It’s January 29 again so this post will be about the birthday girl, Lucretia.
Do you believe in astrology? What do vampires and astrology have in common, you might think. Well, I do believe in star signs – a little bit.
Lucretia is one of the four main characters in Journals of the Undead and the only female protagonist in my novel. Originally her birthday was on June 29 , making her star sign Cancer. Her back story is that Lucretia turned into a vampire being betrayed by her first love. Lucretia was so badly hurt she died from sorrow.
I thought about it and realised I’ve never met a Cancer who’d react to a messy break up like that. Yes, Cancers are sensitive souls and can be hurt badly and suffer terribly but they bounce back. They get drunk, complain to their friends and then, about a week later, Cancers emerge triumphantly and move on. They’ve either gotten over their ex or plotted a nasty vendetta.
Lucretia’s sensitive nature and dying for love sounded more like an Aquarius so I moved her birthday to January.
Journals of the Undead 