Welcome to Greencastle

This is a tentative name for the small town that this novel is set in. If I can think of a better town name, I'll change it. But for the sake of being able to continue, we'll call it Greencastle.(I've discovered that there's already a Greencastle, IN and I'm not sure on the rules of using city names)

Aztec is yet another novel I'm futzing with. It's a small town setting, with a cannibalistic serial killer lurking about. What I haven't yet figured out is if this cannibal will be just plain mentally ill with a fixation on murder? Or will the cannibalism hold deeper meaning. There's lots of research to be had on cannibalism. It's religious/spiritual purposes among those who practice it. Aztecs come to mind because, well, it's the title of the book. And Aztec's the title of the book because the Aztec Indians were cannibals... (I think you see where this is going). It's just a question of how this cannibal picks their victims. And do they see it as a murder? Or do they see it as a religious/spiritual act?

Since it does make heavy use of the small town setting, there will be quite a few characters to create and develop. Including the sherrif. And don't forget the busy-bodies! No small town is complete without a gossip machine. I look to spend a fair amount of time on them all. Try to get the reader to really care about them. Then BAM! The killing starts. Oh but I can't tell you who gets killed. Otherwise you won't buy my book if you already know how it ends. (Truth be known, I don't even know who all the victims are OR how it will end)

But this blog space will be home to the brain storms. Much like the 6 Degrees blog for my other novel.