Elf Blood

I can’t remember if I’ve ever mentioned here, but certainly when giving advice I often tell people that a great way of coming up with story ideas is to listen to music and let that inspire you. Sure, it sounds a little wishy-washy, and I’m not saying it’ll work for everyone, but for people like me who envision the entire ‘cinematic’ experience in their minds first, it becomes indispensible. It’s actually why I include them tunes for each of the characters in the Elf Blood Extras; They’re usually pieces/songs that I have in my mind whenever I think of the character, or have used to shape the personality of the character. For example, Carlita’s song is Stockport Carnival by Mr. Scruff. This piece doesn’t have lyrics, or necessarily any particular meaning; but the latin sound combined with Mr. Scruff’s trademark quirky bass and electronic drums gave me the image of Carlita relaxing in the sun, drink in hand and shades on, and really helped to define the cool, sexy superspy aspect of her character. Thanks to Stockport Carnival, Carlita went from being a merc who provided info to both sides to being a hyper-competent secret agent type, with ties to the exotic. read more