Hello, Supernatural! Home to the brothers who inspired what I’ve dubbed my Slopeside series. Tonight is the season premier for season 10. Ten seasons! That’s an amazing feat, and it doesn’t look like they’ll stop anytime soon. Thank God!

I haven’t always been a fan, I’ll admit. My husband watched it from the beginning, but I wasn’t into all the demons, monsters, gore and just plain weirdness. I usually spent that time in my office writing, but oftentimes the music, or the voices, or the story (or yes, the brothers) would pull me in and I’d end up watching, if not all of it, most of it.

Now, I take my writing into the living room and watch bits and pieces. I’m still not what you call a hardcore fan, because I have missed episodes (unlike my husband) but I always know what’s going on.

It was during that time that I was inspired to write about brothers, and I found myself writing similar traits. Half-brothers, Garret and Chayton, are nothing alike yet have so much in common with each other. Same as Sam and Dean. FBI Agent Garret Chambers (in Burn on the Western Slope) is like Jensen Ackles and Chayton (in Fatal Snag), part Indian, could be played by Jared Padalecki. I swear I had no intention of making it so when I wrote the novels, but I loved the relationship these two brothers had with each other. Relationships, especially brothers, are so much fun to write (and read) about! It was hard to see them go when the story ended, and there were many scenes I had to rewrite so their relationship didn’t take the place of the actual story.

So I’m gearing down for the night and ready to get started on some edits, but I’m gearing up for the season premier of Supernatural. And Sunday, The Walking Dead will have my full attention.

What shows are you looking forward to this season?