![]() ![]() ![]() One of my marketing concepts with Gemini Rising was to make pictures of all my characters and make them relatable. When characters are likable and easy to identify with, they’re marketable. The Hunger Games is a prime example of this with its deep concept of human greed and pain it communicates important values to kids and brings the parents on board by doing so. I think some of these series creates a connection across these ages and gives them something to discuss. (I’m not partial to the Cullens or anything.) After 2008, all of our books turn into movies and create this cross generational connection between teens, young adults and older adults. They live, they breathe, and they become real people in our imaginations and for some of us, in our hearts. ![]() (And soon, hopefully, they’ll all have to follow in the Gemini’s footsteps) I think back to Anne Rice’s Lestat and wonder if she kicked the craze off, but it seems like Stephanie Meyer was really the catalyst of the pop culture phenomena.Įver since 2008, fictional characters, such as Edward and Jacob, have become main stream stars. I don’t know when it started, where, or why, but somewhere along the way, Dracula took a back seat to zombies, sparkly vampires, werewolves, angels, and demons. Here's what author Jessica O'Gorek has to say about the increase in supernatural characters in fiction, so much so that they've become somewhat common. ![]()
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