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(I will preface this by saying that the purpose of this thread is not to rip on any particular writer - I've been playing with a vampire WIP myself, and this question has been nagging at me all day. Mods, feel free to move this if it belongs in another forum.)
In another forum, someone mentioned that a particular vampire-fic author was not a reader of vampire fiction, so she came up with her own "vampire lore" ... some of which "worked" for some people, some didn't. Obviously all writers of vampire fiction (as with any fiction) take their own liberties to an extent, and vampire legends vary significantly from culture to culture, but you tend to see at least some common threads, some wild variations with varying degrees of success, etc.
As a reader, are there aspects of vampires in fiction that are, for you:
Something a specific author did, or that Hollywood does, or that most authors do. Anything.
What could you accept and roll with? What made you stop and say "WTF?" or throw the book down/shut off the movie?
In another forum, someone mentioned that a particular vampire-fic author was not a reader of vampire fiction, so she came up with her own "vampire lore" ... some of which "worked" for some people, some didn't. Obviously all writers of vampire fiction (as with any fiction) take their own liberties to an extent, and vampire legends vary significantly from culture to culture, but you tend to see at least some common threads, some wild variations with varying degrees of success, etc.
As a reader, are there aspects of vampires in fiction that are, for you:
- Cliche, overdone, downright annoying?
- Pretty much expected, but if absent, wouldn't hinder your ability to suspend your disbelief?
- Mandatory? Without this, a vampire simply isn't a vampire, you just can't suspend your disbelief, etc?
- Stretching it, but acceptable?
- Um, NO, that doesn't even make sense, WTF?
Something a specific author did, or that Hollywood does, or that most authors do. Anything.
What could you accept and roll with? What made you stop and say "WTF?" or throw the book down/shut off the movie?