The universe is filled with qundrums. Without sounding like a Taoist, have you ever noticed that you cannot truly see or even begin to understand something without seeing something to compare it to. Perhaps this is one of the reasons there are so many shades of colors. Perhaps this is also why every language has so many ways to express an emotion. As the contrast allows us to delve deeper into the spectrum of existence of a thing.

My readers may be wondering why I am focusing on this odd philosophy and what it possibly has to do with the gothic horror I am writing. There are two primary reasons. One is the obviousness that my characters are a contrast to each other. The main character, Alexandre Levreau is a contrast to his creator, Marsca, not only in his view of life and humanity, but also they are different kinds of vampires. Then there is a contrast between the two many antagonist in the story . . . and here, I must keep my mouth shut or I might reveal something.

The second reason is that I am looking at what I have finished on the first draft and thinking of what I need to do for the next one. One of the big things is that I need to sneak in a little more humor. Why? The levity of the moments will help make the scenes darker. This is what I want to show. The question behind Dark Medicine, the theme that pushes it along is “can someone do so much that he or she can never find redemption?” With the levity and the signs of hope I can truly show the darkness of the soul that man can slip into.

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