JoAnne
Myers is both an artist and a writer. You might remember her from her visit back in June when she shared images of her paintings with us. Today she returns to tell us about her love of monster stories. Learn more
about JoAnne at her website.
When it comes to fiction writing, almost anything goes. That is why I love
writing fantasy stories. The author can go completely over the edge and make
something unbelievable seem believable. My love for monster stories came from
my childhood, from watching Count Dracula and Wolfman movies. Legendary
monsters and myths inspired most of the stories from my anthology, Loves, Myths, and Monsters. I used my
love for monster movies to contrive a collection of unusual tales of mystery,
danger, twists and turns.
Loves, Myths and
Monsters-11 fantasy tales entwined with the human world
Welcome
to Anna came from
my love of the Twilight Trilogy. Instead of the leading lady pursued by a
vampire and a werewolf as in Twilight,
a Chupracabra pursues the leading lady in Welcome
to Anna, a large hideous creature that transforms between being a coyote
and a beast that kills at will. What happens next is a series of chilling
mysteries, and unsuspecting friendships and love.
The
Hunter's Bride-This
story derived from searching the Internet on various legends and myths from
different countries.
Moon
People came from my
imagination of how I believe Mermaids came to exist. Since they are part human,
I imaged superior beings living on the Moon, and one fell off, landing in the
Earth’s ocean, and was swallowed by a passing fish.
The Pack-This story depicts my version of
how werewolves evolved.
The
Bidding I got from
watching an episode of The Twilight Zone
as a child. It takes place in Circleville, an actual town in Ohio, close to my
home.
The
Agreement-Roseville,
an actual small town in Ohio, is where this story takes place. I thought it would be interesting to
find out what happens to an arrogant city slicker when he meets a no-nonsense
country sheriff.
For The
Love of Ginnie-My
love of American history and the Civil War, conjured up this time travel tale
of adventure, leading to a roller coaster ride of joy and perils for hero and
scientist Alex Anderson, to rescue his beloved Ginnie from a sniper’s bullet.
Is It
Only A Myth? - With
the legends, myths, movies made of it, and reported sightings of this elusive
but deadly creature half man/bat/rat, I had to write about the Mothman.
The
Proposition-I wrote
this tale of love conquers all, because I love cowboys, and strong-minded
women.
The
House on Shady Lane-historical
facts of a family from 1873 believed to be the country’s first serial killer
family inspired this grisly tale. Even the famous Pickerington Detective Agency
was hot on their trail.
Love's
Curse takes place
in a real town famous for local resident John Holmes, the King of Porn, and of the
local college’s actual mascot.
Therefore,
the next time you get Writer’s Block, or need a new idea, try switching on the
television, open a newspaper, delve into history or simply look and listen. You
will find something to stimulate your muse.
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6 comments:
Hi, Joanne,
I agree that ideas for writing are all around us. I often get ideas from listening to conversations, reading newspaper and magazine nonfiction which sparks my imagination. Best wishes with this interesting anthology of short fiction.
They all sound very interesting, JoAnne. Best luck!
Thank you Jacqueline, for stopping by. All the best for you also.
Hello Rose, thank you for commenting. All the best to you too.
I am a big "The Twilight Zone" fan, and still enjoy watching reruns on cable. Thanks for the post!
I love that you pick up your ideas for stories from things you see on television as well as in real life. For those who suffer with "Writer's Block" the ideas are out there, you just have to be open to them!
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