Zoraida Córdova's Blog: Zoraida Says, page 16
November 2, 2011
My Vampire Balls are Bigger than Yours
Or, can we leave Stephenie Meyer the F*uck alone?
I WAS going to do a vlog, but this Halloween weekend has given me dark circles and a sore throat.
Old Faihtful (no, not the NYTs, but Facebook) has once again brought some important news to my attention. Anne Rice (to some, the OG Vampire Queen) has taken a cheap shot at sparkling vampires. Listen, when you read The Vicious Deep, you'll find a quip at the dazzling immortals as well. The difference is I actually enjoyed the Twilight books. Anne Rice claims to have never read them.
So where is the problem?
I'm not an "Lets All Just Get Along" kind of person. But when it comes to writing and writers, I'm more naive. I forget that writers don't all sit around and hug each other (unless you're the Apocalypsies, holla) and love everything the other one has written.
As soon as Anne Rice essentially goes, " my vampires have bigger non-sparkly balls" she gets 10 THOUSAND comments from her fans and Twilight fans verbally duking it out. I am not from the Anne Rice generation. When I was a teen, I read Annette Kurtis-Clause, America Atwater Rhodes, and freaking Nancy Drew. The times I tried to read Anne Rice, I'd shut the book after a few pages and would actually prefer to do my homework reading. This has nothing to do with reading levels. I have always read a combination of teen and adult novels. So haters who say "Twilight" is dumbed down, it isn't. Its voice is concentrated and targeted. While you don't have to be a teenage girl to read it, this IS the intended audience. It is not your grandmother's vampire novel.
I do defend Twilight. I read it in a time and place when I needed some comfort and it provided just that. Should it win a Pulitzer? A Booker? A NBA? Something that makes the high brow literary folk pinch their chins in deep thought over what the color of Bella's jacket symbolizes? Sometimes a brown fucking coat is a brown fucking coat.* It makes a lot of girls happy. Sure, also a little insane. But I can only hope people can feel as connected to my writing.
In the end, I leave you with some pictures of my Halloween adventures. Click on *Read More ->* Beware. That is all.
Actually Team Jacob AND Team Edward at the SAME time like,
Zoraida
no, it's not real.
Slash and a Sub
Geisha + Vampire Princess
Vampire Queen + Vampire Princess
MY FAKE EYELASHES!
This is how Latins cook
Feeding my pet zombies
Feeding my self.
[image error] Bourbon Balls!
The red frosting looks pink. Not as scary. But still yummy.(*note: Bella probably wears a brown coat, but in this case it is just an example.)
I WAS going to do a vlog, but this Halloween weekend has given me dark circles and a sore throat.
Old Faihtful (no, not the NYTs, but Facebook) has once again brought some important news to my attention. Anne Rice (to some, the OG Vampire Queen) has taken a cheap shot at sparkling vampires. Listen, when you read The Vicious Deep, you'll find a quip at the dazzling immortals as well. The difference is I actually enjoyed the Twilight books. Anne Rice claims to have never read them.
So where is the problem?
I'm not an "Lets All Just Get Along" kind of person. But when it comes to writing and writers, I'm more naive. I forget that writers don't all sit around and hug each other (unless you're the Apocalypsies, holla) and love everything the other one has written.
As soon as Anne Rice essentially goes, " my vampires have bigger non-sparkly balls" she gets 10 THOUSAND comments from her fans and Twilight fans verbally duking it out. I am not from the Anne Rice generation. When I was a teen, I read Annette Kurtis-Clause, America Atwater Rhodes, and freaking Nancy Drew. The times I tried to read Anne Rice, I'd shut the book after a few pages and would actually prefer to do my homework reading. This has nothing to do with reading levels. I have always read a combination of teen and adult novels. So haters who say "Twilight" is dumbed down, it isn't. Its voice is concentrated and targeted. While you don't have to be a teenage girl to read it, this IS the intended audience. It is not your grandmother's vampire novel.
I do defend Twilight. I read it in a time and place when I needed some comfort and it provided just that. Should it win a Pulitzer? A Booker? A NBA? Something that makes the high brow literary folk pinch their chins in deep thought over what the color of Bella's jacket symbolizes? Sometimes a brown fucking coat is a brown fucking coat.* It makes a lot of girls happy. Sure, also a little insane. But I can only hope people can feel as connected to my writing.
In the end, I leave you with some pictures of my Halloween adventures. Click on *Read More ->* Beware. That is all.
Actually Team Jacob AND Team Edward at the SAME time like,
Zoraida








[image error] Bourbon Balls!

Published on November 02, 2011 12:41
October 24, 2011
November is whiskey month
Also known as National Novel Writing Month.
I am doing NaNoWriMo! Using this whole month to write the sequel to The Vicious Deep.
Follow us Apocalypsies doing NaNo 2011 on Twitter with the hashtag #ApocaNaNo
Stay tuned like,
Zoraida

I am doing NaNoWriMo! Using this whole month to write the sequel to The Vicious Deep.
Follow us Apocalypsies doing NaNo 2011 on Twitter with the hashtag #ApocaNaNo
Stay tuned like,
Zoraida
Published on October 24, 2011 12:03
November is whiskey month
Also known as National Novel Writing Month.
I am doing NaNoWriMo! Using this whole month to write the sequel to The Vicious Deep.
Follow us Apocalypsies doing NaNo 2011 on Twitter with the hashtag #ApocaNaNo
Stay tuned like,
Zoraida

I am doing NaNoWriMo! Using this whole month to write the sequel to The Vicious Deep.
Follow us Apocalypsies doing NaNo 2011 on Twitter with the hashtag #ApocaNaNo
Stay tuned like,
Zoraida
Published on October 24, 2011 12:03
October 19, 2011
Sometimes I paint
Published on October 19, 2011 16:06
Sometimes I paint
Published on October 19, 2011 16:06
October 17, 2011
Cover Reveal for Suzanne Lazear's INNOCENT DARKNESS!
Go to her blog, quick! She's having a very prettyful contest.
Click on the cover and it will magically transport you!

Click on the cover and it will magically transport you!
Published on October 17, 2011 11:13
Cover Reveal for Suzanne Lazear's INNOCENT DARKNESS!
Go to her blog, quick! She's having a very prettyful contest.
Click on the cover and it will magically transport you!

Click on the cover and it will magically transport you!
Published on October 17, 2011 11:13
October 11, 2011
Top Ten Books I Wish I Could Read Again for the First Time

Or, because I NEED to go to bed, but I don't WANNA.
(Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created here at The Broke and the Bookish. This feature was created because we are particularly fond of lists here at The Broke and the Bookish. We'd love to share our lists with other bookish folks and would LOVE to see your top ten lists!)
These are in no particular order, but are followed with some notes as to why I with I could go back to that first read:

there were soooo many good lines.






all I wanted was a boy to want me
the way Edward wanted Bella.
Sleeping like,
Zoraida
Published on October 11, 2011 03:19
October 9, 2011
Vlog #2
Or, why the hell is this video so dark!?
Must start vloggling earlier in the day.
(That's what SHE said.)
But seriously, watch me be silly like,
Zoraida
Must start vloggling earlier in the day.
(That's what SHE said.)
But seriously, watch me be silly like,
Zoraida
Published on October 09, 2011 02:01
October 6, 2011
You want the TRUTH?
Published on October 06, 2011 22:34