Interview with JNG Judges Pick Kisbydog

Over the next three days we're featuring the blog picks and public voting pick authors from our Nightmare Before Christmas Contest. I think many of us can appreciate just how hard it is to enter a contest. Not only are you writing within the confines of a very specific topic, but you're also putting yourself out there for public voting and judge's choices. So, I wanted to extend a huge THANK YOU to all of the authors who continue to inspire us with their creativity and talent.

Today we start with the JNG Judge's Pick.

Leave A Light On by Kisbydog

Why did you decide to write for this contest?

I've just started writing again after a long, long hiatus, and I've been entering contests like crazy, trying to find my voice. When I saw the scary looking Santa on the contest's banner, I was intrigued. I am incapable of writing fluff. Most everything I write begins to turn a little dark, no matter how hard I try, so I thought I'd stop fighting it and let it out. And what a better time than Christmas, the time of year that pisses me off more than any other? Don't get me wrong, I'm all for love and family - I just can't stand all the bloody commercialism and pressure. So, I figured I'd bring back the long lost Goddess of Vampires and set her loose in a mall on boxing day (that's a very minor part of my story, btw).

What inspired your fic?

This fic began percolating in my brain a couple of months ago when I started reading 'Spontaneous Combustion', by Gemmalisax. That is one seriously hot story - vampire firefighters? That is the epitome of hotness, right there. I wanted to write some multiple vamp lovin' for Bella, where they totally worshipped her (although, my vamps were naughty while I was writing them, and they refused to worship her while she was still a weak human. Brats. But they did show her a very good time!) Then, while I was outlining 'Leave a Light On', I was also reading the entries in the 'Dommella's Dungeon' contest, and the Bella that I was writing morphed into a vampire goddess, worshipped by all.

 What's your fav pairing? On the flipside, which character(s) do you lurrrve taking to the Darkside?

I'm Edward/Bella all the way. My fave characters to darken are Edward, Bella and Jasper. Yum.

 What Dark fic owns your ass?

Oh god. So many. Right now, I'm totally flipping out over 'This Buried Life' by Emmanuelle Nathan, The Monster and I by beautifulyes, Grasping Darkness by KiyaRaven, Last Rites by halojones, and I just started reading a new fic by luvrofink and MarchHare5 called 'My Greatest Masterpiece'. It's only 1 chapter in, but it's already juicy!

Are you planning to write more dark, and if so can we get a hint of the plot? Heh.

I have a few plot-gouls slithering around in my brain, but I'd hate to give too much away (I'm still plotting, and my characters are slippery little buggers). Just know that I loooove dark, dominant vampward, and E/B/J threeways. But who doesn't? Also, I've had some requests to continue 'Leave a Light On', so that may happen in the next few months.