#spookyscribe

[mcaquila]

Another sketchy comic about how I’m a terrible co-writer; K.C. Lannon on the left, me on the right.

...I’m only allowed to include ONE vampire who does this. Shucks!

(For those who don’t know, “NA” stands for “New Adult.” It’s like YA, but a bit more grown-up/less teenagey.)

[isfjmel-phleg]

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✅—Which character/plot point/etc would be your favorite to see on screen?

I already answered this for characters, so for plot points...I'd love to see pretty much anything from Book 2, which is the one that's currently most settled in my imagination. Amarantha on the train with the other schoolgirls...the scene in the cobalt blue room at the palace, building up to the fateful slap and the look on Elystan's face when Amarantha strikes him...waking up in a semi-abandoned castle and exploring it, complete with fantastic cinematography and a vaguely eerie score. Etc. etc.

🎤—Describe the opening scene

Let's say they're filming a combination of all three versions of the Christmas Chapter, as a special. It opens on a montage of the cities of Loriston and Königsstadt at Christmastime, as the opening credits play. Lots of lovingly lingering shots on every detail of the season being celebrated--the decorations, the concerts, the food, the excitement--with an appropriately festive score building up the sense of jollity, then--

abrupt cut to Josiah in the great hall at school, writing his depressing Latin essay. The music goes somber, the entire palette changes, and his expression as his words are read in voiceover couldn't be farther from the good cheer the previous scene wallowed in.

This contrast should clue the viewer in on what to expect.

[oldblogmcaquila]

Bridgette (temporary name), a heroine with an artiste’s temperament, from a story that my co-writer and I might do. It has everything: awesome female werewolves, burnt out vampire employees, disgruntled werewolf gods, stalker vampires (but not the hot kind), modern interpretative dance...and debt from college loans!

Just a first draft of her design, but we wanted a blonde because dark-haired heroines in vampire-related stories are a tad overdone.

I want those ballet shoes.

Also on my DA.