Linda Armstrong's Blog - Posts Tagged "zombies"
Characters Who Teach The Author
Here and there you find an author who gives credit to sources 'out there' for some of the works they compile. I would fit into that category, as I'm not smart enough to come up with the stuff I write about.
How is that, you ask? The characters teach me. They tell me what they are doing, what they are thinking. It takes a bit to be able to differentiate their voices from the other voices that play out in the head, but it is worth the effort.
I find it somehow strange and comforting that zombies are the characters who teach me lately. They have brought me (figuratively) to my knees several times. I am humbled in their presence most times. I worry that I won't be portraying their thoughts and feelings adequately to convey to readers the true message they impart. Tomb 3 is taking its time because of this issue.
It's been humbling and insightful to have these conversations with them. I realize that my take on zombies is quite different from most versions out there, and most likely because the zombies of Ala-ka are an allegory about current events, history, the future and how people treat each other.
I hope to finish this third installment with the same zombie integrity that they have shown me in this book. I'll keep you posted when it is released!
How is that, you ask? The characters teach me. They tell me what they are doing, what they are thinking. It takes a bit to be able to differentiate their voices from the other voices that play out in the head, but it is worth the effort.
I find it somehow strange and comforting that zombies are the characters who teach me lately. They have brought me (figuratively) to my knees several times. I am humbled in their presence most times. I worry that I won't be portraying their thoughts and feelings adequately to convey to readers the true message they impart. Tomb 3 is taking its time because of this issue.
It's been humbling and insightful to have these conversations with them. I realize that my take on zombies is quite different from most versions out there, and most likely because the zombies of Ala-ka are an allegory about current events, history, the future and how people treat each other.
I hope to finish this third installment with the same zombie integrity that they have shown me in this book. I'll keep you posted when it is released!
