People often ask me how I got into writing about vampires, especially when I’m a minister’s kid who was brought up with a strong knowledge of religion. To tell you the truth, it was really a natural progression.
When I was in college, I read my first vampire novel, Interview with a Vampire by Anne Rice. In her series, she talks about vampire cults that are always looming in the background ready to pounce or deal out justice. I became so interested in those vampire cults I started wondering what their religious practices might be. Were their beliefs based on Christianity and the bible? Or were they more occult-based? What would their ceremonies be like? What would be their reasoning behind killing the guilty, drinking blood, and making others of their kind?
When I was in college, I read my first vampire novel, Interview with a Vampire by Anne Rice. In her series, she talks about vampire cults that are always looming in the background ready to pounce or deal out justice. I became so interested in those vampire cults I started wondering what their religious practices might be. Were their beliefs based on Christianity and the bible? Or were they more occult-based? What would their ceremonies be like? What would be their reasoning behind killing the guilty, drinking blood, and making others of their kind?
And since Anne didn’t write it, I felt myself compelled to. Thus Severina was born. She was a poor, Rio de Janerio native whose family was killed by such a vampire cult. They claimed her family’s deaths prepared her for a life serving God under the vampire religion. They were to be innocents who, after a weeklong ritual and turning, would then be vigilantes for God. What better training would there be for creating a vampire religion than being brought up studying theology and cult groups? I won’t quote you statistics of how many of the top cults in history have been started by minister kids, but at least I created mine in books instead of leading hundreds to follow me to death by Kool-Aid.
I became immersed in the ritual of it all. I wrote ceremonies and prayers and doctrines of faith. And a vampire cult was born. Just that pebble of an idea from Rice’s tales led me to create my own world and religion.
My point to all this is…explore ideas you might not think will lead to anything. Let yourself write ramblings with no purpose (you think) or make up lists or organizations. You never know when they may be the spark that starts your first book.
I became immersed in the ritual of it all. I wrote ceremonies and prayers and doctrines of faith. And a vampire cult was born. Just that pebble of an idea from Rice’s tales led me to create my own world and religion.
My point to all this is…explore ideas you might not think will lead to anything. Let yourself write ramblings with no purpose (you think) or make up lists or organizations. You never know when they may be the spark that starts your first book.
Dusk’s Warriors by Emerian Rich
Heaven has opened up and welcomed the vampires of Night’s Knights into a new reality. As they struggle to find their place in their new world, trouble brews on Earth.
Demon servant, Ridge, is causing havoc by gathering up all the souls on Earth that have been touched by immortality. When he injures one of the Night’s Knights crew, he launches a war between the vampires of Heaven, the Big Bad in Hell, and a mortal street gang of vigilante misfits.
Will Julien, Markham, and Reidar be able to defeat the evil that’s returned, or will they once again need Jespa’s help?
Praise for Dusk’s Warriors:
“All hail, the queen of Night's Knights has returned! Emerian Rich's unique take on vampires delights my black little heart.” ~Dan Shuarette, Lilith's Love
“A world of horror with realistic characters in a fast paced thriller you won't be able to put down.”
~David Watson, The All Night Library
Praise for Night’s Knights:
“Fresh, original, and thoroughly entertaining.” ~Mark Eller, Traitor
“Emerian brought the Vampire Novel back from the dead.” ~C. E. Dorsett, Shine Like Thunder
Available now at Amazon.com in print and eBook
https://www.amazon.com/Dusks-Warriors-Nights-Knights-Vampire/dp/1544628803
Heaven has opened up and welcomed the vampires of Night’s Knights into a new reality. As they struggle to find their place in their new world, trouble brews on Earth.
Demon servant, Ridge, is causing havoc by gathering up all the souls on Earth that have been touched by immortality. When he injures one of the Night’s Knights crew, he launches a war between the vampires of Heaven, the Big Bad in Hell, and a mortal street gang of vigilante misfits.
Will Julien, Markham, and Reidar be able to defeat the evil that’s returned, or will they once again need Jespa’s help?
Praise for Dusk’s Warriors:
“All hail, the queen of Night's Knights has returned! Emerian Rich's unique take on vampires delights my black little heart.” ~Dan Shuarette, Lilith's Love
“A world of horror with realistic characters in a fast paced thriller you won't be able to put down.”
~David Watson, The All Night Library
Praise for Night’s Knights:
“Fresh, original, and thoroughly entertaining.” ~Mark Eller, Traitor
“Emerian brought the Vampire Novel back from the dead.” ~C. E. Dorsett, Shine Like Thunder
Available now at Amazon.com in print and eBook
https://www.amazon.com/Dusks-Warriors-Nights-Knights-Vampire/dp/1544628803
Emerian Rich is an artist, horror host, and author of the vampire series, Night’s Knights. She is the hostess of the internationally acclaimed podcast, HorrorAddicts.net. Under the name Emmy Z. Madrigal, she writes the musical romance series, Sweet Dreams and she’s the Editorial Director for the Bay Area magazine, SEARCH. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and son.
You can learn more aobut her books at her Amazon author page, or check out her website at www.emzbox.com.
You can learn more aobut her books at her Amazon author page, or check out her website at www.emzbox.com.
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