Why I write…

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I have these noises inside my head… sometimes they’re voices, clear and direct and on the odd occasion that I act on that kind of voice, I end up with 8,000 words written in one evening – that does not happen often, I’m afraid.

Other voices are like whispers coming at me from a distance and I have to work hard to hear them properly – even then, they don’t always make comprehensive dialogue for me to work on. I suppose they convey the shadow of an idea and I have to find what’s making the shadow and eke out the story. Those whispers are numerous and I don’t always grasp them properly or in time to make anything from them.

In between those are the voices that just ‘chat’. They have a good, solid base of a story and are happy to share it with me, but at their own pace, in their own time… when they feel like it. That can be one of the most rewarding and frustrating ‘conversations’ with my characters.

An introduction to my characters:

Hazel/Red is the main character in my story I’m sharing with Steemit – Deadlier Than The Male – She certainly lives up to the title too.

Red is a werewolf – or ‘Wolf’ as they prefer. She is head of the Wolf Police force, called the Sentinels and their job is to ensure Wolf society is kept hidden from human – or ‘Hume’ – eyes. The Wolf society is ruled over by their Lycaeon and she is the last in a long line of powerful and ancient Wolves. It’s Red’s job to protect her Lycaeon and to ensure her Sentinels keep Wolves in line – as much as a wild, ravening beast can ever be kept in line.

Dusty the Demon Hunter is a teenage half-demon. Her mother was murdered by her father, an Incubus and her grandparents adopted her and set about learning everything they could about the supernatural, especially demonology.

Celtica is unique in the fact that she is welcome in the worlds of both man and supernatural beings. She is a philanthropist of immense wealth and her adventures have yet to be fully developed and finished… one day…

Finlay Moran is another unfinished project. He is a young boy struggling through the disappearance and possible murder of his mother, living with an uncaring and often abusive father, just starting at ‘big’ school where bullies come in the shape of peers and teachers alike. Things don’t seem to be going too well for Finlay, but he’ll pull through, I’m sure.

I have lots of part-finished stories lying about the place and at one time I didn’t think I could ever write a full novel – but four novels, seven short stories and a lot of articles dotted about the place, I think I’m getting there.

I do try to push myself in different, less comfortable directions and I have a ‘traditional’ romance started. I’ve also dabbled with a little erotica and though I say so myself, it’s not bad at all.

One piece of advice I would always give – if asked – and that is ‘Never take NO as an answer, always search for a way to make it YES’.

The other advice would be to edit, edit, proofread and edit. Go over your work with a fine-tooth comb and make that writing shine. Polish your work, perfect it and your readers will thank you for it – so will your characters.

Good Luck, I think Steemit will prove to be the base for a lot of writing careers.