Dark and Light.

The world of the Vampire is a dark, exciting, dangerously seductive place. I love combining the darkness with the light. Usually, in recent books I've read, the Vampire can be changed or made see the error of his ways, but how would it play out if some of the darkness rubbed of on the heroine?

I'm finding out and having fun with it.

Talking of the light, thank the gods that summer is almost upon us.

I have a longing for Wicklow now, long days of reading and writing, going to the beach and sipping wine as I watch the sunset. Heaven.

Also some old friends from Oz are making their way to Ireland, they will be here on the 8th of May, really looking forward to seeing them as it has been ten years since the last time we met. That's how long it has been since my own Aussie adventure.

The other side of the coin is I'm losing a good friend and cousin as she embarks on her own adventure across Oz and the U.S. I am really looking forward to her blog though, it will be very entertaining.

Here is the link if any of you are interested.

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwendylooo.blogspot.com%2F&h=e6620.

The start of May brings many celebrations, birthdays, anniversaries and communions.

On the side of darkness?

Well the first anniversary of my Mams death will be on the 23rd of May and her first birthday away from home is the 24th of May.

Remembering all that happened this time last year has made recent weeks a struggle.

However I do struggle on, with the help of great mates, my beautiful children and a very witty partner.

I have often read, or been told that we should use our feelings to put more heart into our writing and characters, to draw upon our own experiences to bring life to the story. I think nearly every writer does this naturally. However in life we must be able to decipher our own reactions and feelings before we can understand them. In doing so, I believe we can start to heal ourselves and bring great spirit into our writing.

My story is about good and evil, light and dark.

My life has darkness but is also filled with light.

So I continue my Journey with deep sorrow, bright thoughts and great hope.

I have up till now kept my writing and my blog to myself, today in the spirit of Light and Dark I am opening myself up to my twitter friends.

Please feel free to leave your comments,

good or bad.

Laura.