Inspirations

You need to have some sort of inspiration before you begin to think writing. If you had never read anything related to what you wish to write about, you may not be able to fully write as in depth about it. Personally I had a huge break in reading anything... middle school was just the time that I hated reading but eventually I got back into reading. Reading mainly about vampires and werewolves, that is.

I only brought a small sampling of my favorite books from Cincinnati to college. All but two of the books belong in a series. All but three have werewolves, vampires, some form related to the two like a mix or a creature based off them. Back in Cincinnati, there are about four to five times as many books that I love. Ever need some recommendations  I'd willingly help if you read the same type of literature... in other words fantasy.

Now back to the topic, inspiration. My main inspiration is werewolves and vampires. There are multiple variations on both creatures. For example take werewolves. Some books have werewolves that can only change the night of the full moon. There are others that have to change more often than that, once a week or they would be forced to change at bad times. There are even some that can change whenever but take some time to change and consists of a large amount of pain. Every werewolf created is different from the original thought one may have.

The main story I have been working on is one with a werewolf pack and a new type of creature, that I call a Mut, which is a mixture of Were's, shifters, and a vampire. My types of werewolves are able to shift within a second or less depending on the rank in the pack, ie. alpha, beta, omega, or anything in between. The alpha's can shift into a wolf in under a second while those at the bottom of the pack order may take a few seconds longer. As you can probably tell, my form of a werewolf can change into a wolf whenever he or she may choose.

On to talk about the new form of creature, the Mut. I came up with the idea with my love of shifters and Were's. From there I came up with the creature, a Mut, that I can write about and enjoy. I end up having only four total in the story and they end up having their variety of animals they could change into, depending on their hetitage. My main character has a number shapes she can take on including big cats, wolf, and a winged amazon like creature I created. She is a bit rough around the edges and does not trust easily, which makes the conflict between her and the invading pack all the more interesting.

Posted below is a bit of the story I am nearly done with. It is in first person because I feel like you can connect to the story better. Please note that I have not really edited it and have major issues putting things together in a reasonable amount of time... More will be posted later.

My story begins on a full moon night when my territory was invaded. My name is Katrina West and I chose to have some “fun” trying to defend my home turf and sort of got into a huge mess on my part. Oh and I may as well mention that the species I am is classified as a Mut.

You see being a Mut means I have almost any type of shifter, Were, and vamp with a few other strange creatures in the mix. It all has to do with my genetic background and I really don’t want to get into that complicated mess. Back to the story, well the night of the full moon, I have to change into one of my many Were forms.

The night I met Shane I was in my were panther form. We had a little dispute. You see, I had lived in the town for years without any Were’s living there. It was peaceful. Well, anyway, Shane and his pack must have moved into town after the previous full moon.