7 Questions

Today’s 7 Questions is with horror author Lucinda Moebius, who claims to have made vampires scary again, eeek!  We caught up with her to find out about blood suckers, cuisine, and of course, pet couture.

1. How are you making vampires scary again?

    Vampyres have always been scary. True monsters are driven by 009pure instinct. The monster does not love. The monster can not be tamed.
Monsters represent the animal nature of humanity. No matter how hard we try we can never tame the wild nature of our hearts and this idea scares us the most. What can tame a monster? Well, all the romances point to love being the answer. This is the premise that is the driving force of the romance. I wanted to create a true monster, one who could not be tamed because she was incapable of understanding human emotion and was incapable of love. Instinct drives the shark to feed indiscriminately and even though they are only doing what God designed them to do they still scare the H@** out of me. I created a monster designed to tap into humanities biggest fear: a creature feeding on instinct without the capacity to be tamed.

2. Do vampires have pets?

    No, Vampyres would not keep pets. Owning a pet would mean the monster would be willing to open his heart and show compassion for another creature. Humans own pets because they need companionship and love. Monsters are incapable of these basic emotions. Pets serve no useful purpose in the monster’s world. I’m writing this while I am fighting to keep one cat off the keyboard and the other one from sitting on my head. The dog is snoring in the corner. I guess this means I am not a monster.

3. No romance? How on earth do the readers cope?

Very well, thank you. There is more to the idea of love than the romantic “Holy cow, my loins are aching for you.” (Did I spell that right?) kind of love. Strip away the romance and you are left with the purity of the story. Just because there is no romance does not mean there are not complex relationships in the story. The reader gets to explore the way creatures interact with one another when they are not bond together by passion or love.

4. Do you wear garlic, just in case?

feeder18-3I like the taste of garlic and if you eat enough of it the smell will ooze from your pores. I also like the antibiotic qualities of garlic in its raw form. My mom used to make us eat garlic cloves whenever strep throat started making the rounds. I don’t think I would trust garlic to keep the monsters at bay, though. Usually, if I’m alone and scared I rely on my faith and actually pray or sing hymns to keep evil away. So far it has worked.

5. If you could meet any fictional character, who would it be?

This is the toughest question here. There are so many great fictional characters to choose from I had a hard time choosing just one. I finally settled on King Arthur. I would love to explore the Hero’s Journey through the eyes of Merlin, Gwenivere, Morgaine, Lancelot and the other Knights of the Round Table. The myth and magic surrounding the court set in a time period of flux between the ancient Gods and Christianity sends my author senses tingling. Of course, I wouldn’t survive very long at court. The first time one of the knights ordered me to make him a sandwich my mouth would get the better of me an I would end up in the stocks.

6. Where do you stand on the topic of pet couture?

I barely wear clothes myself, why would I put clothes on my poor animals. All of my pets are rescues. We have a lab mix we adopted from the humane society. She was my husband’s dog and loves him to distraction. She used to crawl up on the bed and snuggle between us, pushing me as far away from him as she could. If it came to making a choice between spending time with my husband and spending time with me she would choose my husband. In April of 2014 I broke my arm and suddenly her behaviour changed. I was in so much pain I had to sleep on the couch. The dog decided her place was with me. She would sleep right beside the couch and would make sure when visitors came by to position herself between me and them. She is a pure Alpha Female: submissive to the male and protective of the weak.
We adopted our first cat because my stepson begged for a cat. And I mean begged. I told him the litter box would be his responsibility (Yeah, right). After a few weeks of fighting with the litter box issue I suddenly realised the dog was slowly training the cat to go outside to do his business. Although I don’t like letting cats out to roam the neighbourhood, we live in a fairly safe area and the entire neighbourhood loves our cat so I let him outside.
Our second cat showed up on our doorstep a few months ago. She was scrawny and looked like she hadn’t had a good meal in a while. It took three days to convince her I was nice and three more days to get her into the house. She spent two weeks under the bed, hissing at anything that got near her, especially the other animals. Now she sleeps on my head. Like. literally, I will be fast asleep and suddenly she will plop  her butt right on my face.

7. What’s next for you?

I am currently working on the second book in the Chronicles of the Soul Eaters Series. Hunter tells the story of the hunt for the monster.
I am also taking care of my husband. He is terminally ill and his health is my top priority. It’s a fine balancing act: working, taking care of the man I love and writing.
Thank you for giving me such fun questions to answer.
And you can find Lucinda all over the internet, as detailed below!
Echoes of Savanna: Book One: The Parent Generation
 
Raven’s Song: Book One: T1 Generation
 
Write Well Publish Right
 
Feeder: Chronicles of the Soul Eaters Book 1
 
30 Days Stream of Consciousness V. 1
 
30 Days Streams of Consciousness Vol 2: A Haunting
 
30 Days Streams of Consciousness Vol 3: Abduction
 
 
How can we follow you on Facebook?
Lucinda Moebius Fan Page: https://www.facebook.com/Lucinda-Moebius-Fan-Page-136358979707547/         
 
 
 
Blogs:
Your Next Favorite Author: http://mynextfavoriteauthor.blogspot.com/
 
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