The dream I had that inspired Abducted Life was about a vampire trying to escape aliens. He had the cliché vampire traits like fangs, but for Abducted Life I wanted Savannah and Evan's looks to reflect the fact that aliens messed with their genetics to make them less human.
BEWARE THE FULL MOON
For Savannah, I didn't want her physical appearance to change. Her alterations are invisible. On the outside, she looks perfectly normal. But she's faster and stronger, and during the full moon, she gets the urge to procreate. There's a real parallel to chronic illness. I hadn't intended it, but suffering from those myself, I bet it was an unconscious decision.
ALIEN VAMPIRES ARE REAL
BEWARE THE FULL MOON
For Savannah, I didn't want her physical appearance to change. Her alterations are invisible. On the outside, she looks perfectly normal. But she's faster and stronger, and during the full moon, she gets the urge to procreate. There's a real parallel to chronic illness. I hadn't intended it, but suffering from those myself, I bet it was an unconscious decision.
ALIEN VAMPIRES ARE REAL
When it came to Evan and alien vampires, I had one specific animal in mind: a sea lamprey. Specifically, it's mouth. I wanted Evan's changes to be something he had to cover and in doing so would make him stand out in a crowd. It also had to be horrifying. He shrugs it off in the story, but it's not an easy change to cope with as he makes it seem.
NOW, THE SHAMELESS PLUG ;)
NOW, THE SHAMELESS PLUG ;)
Savannah Janowitz’s perfect life was destroyed the night she and her boyfriend vanished without a trace. When she reappears a year later––alone––she’s a shell of her former self. Robbed of her popularity and her boyfriend, she has no memory of what happened to her. Savannah struggles to move forward as strange, new abilities manifest.
Evan Sullivan never gave extra-terrestrials much thought until the night he and Savannah were abducted. While Savannah’s memory was wiped clean, he remembers every horrific detail. Constantly reminded of the experiments that made him less than human, Evan hides in the shadows and watches Savannah rebuild her life without him.
But neither can let the other go. When their paths cross, Savannah and Evan finally see a glimmer of their old lives return. As they face what happened to them, they soon discover they aren’t safe. There’s more to fear than what’s hiding in the stars.
Evan Sullivan never gave extra-terrestrials much thought until the night he and Savannah were abducted. While Savannah’s memory was wiped clean, he remembers every horrific detail. Constantly reminded of the experiments that made him less than human, Evan hides in the shadows and watches Savannah rebuild her life without him.
But neither can let the other go. When their paths cross, Savannah and Evan finally see a glimmer of their old lives return. As they face what happened to them, they soon discover they aren’t safe. There’s more to fear than what’s hiding in the stars.
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