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Xephia
Novel: Summerland
Genre: Romance
52,409 words so far   Winner!

About Xephia

Location: Nga, Hamilton, New Zealand (NZ)

Home Region:
Australia & New Zealand :: New Zealand

Age:17

Website: http://gothic-anomie.deviantart.com

Favorite novels: As Meat Loves Salt

Favorite writers: Anne Rice, Maria McCann, Marion Zimmer Bradley

Favorite music: Ambient Metal with forign or no lyrics

Non-noveling interests: Art, design, painting, poetry, FPS gaming.

Joined: September 16, 2008

This Year: Official Participant

NaNoWriMo History:

NaNoWriMo posts: 243

NaNoWriMo buddies: 36

 

Brief Author Bio:

I'm Kirsti-Marie, a 17 year old New Zealander who's currently suffering from chronic/post viral fatigue. I haven't 'been out' in over a year and, while it's not doing any wonders to my social skills, it's greatly improved my art and my writing.

I love to write angst, violence, sex, tragedy, death and insanity - anything emotional and tear-jerking. Most of my writing is homoerotic, featuring male characters. I occasionally will write a lesbian romance, though it's more often a sub plot than not.

My favorite novel is As Meat Loves Salt by Maria McCann. It has everything that I could possibly want in a story - insanity, lots of angst, romance, war, insanity, history, violence.... did I mention that the main character is insane?

Keeping this bio brief, I won't write much more. If you're writing a novel about Angels, or a gay novel, please let me know so that I can add you to my writing buddies =]

Synopsis: Summerland

Art Wright is a 16 year old boy who has just moved from England to New Zealand. He's starting out at a new high school, but doesn't really fit in due his background, shy personality and wealth.

Not only is he having trouble making friends, but he has the feeling that something is constantly watching him, and his suspicions are confirmed when he sees a winged figure outside his bedroom window. The dark-angelic figure continues to appear in Art's life, unseen by Art's fellow high school students. Finally, Art builds up the courage to approach the 'stalker' in an attempt to determine his own sanity - and finds himself being dragged into the dangerous world of the Angels.

As the supernatural take over the country, Art has to learn quickly how to defend himself and use his new found strengths. All the while, he's struggling to come to terms with his feelings for the dark Angel, Nero, protect his only human friend, Natalie, and is slowly discovering his connection with the Angelic World, Summerland.

Jealous, angry and possessive, Nero is quite the contrast to the gentle, piano playing Art, but they have something in common that draws them together. Both boys are lonely and alone in a world that no longer wants them.

Excerpt: Summerland

A boy sat on a green velvet stool, running his long and elegant fingers across unmoving black and white keys - soundlessly. After a moments hesitation, he relaxed, and dropped his fingers into them - slowly at first, but soon picking up speed and urgency. It was an angry and loud composition. A piece that he had written in England. It was also extremely complex, but Arthur Wright had never had any trouble with learning new music, and had been writing his own for more than five years. He could feel the pulse of blood in his fingers, and hear each note in his head seconds before he touched the corresponding key. He rocked slightly as he played, his jaw set and his eyes fierce with passion.

“Art?” And then suddenly it all came to a halt on A sharp.

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