ASMSG Scifi Fantasy Paranormal Emagazine May 2014 | Page 8

SFP Indie Issue 2

TOO CREEPY?
Danielle Devor
Discusses Her First ya
Novel and the Change
from Horror Writing
Constructing Marcus was my first attempt at a YA Paranormal Romance and
since I usually write gritty fantasy/horror, it was an experiment in what I
could and could not get away with. In this case, it was the “creep” factor.
Firstly, romances aren’t supposed to be scary. Nor are they supposed to have
graphic violence. Gritty language, well, that depends on the characters. But,
with this being a YA Romance, I had to be even more careful.
So, how was I to write a story with danger, evil witches, and a spirit created
to be the servant of a witch without graphic violence? I took a note from
horror films of the 1960’s Old classics like “13 Ghosts” and did the violence
off screen so to speak. That and make sure the “monsters” looked like
normal human beings. I did keep some of the creepy- I just couldn’t help
myself.
Still though, I seem to have two camps with CM. One group finds the scary
parts scary enough to be considered horror. Others, seem to not be
bothered at all. So, I guess I’ll never know if it is too creepy. One more thing
to add about the interesting job of a writer.

ABOUT THE BOOK
Sixteen-year-old ghost hunter, Emma Hoffman thought that moving into an
old Victorian was going to be awesome– ghosts galore.
Much to her delight, she discovers that the house is haunted—not by a
ghost, but by a construct (a spirit created to be a servant). As she gets to
know Marcus, the construct, he asks her to help him avenge his maker and
find her killer. Emma’s not too sure this is a good idea, she’s a ghost hunter
after all, not a detective, but she agrees to help him anyway. While trying to
discover more information about the killer, Emma begins to have feelings
for Marcus- feelings she isn’t ready to admit. Then the sorcerer who killed
Marcus’s maker shows up at Emma’s house with an insane plan to capture
Marcus and absorb his power- Emma isn’t having it. Marcus is hers.
When the killer performs a spell that begins to steal Marcus’s life force,
Emma risks losing him. It’s a race against time for Emma to figure out how
to stop the sorcerer and his spell before Marcus fades away and disappears
from her life forever.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Danielle DeVor spent her early years fantasizing about
vampires and watching “Salem’s Lot” way too many times.
After living briefly in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, she moved
back to her hometown to write.
When not writing and reading about weird things, you will
find her hanging out at the nearest coffee shop, enjoying a
mocha frappuccino. Danielle has been on a writing roll this
year! With the release of Tail of the Devil,Constructing
Marcus and Sorrow’s Point she already has three books out.
You can find Tail of the Devil and Sorrow’s Point at
Amazon.
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