Image by Nayara - Oliveira via FlickrWerewolves seem to be on the rise; they are the it beast right now. Taylor Lautner takes his shirt off and wolves and their Were cousins seem to be on the rise. It doesn't seem to be that the vampires, witches and fae are on the wane; I imagine there are simply a large number of readers who are interested in the Werewolves and what they represent (primal, animal nature, masculinity, strength, moon struck, etc.). And, like their fanged friends, werewolves have undergone a makeover from repulsive creatures to hot hunks.
I have been reading a new book about a young man who learns he is a Werewolf. In the book the seventh son of a family of Portuguese descent will become Were at puberty and a seventh daughter would become a witch. I had run across this before but I cannot recall where. More frequently, a different form of heredity results in Were development. Although in the Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn we are told by Aro, a Volturi, that the Quileutes who become wolves are not true Werewolves but shape shifters, this is one film where that theory comes out and the change is brought about due the presence of vampires. Then, we have the most prevalent form of reason for the change is through a bite. Either the bite is in a ritual or through attack, or during sex, etc. And I just read that ancient Turkic Shamans would perform a long ritual to obtain the ability.
Now, some writers call Were creatures shifters and some don't. For example TrueBlood differentiates, as does Twilight. But recently I read something, and I wish I could remember it, where they did not.
Another differentiation is when they can/must change: only with the moon, that they have to change with the moon, can change anytime. In some traditions Werewolves are wolves standing upright and in others they become very large wolves.
Here is an interesting site that has tons of info! http://www.mythicalcreaturesguide.com/page/Werewolf
- Has anyone seen any other ways one can be made Were?
- And, who is your favorite Were?
Five-Hundred By Fifty
No, what you see is not some strange room measurement; it's my goal to have five-hundred or more followers of Fangs, Wands and Fairy Dust before I turn (shudder) fifty on November third. Och, I just hate the way that sounds. Of course it would be worse to hear, "Doesn't she look natural in her coffin?" So, I guess, it's all good right?
Why is the blog deserving of five-hundred followers?
1. Honesty: I treat people with honesty in all my transactions.
2. Wittiness: I am so funny that as I type I rotflmao.
3. I focus attention on followers and their interests but also share my passion for the genres.
4. I find good news and gossipy tidbits and pass them on to you.
5. Great contests without, usually, a requirement to follow. In my first I did that and people unfollowed as soon as the winner was drawn. I like to mix books with other cool items in contests.
6. I don't shy away from topics although I try not to employ those words you cannot say on the radio.
7. Diversity: Yup, just like that store, I am never the same place twice.
8. Dedication: You can count on me to have put something up almost every day. If I don't it is a big holiday, or my computer is broken, or I am broken.
9. I don't use what I learned in college except to write a review, (mostly because I slept through that class!)in the broadest sense. My reviews of movies, TV or books are personal.
10. Because I want it!!!!! And, everyone should be nice to me for my 50th birthday!
And, I do intend to hold a contest to celebrate. I am working it out in this tiny thing atop my neck, so stay tuned!
And, I do intend to hold a contest to celebrate. I am working it out in this tiny thing atop my neck, so stay tuned!
which I received as an ARC. I have had good fortune with contests lately. Yay! So last week I got the anthology, 
, 
by Cynthia Eden, and 
By Jaye Wells. I also received two books and swag from Lacey Weatherford, 
and 
. I can't recall all that I down loaded, sorry.
The Winner of the Fantasy Casting 
