Sakari Lacross

Wanting To Be Known For Something (In The Fiction World)

Opening statement…opening statement…ummm…I don’t have one, so I’ll just get right to it. I’m closing in 100 published books (most of them poetry). The problem is, when it comes down to the fiction side of things, I have no clear identity. For marketing purposes that can be a big problem.

Every writer is known for something. Shakespeare is known for Romeo and Juliet first, and then his Sonnets. R.L.Stine has the Goosebump series. J,K.Rowling has Harry Potter. And as for me…I now have my vampiric supernatural series – How Long Is Forever.

How (Truly) Long Is Forever

I’ve spent the longest time out of any book series I have ever written, on this series. I’m five books in, with the first four books being novellas, and the fifth book on the verge of being a light novel. The fifth book is actually wrapping up the first arc, and I’m so excited for this. To be honest, I already have the next four arcs lined up, leaving me to just set time aside to write them.

Versatility Amongst The Supernatural

Out of all my fiction books, I consider this one the most versatile one. At face value, it can sort of appear to be another vampiric action romance. Maybe even a story of strong revenge. But it’s more than that. I capitalize on character development. The bonds between characters is what pushes this series. Also…this series has WAY MORE IN IT, than just vampires.

More Claws And Fangs

I don’t want to give too much away, but this series has vampires, werewolves/lycans, witches, demons, magic battles and magic hunters, and more creatures down the line. To give an example of what the arcs are looking like, there is an upcoming arc that centers around the demon Lilith. Another arc that centers around an entire society of hunters, who want to put an end to a magical school that has found a way for supernatural beings and humans to coexist.

Bonding With Another

There is a strong romance system in this series as well. Some romances are deeply hinted at, while others are right there in the open. Mostly all my characters share some sort of bond with another, this being done purposely to flesh them out. To give them skin. To make them feel more alive and believable.

Each character has a purpose – a goal in which they are trying to achieve. Some want revenge, others just want to save someone who is still alive. Some even want to save others from themselves. Then there are other characters who just want to survive in the judgmental world they live in. The bonds between characters is what will push the series.

Sample Chapter

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Principal Santiago

The moon’s light, breaking through my tall office window, positioned behind my desk, was the only company I had at this time. Piles of paperwork stood in the corners of my desk, being an actual improvement compared to what my desk looked like earlier in the day.

The campus grounds seemed quiet now, as only the night classes were available. The vampires on campus were much more organized and trustworthy than the humans, leaving very little surveillance needed over them. Lyserg, the vampire dorm’s leader, made sure to keep all the vampires in line. They operated completely differently than the human dorms, that being the human dorms not having a leader besides me, their principal. This gave me time to think. Something I rarely was able to do, as I maintained a busy schedule most of my days.

My son. I thought back on the last real conversation I had with Aiden, before our departure.

***

Aiden was much younger than what he was now. About ten years younger, making him sixteen at the time. Though his early teen spirit still lingered over him at this time, as he confronted me in the rain, on the sidewalk of an empty street. It was nearing midnight, with me finally leaving my office and returning home. Aiden, who hadn’t said anything to me for several weeks, had finally caught me outside of work.

He looked at me with a mixture of anger and concern in his eyes, his blonde hair resting on his head from the rain’s constant pressure above. He asked me with demand in his tone, why…

Why would I side with the vampires, after what they did to his mother, my ex-wife. I looked at him with a straight face, though my small streaks of tears hid between the rain that was already running down my face.

I wanted to tell him to come home. That the two of us would continue to find a way, past his mother’s death. Together. The same way we were, before I built the academy. Elissa had been tarnished for two years at this point, though I knew she would be proud of my accomplishments. Bringing vampires and humans together was something we both wanted for years, during our early days in the hunters’ society together. Aiden didn’t know this. I never bothered to tell him either. I was waiting…for the right time.

I got lost in my own mind, triggering Aiden to yell at me. He screamed ANSWER ME! I did just that, realizing that he was at the brink of destruction. Misguided. I told Aiden that through my journey as a hunter, I learned that not every vampire was a murderer, and that most vampires wanted to control their hunger. I told him that just like his mother, Elissa, would have preferred to help others.

Aiden snapped at me, telling me that Elissa wouldn’t have helped a vampire, knowing that she hunted vampires. However, he only knew the surface of his mother’s background. She was born into the hunter’s world, with her not knowing much but to slaughter vampires in the beginning. She was the one who showed me this. Elissa showed me that vampires were humane as well.

I told Aiden that by bringing vampires and humans together, that I could further prevent what had happened to our family. To his mother. This only further enraged Aiden, as he smacked my hand away that I had reached out to him, telling him to come home in this process.

Aiden told me that he was never returning home with me, and that he would have a “real” hunter train him, and that he would kill every vampire himself. He left right after this outburst, with me watching him walk away in the rain.

***

My one and only son…felt as if I betrayed him and his mother, for this legacy. But I hadn’t. And though I didn’t get to finish raising him, looking out my office window, down at the night dorm switching classes, reminded me…that I was raising tons of other young adults.

I turned away from the window, looking into the darkness along the right side of the room. And I spoke. I spoke Elissa’s name, knowing that she wasn’t physically there. However, this often helped me, whenever my mind faced a roadblock.

I asked Elissa in spirit, what I should do. What could I do…with our son Aiden?

Zero Barriers

Each and every one of these books will be a dollar. No matter how long the book is. I want as wide of a reach as possible. I don’t want any barriers of entry. I don’t mind playing the numbers game, as I have so much to write about. So many locked away ideas.

The First 2 Books Are Completely Free…

Volume 1

How Long Is Forever Volume 1 (Free On Apple)

How Long Is Forever Volume 1 (Free On Kobo)

How Long Is Forever Volume 1 (Free On Smashwords)

Volume 2

How Long Is Forever Volume 2 (Free On Apple)

How Long Is Forever Volume 2 (Free On Kobo)

How Long Is Forever Volume 2 (Free On Smashwords)

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