Many of you wonderful readers have been asking where I came up with the idea for The Book of Eve Series.
For seven years I worked on an epic fantasy trilogy that was extremely complex and difficult to manage. It amuses me when I looking back on that period of time. I thought writing a fantasy set in a world I created was going to be easy.
Writing lesson number 1: world building is one hell of a difficult skill to master.
I decided to set that series aside and try my hand at writing something on a smaller scale.
I’m not really sure what I meant by that since I’m now working on the second novel in a 5 book series.
When I started brainstorming ideas, vampires and werewolves were all anyone seemed to write about. While I do love a good vampire/werewolf saga, I wanted to write something different.
I came up with an idea around angels and demons. What if an Angel lost his wings, and was sent to earth, I thought. He learns the value of doing good deeds, and falls in love with a woman he can never have and…
Sound familiar? That’s because it’s been done several thousand times before. I scrapped the idea and continued to brainstorm.
Writing lesson number 2: don’t be afraid to move on to the next idea if the initial one isn’t working out for you.
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While I was doing some research on angels, I came across an article that referred to Lilith. My initial reaction was to move onto the next bit of information, but I decided to read on.
In some circles, people believe that Lilith is the Queen of Demons. She is sometimes considered to be the mother of vampires, or often appears as a succubus.
She is also Adam’s first wife. You know the one. She wanted to spice up her sex life by trying out a new position. Adam…well, he liked things the way they were. Lilith ended up running away and making a strange deal with three angels, that allowed her to eat babies who were less than a certain number of days old.
It’s a little messed up, yes, I know, but it got me thinking. Over thousands of centuries, both Lilith and Eve have been treated rather poorly. In fact, some sources treat them as one interchangeable person.
In most cases though: Lilith is a wanton woman, who refuses to obey her husband and curses herself. Eve is responsible for the First Sin.
My first ‘what if’ question hit me. What if a woman was given the chance to right a wrong committed thousands of centuries ago? Followed by… well, if I tell you any more, I’ll ruin the story. I’ll have to end here for now.
Writing lesson number 3: find your Thought Kernel, your ‘what if’ question, your Novel Idea. Revel in how awesome it feels. Release it onto the page.
