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Do You Believe?

With Halloween coming up I thought it would be cool to post about all the creatures that make up the spooky occasion. Vampires, werewolves, and witches oh my! I love to read and write about them all. I don’t think I have a favorite, but I my latest book Dark Lies features a hard-headed werewolf, or lycan as I like to call them, named Jace Jericho. I had a young Olivier Matinez in mind when I wrote his character, except without the accent. Yummy!

13432858.jpg I’ve also written two other books about werewolves. Bad to the Bone and Hungry Like the Wolf, both available as ebooks from Loose ID, are about werewolf Garrick Blackthorn, a no nonsense man that runs his pack like a business, with shares and health care even.

I like me some werewolves. It must be wildness of them. The abandon and freedom of the way they live. And it makes me wonder did they ever really exist? Or maybe they still do, hiding in the shadows. That thought makes me quiver with excitement.

Have you ever thought of the creatures of your dreams or nightmares, whether they have ever really existed? I honestly can say that I believe that dragons once existed. Right along with Merlin and the sword Excalibur. I love the Arthurian legends!!

What do you believe in? Ghosts? Witches? Vampires?

Tell me your secret belief and I’ll pick a name from the commenters for a book prize. You have to be registered at the Cigars to win.

Great book!

I started reading Dark Lies last night, and I'm enjoying Jace very much -- I never was much of a were fan, but several books lately have turned me back on to them. Well handled, they are such amazing characters.

But in terms of what I find believable, I would say I believe in ghosts and witches. It doesn't stretch my imagination very much to think that the essence or souls of some people are so strong, stubborn, or stuck, that they hang around the earthly sphere. Believe I have seen at least one in my lifetime. Witches are a no brainer -- of course they exist, among the trendy pagans and new fangled Wicca wannabes, there are the real deal, I think.

I believe very much in my tarot. Not as much in astrology, though I'm not a disbeliever there, either.

Vampires, weres, etc I think have roots in something true, but I don't believe in them in the world, though I enjoy their fictional worlds very much.

Sam

Thanks!

Thanks Sam. I really enjoyed writing Jace.

Vivi Anna
http://www.vivianna.net
DARK LIES - Silhouette Nocturne

Something else is out there.

I have a hard time believing that humans are the end all of life, so to speak. I think there definitely are other creatures and beings out there, whether they are as we describe them or not.

You made me think...

That it gets into the whole physics thing and dimensions etc -- are dreams and fiction other dimensions, the imagination? Are writers and artists people who can see past physical reality to something else that's real? There are more things in heaven and earth... but your comment made me realize that to believe things are real, we can also believe in other realities...

(I sound like Larry on Numb3rs... that's scary... ;)

Sam

Imagination is a fascinating thing!

I haven't seen Numb3rs, but I have been told by many people that I'd probably really like it! Books call to me more than moving pictures do, though. I do wonder what exactly imagination is...I guess scientifically it is a chemical reaction, but that doesn't really explain it to me. How are we able to make things up? How are we still coming up with new stories and new music? Maybe our imaginations and dreams are windows elsewhere...

Hmm

That's an interesting concept. I like it.

Vivi Anna
http://www.vivianna.net
DARK LIES - Silhouette Nocturne

Me, too..

It's not new, per se -- psychologists have been looking at art and imagination, dreams, as windows to deeper selves for eons, and others to the soul... so why not outward as well? I guess it depends on which side of the window you see yourself on. ;)

Sam

I believe in ghosts. One

I believe in ghosts. One night my sister all of a sudden felt this very cold rush of wind over her. She didn't look to see what it was, but she thought that it was a ghost. My mom has seen some ghosts too. She woke up one night to see my grandma's face and when she smiled, her face vanished. I've never actually seen a ghost but I believe in them. Dark Lies sounds good!

Brrr...

I definitely believe that there's far more than our eyes can usually see, and I think that the spirit world is alive and active. That said, I don't think I'll go actively looking to encounter any ghosts, witches, other other non-humans ;)

"I Put A Spell On You..."

I believe in ghosts and have had several encounters with them. Also I have gone to people's homes and helped them with their "visitors".
Have you seen the movie BLOOD AND CHOCOLATE, Vivi? I loved it.

MelissaK

Blood and Chocolate

I did see it. I thought it was pretty cool.

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DARK LIES - Silhouette Nocturne

Blood and Chocolate

I did see it. I thought it was pretty cool.

Two of my favorite werewolf movies are Cursed, and Ginger Snaps.

Vivi Anna
http://www.vivianna.net
DARK LIES - Silhouette Nocturne

I believe...

I definitely believe in ghosts...I grew up in an old Victorian and in the winter, shared a bedroom with my sister. We'd lay awake at night, absolutely terrified, and listen to footsteps walking across the attic floor over our heads. Maybe I watched the Exorcist at too young an age, but there's a part of me that believes there are truly evil things in the world, as well, and not all of them human.

Exorcist

Hi Karen, I still can't watch that movie. Freaks me out way too much. Can't do it!

Vivi Anna
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DARK LIES - Silhouette Nocturne

Hi Vivi

I definitely believe in ghosts and one never knows what other things really exist. I also believe that the Arthurian Legends are true.

Really loved Blood Secrets

I believe in...

I believe in ghosts and witches and the possibility of other creatures/spirits.

I too believe in all the

I too believe in all the possibilities.

Your cover is absolutely gorgeous!!

Ghosts

I also believe there are ghosts out there, I've had a few experiences.
But I love love love to read about werewolves or shapeshifters. Can't get enough.
The book sounds great Vivi

I have Dark Lies, but

I have Dark Lies, but haven't found time to read it yet.
I believe there are other beings out there, just don't know what they are.

definitely ghosts

My grandmother died when I was 10 years old and I used to feel her touch and smell her perfume, espeically when I was feeling sad or down. It only lasted a couple of years, but it was really comforting.

Paranormal

This is my favorite genre to read with the vamps being my all time favorites. Since I've been surfing the web I've been finding many new authors in this genre to read and I'm loving it. Looking forward to your new release!

I've never had an experience

I've never had an experience with a ghost. No alien abductions either. But I like to think I'm open to the idea of something yet to be discovered.

Not for me

I don't really belive in paranormal stuff though love to read about them... it is why I am enjoying the Nocturne line!

Love Witches

I love witches... and when I was young, I used to believe they truly existed and I love Sabrina the teenage witch :)

What I Believe

I do believe that ghosts and witches do exist. Never had an experience with a ghost myself but I have heard the stories from people I know.

What don't I believe?

I believe in everything and nothing... if that makes any sense. I don't rule anything out, mainly because I've had too many occurrences in my own life that seem to stretch the borders of what is "reality". Several of my relatives were known to be psychic, to the point that my great-great grandmother was called a sorciere (a French word for witch).

I also have had several psychic experiences myself, along with strange encounters with "the other side". The night my grandmother died, I'd locked the front door, but it blew wide open as if there was a strong wind (which there was not) at the time she passed. Shortly thereafter, the hospital called and I knew she was dead before I picked up the phone.

So I believe in spirits, energy manifestations...and hope the real world contains as much magic as the worlds I create on the page!

Cari

Hi Viva Anna

Witches do exist in real life as do Ghosts. I'm not too sure about Vampires and Werewolves but, I won't count them out. I was born on Halloween so, I'm always curious about things that go bump in the night and, have encountered several ghosts in my time.

I read the Nocturne line and have read several of your books. I have to say that I got bugeyed because I couldn't put them down. Thank you for the very good nighttime reads.

Happy Early Halloween and, be careful of things that go Bump in the Night. All the best, Mads:)

Thanks for coming out!

Thanks everyone for commenting and letting me know if you believe!

I tossed everyone's name in a hat and the winner is for a choice of any of my books...

Cari - silvermoon

Could you email me at vivaciousvivianna@yahoo.ca to claim your prize!

Vivi Anna
http://www.vivianna.net
DARK LIES - Silhouette Nocturne

Congrats

Congratulations Cari!!! Vivi Annas' books are always a great read. Enjoy!!! Mads:)

Woo hoo!

Congrats, Cari!!

Thank you!

Thanks so much - can't wait to read the book! :)

Cari