Feb. 15th, 2023

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Hey, y’all, it’s Weird Wednesday! Where on some Wednesdays, I blog about weird stuff and give writing prompts.

Today: Dearg-Due, Irish Vampire

The story goes like this: once upon a time (in Waterford, Ireland, perhaps), there was a young woman of such wondrous beauty that news of it spread far and wide. She cared little for that, and fell in love with a poor, young farm laborer. The young woman’s father, however, saw a chance for cold cash, so he betrothed her instead to a cruel but wealthy man. 

Check out the blog post for the whole story and some bloody writing prompts, such as:

Undead shenanigans: The Dearg-Due’s got a swinging night life. She’s one of the more seductive vampires (as opposed to those who wear the “I just climbed out of my grave” look). She’s as beautiful in death as in life, so it’s not terribly hard for her to find victims. In fact, it’s said children will even follow her out into the woods, not to mention the hordes of admiring men. So there are at least two ways to go here: either you’ve got a woman still hung up on the beauty thing (for without her looks, no cruel wealthy man would have been interested in her) and anxious to take revenge on men in general, or you’ve got an all-out monster with no human emotions left, who preys on innocent adults and children alike. 

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My February 2023 newsletter is now available!

This month’s article is A Divine Romance: Writing prompts for a god/human relationship

The god Apollo had a lover named Iapyx, who was a mortal man. Apollo offered his paramour divine gifts, including prophecy and music, but Iapyx had a father in ill health, and he asked for the gift of healing. The story may be short, but there’s a lot to work with here, so onto some divine writing prompts, such as:

(God of the) Whirlwind romance. I am partial to both the love-at-first-sight trope and the slow burn. A god might find a human so beautiful that for them it’s love (or at least lust) at first sight, and with the gods being naturally attractive, it’s possible the instant love (lust) could go both ways. Alternatively, a god might watch a human long enough to fall in love, with the human unaware of it, or a human might develop a crush on a god without ever meeting him. The courtship could go slowly: it’s a strange pairing, the human and divine. Both parties might want to keep their attraction for each other a secret, leading to another one of my favorite tropes: It’s requited, they’re just stupid.

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