Vampire Diaries

In the early 1990's L.J. Smith's novel about a mortal teen girl torn between two vampy brothers, one good, one evil graced many YA shelves. Fast forward a decade and a half, now CW has jumped once again on the vampy band wagon. A series based on the books is airing September 10th. (I've never read the books. I was thinking about checking them out. But my TBR pile is huge.) I love a good fang flick as much as the rest, but I'm wondering if it will be regurgitated Buffy with a twist of Twilight mixed in with Dawson's Creek. Only time will tell. I'd be interested in hearing everyone's thoughts....




The original trilogy:
1. The Awakening (1991)
2. The Struggle (1991)
3. The Fury (1991)
The fourth volume in the original series:
4. Dark Reunion (1992)
The new trilogy, The Vampire Diaries: The Return:
5. Nightfall (February 2009)
6. Shadow Souls (February 9, 2010)
7. Midnight (not yet released)

Awww.....thanks, guys!

It's been a crazy few weeks here at Wolfy Chicks central, but amidst the writing, dreaming, family woes, cat box duty and the nights getting darker, faster - we've had some amazing people championing our upcoming titles.

Nothing beats the summer's over blues better than knowing people are keen to dig into our paranormal babies. ;)

A big howl out to The Book Butterfly and YA Book Releases for their support!

Now, back to reality and that pesky work in progress. Sigh.

FREAKSVILLE Buzz!

Whoot! This is so exciting! Kitty's away taking care of a few family issues, but I wanted to post this and share it will all our Wolfy Chicks buds.

FREAKSVILLE appeared this week on The Book Butterfly's Waiting on Wednesday post. Check it out HERE!

They've got the trailer and I noticed the old Freaksville cover as well (that image might become a collector's item someday, you never know....lol...). It's getting great comments so far. Tres freaking cool!

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event to spotlight upcoming releases that they are eagerly anticipating. A very cool blog, and the graphics are cute, too!

Paranormal Theme Party

Last night, as a combination birthday/summer fun get together, my friends threw a humdinger of a paranormal theme party. Everyone contributed their creativity to ensure we had Buffy/True Blood/Twilight/Supernatural-esque décor and games. It was paranorm-nerd heaven. ;)

I got into the…spirit… of things and made this nifty coffin out of black bristle board, white acrylic paint and glitter glue sticks.

It graced a fridge door. Every time we reached inside for beverages, we had to “open the coffin” so to speak. There were strategically placed displays – tombstones, skulls, candles and daggers. We made up fake Merlotte’s menus which featured drinks like the Fang-Banger and munchies such as the wonderful Maryann’s Heart-stopper Plater. A Twilight cake with black icing completed our feast.

Me and my ghoulish friends played Poker for Kittens (nod to Spike there), Buffy Darts (pics of famous vamps taped to dartboard to be “staked”), the Sookie Stackhouse I-Can-Read-Your-Mind Game (a version of the word association game, “Password”) and a wicked round of Name That Paranormal Tune.

Are we nerdy fan-girls? Yeah, but we had a hell of good time. We might have a repeat event for Halloween, the initial plans have already begun. What can I say, we like our supernatural fun and we’re damn organized.

A sad passing...

One of my favorite writer/director/producers died yesterday. John Hughes. Those of you too young to know, he was the master of teenage angst in the 1980's. (I'm aging myself here... I grew up on John Hughes movies.) He got teens, he understood us to the core. I cried to movies like Some Kind of Wonderful, felt like an part of something bigger after watching The Breakfast Club, believed in true love after watching Pretty In Pink. But most of all John Hughes, though I never met him personally, inspired me to become a writer. To that I say thank you and my deepest sympathy to his family and friends.

Below is a small list of his accomplishments. My favorites are in bold. Take a moment to enjoy and remember such a fine writer.



Delta House (1979) (TV Series)
National Lampoon's Class Reunion (1982)
At Ease (1983) (TV Series)
Mr. Mom (1983)
National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
Nate and Hayes (1983) (with David Odell)
Sixteen Candles (1984)
The Breakfast Club (1985)
National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985; characters)
Weird Science (1985)
Pretty in Pink (1986)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
She's Having a Baby (1988)
The Great Outdoors (1988)
Uncle Buck (1989)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
Home Alone (1990)
Career Opportunities (1991)
Dutch (1991)
Curly Sue (1991)
Beethoven (1992) (as Edmond Dantes)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
Dennis the Menace (1993)
Baby's Day Out (1994)
Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
101 Dalmatians (1996)
Flubber (1997)
Home Alone 3 (1997)
Reach The Rock (1998)
Just Visiting (2001) (with Jean-Marie Poire & Christian Clavier)
Maid in Manhattan (2002; story) (originally titled The Chambermaid) (as Edmond Dantes)
Drillbit

Silver and the Werewolf

Since we're the Wolfy Chicks and we write about the furry beasts...I thought it would be fun to discuss a little bit of werewolf lore...

Silver and the Werewolf

Silver, ah, it's been around since ancient times. The symbol of the moon was used to represent silver. Our ancestors wore it as jewelry or ate with it as silverware, and used it as currency. (In most cases we still do.) This soft lustrous metal is used in mirrors, film, and electrical conductors. During World War I, before the advent of modern antibiotics, silver’s toxic effects on bacteria, fungi and viruses were used to prevent infection.
Hum, infection you say?
In the modern lore of werewolves or lycanthropy, silver is one of the only items that can harm a werewolf. One common modern belief is that the werewolf transmits its curse or disease by biting or scratching its victim. Then at the next full moon, oh there’s that neat reference to silver again, the victim in turns becomes one of the furry and fanged.
Could it be that silver’s germicidal effects kills the “germ” that causes lycanthropy? Eating away the infected agent? Is that where the silver bullet comes in?
Leaving you food for thought...next chat we’ll talk about the myth of silver bullets and other ways to become and kill a werewolf.Fun stuff,huh?