Very Cool Stuff

Christine Feehan, author of the Dark Series, the Drake Sisters, the Ghost Walkers, and a few others, has a very cool members only section. For many of her books since about 2003, she has made Book Trailers, which are 30 seconds to about 2 minutes, live-action trailers. The actors I believe are her children’s friends and her friends.

In addition to the trailers, there are making of clips, interviews, wallpaper, games, preview chapters, songs for some of the series, chants, family trees, the research she’s done, language history and pronounciation guides, and recipes. Plus, there is a clothing store and the proceeds go towards a wolf preservation.

I want to learn how to do all this for my website and books.

Website: Chrstine Feehan: #1 New York Times Best Selling Author

Dark Curse Book Trailer

Influences

Since I have been writing, I have sucked up influence from everything, from the movies I watch to the books that I read. Some of them are:

Movies

Labyrinth,
Pirates of the Caribbean 1, 2, and 3
Lord of the Rings 1, 2, and 3
Dragonheart
Moulin Rouge

Books

Christine Feehan: The Dark Series
Tamora Pierce: Her Tortall Series
The Magic and the Healing
Crown Duel
Beauty

These are a few of the major influences on Draca Chronicles, which is my major work. From some of them, I got characters, from others just ideas and setting. for the most part, I absorbed nearly everything that I come across, at least fantasy-wise, as it is my favorite genre to write.

Another influence in my life is mythology in general, from the Greek Gods and further back to the Assyrian Goddesses. But I don’t draw a lot of influence from modern time.

Except for the modern influences of my favorite authors. I try to read articles by Nora Roberts, Janet Evanovich, Jennifer Cruise, Tamora Pierce and Christine Feehan. One of my favorite books on writing is by Janet Evanovich.

Overall, I try to take bits and pieces from everywhere, so that I can keep enriching myself and my writing.