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I'm putting this in Roundtable because these days vampires aren't limited to horror - they can be found in romance, chicklit, YA, sci-fi, fantasy, you name it.
So. Just a general discussion. I've always been a fan of vampires in book and film. Like the chicklit genre, rumours of the demise of vampiric characters have been circulating for a while now but what say you?
I reckon if you can come up with a fresh angle, a new plot twist, vampires will live on (ho ho!) but there are a million cliches waiting to trip us up. The black leather, the innocent virgin victim, the brooding, angsty vampire guy...
Do you read vampire fiction? Do you think it's run its course? Any new authors appearing on the scene? What do you hate/love about the undead and vampire authors?
I mean those who write about the undead, not authors who are themselves of the...well, maybe...
So. Just a general discussion. I've always been a fan of vampires in book and film. Like the chicklit genre, rumours of the demise of vampiric characters have been circulating for a while now but what say you?
I reckon if you can come up with a fresh angle, a new plot twist, vampires will live on (ho ho!) but there are a million cliches waiting to trip us up. The black leather, the innocent virgin victim, the brooding, angsty vampire guy...
Do you read vampire fiction? Do you think it's run its course? Any new authors appearing on the scene? What do you hate/love about the undead and vampire authors?
I mean those who write about the undead, not authors who are themselves of the...well, maybe...