How Yote Diamondback and Yours Truly are one and the same

I never miss an opportunity to inject myself in my main characters, and you can even say the same for Miss Yote Diamondback.

If we attended Hogwarts, I may be a Ravenclaw and Yote, a Slytherin. But don’t think for a single second that I don’t share a sh*t ton of Slytherin qualities alongside Yote.

I’ve been told Gryffindor would be a close second behind Ravenclaw in the pecking order, but I’ve always seen myself as a snake. I’ll break it down for you, and then break down Yote’s character, and you’ll see plenty of similarities.

My Slytherin qualities brew like strong potion

I’ve spent years writing about pro sports, specifically hockey. And my favorite team is always the one making me money. Yeah, a massive confession there, I know. Most fans root for a team because they have an emotional attachment to them. I don’t. If I did, I’d be rooting for someone other than those that have “helped” me make a living. Directly or not.

Secondly, I never enter a job without having a planned “out.” Things can go wrong with any company or small business, and I see way too many people putting all their eggs in that one basket, assuming that basket won’t break. Nah, I’d rather keep thinking a few steps ahead, so I always have a side hustle, and in some cases, more. You’re reading one of them.

I’m not afraid to cut people out of my life without giving them a reason. But the reason itself is always the same: I want to be the average of the five people I’m closest to. So if I don’t feel you’re bringing me up another rung, I’m kicking you to the curb without as much as a heads up.

Finally, I listen 95 percent of the time and talk five percent of the time. Hell, I write way more than I talk. Know why? Listening is the best way to move up in life. Listen for mistakes that others have made, contradictions, and how much they gossip. It tells you a lot, and they make for interesting characters.

What about Yote Diamondback?

Yote has an unrelenting thirst to prove herself. If it means taking advantage of certain situations to prove herself, she will. And she’ll get close to those people around her, solely to help her achieve what she wants.

Second, Yote plans her ‘outs’ before she even goes in. That’s bold, and something very few fourteen-year-old girls (her age in The Arcane Prophecy) are capable of. Also like me, Yote doesn’t have much of a problem booting people from her life if she feels they’re not serving her.

Yote doesn’t listen to the same extent as I do. But she’s one incredible judge of character. She can spot personality quirks immediately, and use them to her advantage if necessary.

Yote and I are both nice people

Yote Diamondback and myself may sound sinister as hell and like archetypal Slytherins. But don’t worry; we’re nice people. We’ll only screw you over if you give us a reason to.

But we are cunning, calculating, and we possess the ability to think two, three, and even four steps ahead of everyone else, using our intuition to plan our moves for us. That doesn’t make us bad people; just people who leave no stone unturned.

Early in The Arcane Prophecy, you’ll see more of Yote’s Slytherin qualities come out of the woodwork and in action. She’s hell-bent on one-upping her sister, Jett Diamondback, and is ambitious enough to apply for acceptance into arguably the most lavish high school in the fictional nation of Etharia.

Ready to meet this kind, but cunning fourteen-year-old? Check out the first three chapters of The Arcane Prophecy, and get to know her.