In my honest opinion, the paranormal
genre is probably one of the trickiest genres to write. There are a certain
number of supernatural creatures that people favour above the rest, or well,
tend to write more than others: vampires, werewolves, angels, demons and
witches. With so many books out there featuring these creatures it is plain to
see why each author has to put their own spin on them. Naturally, they want to
keep these well know beings fresh and interesting for the readers, while at the
same time fitting their versions of these beings in to the world they have
created and giving them a solid place.
I have read a couple of articles in
regard to arguments over the physical side of such creatures. For example, lots
of people kicked off about Stephanie Meyer’s vampires sparkling. As a lover of
vampires and someone who has read up on them I totally get where everyone is
coming from, but why the hell not? Why shouldn’t vampires sparkle? It’s new,
and different, and it totally works in the world that she has built. It is
Stephanie’s interpretation of vampires.
And that’s what it’s all about, isn’t
it? Interpretation. There is no wrong or right when it comes to conjuring
creatures of myth and magic. It’s fun to see how many different ways these
creatures can be created. Its fun to see them in different light, and setting,
isn’t it?
I haven’t read every book in the
world, and I have only read one book with mermaids in it. So, when I sat down
and decided to write On the Rocks, with the intention of sliding a creature from the deep blue sea in there, I had
to do some searching for other people’s interpretation of these creatures based
on legends.
“The
Nixie, like the mermaid, has a fish tail and is bare breasted, but the
difference being that she has green skin, hair, and teeth. She can transform
herself in to a young woman, or an old woman since she enjoys being on land and
nearby communities.”
Alright, I can dig that as one idea
for how these creatures may have looked, but for the point and purpose of my
story I didn’t want just another longhaired, lushes babe. I wanted something a
lot less attractive, and stereotypical. I wanted something a little more like
this guy. Oh yeah, now this is the type of creature I wouldn’t want to get up
close and personal with, if you know what I mean? ;-P
Some of you may have read that brief
description and made up your own version of a Nixie, and now you might be
looking at this creepy dude and thinking “no
frickin’ way!” But hey, that’s just my interpretation.
(Pictures
courtesy of google images. Picture one: The Rhine Maidens Warn Siegfried by
Arthur Rackham, 1912. Picture two: The Creature of the Black Lagoon: movie
image, 1954.)
OnThe Rocks
(The Edge Erotica Series)
(The Edge Erotica Series)
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Island, and Meghan’s new workplace.If the warped mermaid uniform isn’t enough, the fact that she can’t stop thinking about the club’s singer, Zenzie, is. Everything about the female gets Meghan hot, but when she finally gets her shot with the temptress, it turns out Zenzie isn’t as perfect, or as human, as Meghan thought.
It's true. Everyone has their own interpretation of these paranormal creatures. I think that makes the stories that much more interesting to read instead of the same story over and over.
ReplyDeleteAll the best, Elizabeth!
Amen to that. It's always interesting to see how other authors view such creatures, and how they can change them an make them work in all sorts of worlds.
DeleteThe paranormal genre is definitely a playground. You gotta love it.
Thanks for stopping by, Jessica. :-) x