to become a writer, and in fact, she was more interested in art and band in high school and college. On a whim, she wrote down a story bouncing in her head. That was the start of it and she hasn’t regretted a moment. She writes Young Adult under the name Patricia Lynne.

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.

 

Thank you Patricia for sharing some of your inspirations with us today!

Don’t forget to check out Patricia’s blog and to go and buy her fab new book 🙂

 

53 Comments

  3. Joanne - Mummyofthesububs

    I haven’t come across this author before, so maybe something to put on my books to read list. Also interesting to find out out how she comes up with ideas.
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  12. Chilli Regina

    The love story is captivating and Ihope there’s a happy ending ;)). Like the twist on the vampires and werewolfs! Love the cover! #anythinggoes

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  17. I’ll be honest I’m not usually into books like this but I think it sounds really interesting! The blurb certainly got my attention and I enjoyed reading about your thought processes behind the characters #anythinggoes

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  21. Its great she’s found her passion, especially as she never set out to be an author! There is a lesson there for all of us. The blue sounds fab and probably something I would pick up and read if only I could find some time. I’m not aware of any other fiction that mixes clients and vampires which makes it unique. #BloggerClubUK

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  23. Silly Mummy

    Interesting twist on the usual vampire and werewolf stories. I like vampire stories, though that sea lampray freaks me out! #AnythingGoes

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