I think I may have to clarify my position on vampires, given that I seem to slag them off on my “about me” bit of the page, and yet am enamoured with a certain person’s work that certainly errs on the side of the fanged ones.
My problem is cuddly vampires. I’m bored of them. You know who was a good vampire? Kiefer Sutherland. Not to mention Billy Wirth, Brooke McCarter and Alex Winter. Those vampires were not “vegetarian”, they did not want to be fuzzy-hugged through their issues, they simply were predators, and that’s how I like them. I do not want my vampires to be five hundred year old virgins are obsessed with finding the love of their (un)life.
I have no objection to a good vampire romance (emphasis on good), but vampires going to school or being part of the community? No, not so keen. The Lost Boys‘ tagline sells the vampire lifestyle perfectly:
Sleep all day. Party all night. Never grow old. Never die. It’s fun to be a vampire.
I’m not a leading expert on vampire fiction or what sells, but I personally want to read about vampires doing more exciting things than going to school and falling in love. I have regular teen fiction for that – Katherine Applegate’s Making Out series, for example.
I’d just rather read about wars, clans, werewolves, witches and adventures.
The girl who codes. The smug little know-it-all. The nasty girl who has grown out of her fandoms, but is too selfish to give up the sites. The girl who wants to be a writer of teen fiction - but not fucking vampires.
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I think I feel all honored and shit.
I love the new layout, by the way, though [character] looks quite the saucy minx, doesn’t she? I want her boots.