In her past life, after causing the death of a little boy, Nikki was so devastated that her soul mate promised to murder her in their next life, to make her pay for what she had done. With no knowledge of this, Nikki lives for years as an addict, down on her luck, until she is rescued by Ken, who helps her with all aspects of her recovery. With the help of a few new friends and a cat named Destiny, Nikki turns her life around. What she doesn’t know is that someone out there is destined to kill her, and he is watching, his passion for killing her growing stronger each day. The question is: Can an agreement made between two souls be broken, and how far will one soul go to keep a promise made in a desperate attempt to save the other?
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/200655790-to-have-and-to-hold-to-love-and-to-kill
Creating the Perfect Ambiance to Write Paranormal Tales
Currently on my desk, I
have a candle from a company called Mythologie, and the candle is called
Phoenix. The scent includes grapefruit, cinnamon, clove and vanilla, and has a
crackling wooden wick. I burn this when I am working on a special project, a
non-fiction piece that includes the mythological story of a phoenix. When I
light this candle, I immediately focus on the story, and with the crackle of
the wick, I am drawn closer to the words. Do I need the candle to write this
story? No, of course not. It is the intention behind the candle that I desire,
and that is to create a space where my mind blocks everything out but the story
in my head.
As often as possible, I
try to start a writing session with a clear desk and whatever props might
inspire me. These might be a candle, a photograph, some books (The Amityville
Horror is almost always in sight), or a playlist curated to inspire a
particular story. I also like to write outdoors, where I can close my eyes and
allow the sounds to filter their way into my tales. The set-up for writing a
paranormal story can be quite fun. A perfect vision for me would be a full
moon, lots of candles, and a silent house. No dogs barking or chewing on bones,
no background noise of the television or Instagram reel, just me, my keyboard,
and the glow of the moon. If I were to give myself a nice date-night, that
would probably be it. In that setting, something spooky always ends up on the
page. Sounds nice, right?
Back in reality, where I
usually live, I do not always have a clear desk, and I find that I’m out of
matches. In these cases, it’s just a matter of turning inward, and creating a
space inside that blocks out the mess of the outside. Writing is a bit of meditation,
and even when it starts out hard and the noises from the outside (or the
inside) create a distraction, if you sit with it long enough, a nice tunnel
vision begins to form, and even amidst chaos, a calming focus can take over.
Before you know it, an hour has passed and the word count has grown.
When writing a paranormal
story, I also like to sit for a moment before each writing session and picture
the characters in mind. I sort of talk to them, picture them in the setting
that I have written them into. See if anything has changed, if there are any
pivots that the story needs to take. This can be helpful when writing any
story, but it is special with a ghost story, because when we write about
ghosts, it seems like the crack between worlds opens a bit. And sometimes, if
I’m lucky, those ghosts will whisper back to me. Put pen to paper when there’s
a ghost in your ear, even a 100 percent imaginary ghost, and magic can truly
happen.
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