Vampiric Novel: Eleen Nivarra

Wow this post is late. I apologize. There have been a lot of distractions. All those who are (or had been) taking care of a grandparent with dimensia will understand. The rest... well, your patience is appreciated. [I'm not sure if I'll ever go into detail about my grandfather but if I do, I apologize in advance for any depressing details that may lead you to feel sorry for me. Don't feel sorry. Please, I beg of you.]

*Ahem* Moving on!

Following my Twilight babble, I mentioned that I have written a novel in the vampiric style oh, so popular today. Except in my novel, vampires are not little twinkly vegetarian fairies. Instead, they are the bloodsucking monsters that haunt the nights. They feed and hold humans as their bloodslaves. They avoid sunlight at all costs and hold no conscience for their actions. They are monsters and they relish in it. 

Why does my novel stand apart from the countless versions already out there? I've noticed that all those novels center around pure vampires or vamps and werewolves. Occasionally, I'll find a jewel where another creature is mentioned but is still centered on vamps.

My first-person novel centers around a rarely mentioned creature: a dhamphir (dahm-feer). A dhamphir is part vampire/ part human. Dhamphirs have a soul and need both blood and human food to survive. They can go out in sunlight but not for very long. They have almost all the characteristics of vampires except their speed and strength is slightly diminished by their human side.

In my novel, the dhamphirs have a connection to an element. The main four elements are water, earth, fire and air. They can use their elements to heal themselves quicker and for sustenance. Their other powers include slight telepathy/telekinesis. Dhamphirs are born when a male vampire and female human have intercourse (whether voluntary or not) because the female's uterus is alive and able to carry the baby to term [I'll answer the 'vamps can't get it up' issue soon. Hold on!]. A dhamphir is created because the vampire genes are more dominant to the human ones. But the human qualities remain so they merge. From birth, dhamphirs age like humans until they reach maturity (approx. age 28) and then their aging slows to near-immortality. They will die but it takes a very,very long time. Being gravelly wounded could also kill them but it's no easy feat.

My main character is Eleen Nivarra, a 300 year old dhamphir. Her story begins within the confines of a human mental institution. She befriends one of the nurses, Stacey Meiry, and is even protective of her. Stacey figures out what Eleen is through the help of a rare book and promises to keep Eleen's secret. As payment for her silence, Stacey wants answers and bombards Eleen with questions. Later, Eleen is visited by an opportunity and is propelled on a journey back into her past to face her demons and reunite with her origin all while escaping the clutches of an ancient vampire's loyal henchman.

If I were asked to describe my novel in 1 paragraph, that would be it. I left out a ton of other details (of course) but that's the basic idea. I'd like to post up a piece of my novel for you all to review and give me feedback but this post is already lengthy. SO it'll probably be in the next one. Please feel free to give me feedback on my novel so far, please. 

Until next posting!

[Also on the "vampires being unable to perform during the act" issue, here's my most-likely-to-make-sense- explanation: Vampires drink blood to what? To live. The act of drinking blood makes their bodies come alive again, even if just briefly- which makes them drink again. Say it's like refreshing a frozen site on the computer. They refresh their bodies when drinking blood. Doing this before or during the act of intercourse makes them alive and able to perform. And with their bodies being alive, so are their swimmers. Makes sense? YES!]

That is my explanation in the world within my novel. Do with it what you will. Better than twinkle fairies who break beds.