I started working on Book 4, Stone & Bone, today. I’m not going all out on it yet. I’ve still got some other stories to craft before I’m ready to hit the accelerator on this one.
When I started outlining these stories way back in high school, vampires were not popular (except among us gaming nerds). Even back then, I’d always rather play zombies (or more accurately, someone killing zombies in new and creative ways; although now, I will admit that the exploding egg bombs were a bit of a stretch).
In the present, I kind of regret including a vampire character because they’re just so goddamn popular now. And it sucks because I get the impression that most of us like Tom, and I’m not sure he’d be the same if something fundamental had changed.
In this book, we’ll meet more vampires too – but happily, they are mean, nasty, manipulative and in no way anything like what has become mainstream. They don’t see the point in getting to know their food, except maybe to play with it. I’m even putting the sign “No Sparkling Allowed!” on their clubhouse door.
Alright, that’s a lie. Because doing that might indicate where their clubhouse door is. Oh no, I think I’ve said too much!
Okay, rant done. Back to the grind!
PS – Does this make me a fantasy genre hipster now? Noooo!
