I tried about fourteen desperate times to vote on Nathan Bransford’s blog ruling today about whether vampire fiction is dead or undead, but I only get so many breaks at work and I had to give it up. (and just to clarify, this rant isn’t about him or his post, it’s about ME ME ME! And my writing.) Is it something wrong with my f-ing computer, or was the comment section over there surrounded with a garlic necklace and sprinkled with some potent holy water? Dunno. All I do know is that I’m kinda pissed irritated that after what seemed like a virtual vampire-fiction tsunami for the past two years, all of a sudden everyone seems convinced that it was just a fad and it’s over and done with just because Stephenie finished her series and moved on to body snatcher aliens or whatever.
Um, helloooo? No. Just no. Vampires were not invented by Twilight, people!! And I was hella in love with bloodsuckers way before Edward was ever a sparkle in Bella’s eye.
And jeezus, I still have this really f-ing good vampire book I’d like to unload on an unsuspecting publisher someday. For the love of-
Okay, I get that the market is flooded totally swamped with fangs – god knows I can’t turn my head in a bookstore without seeing another twist on daywalkers and vampire finishing schools, but am I the only one still loving that? Am I out of my mind thinking something isn’t “dead” until no one is reading. And by no one, I don’t really mean book publishers looking for the next new big sparkly thing. I mean readers – people like me waving their cash at Mr Paperback and squealing like a fangirl. I still LOVE writing vampires, and just because Intended hasn’t found a home yet, doesn’t mean I’ve given up on it. Or on writing vampires in general. We’re supposed to write what we love, assuming that others will love reading what we love, only to be told that what we love is dead and in the grave and we ought to think about writing something else if we want to succeed.
Srsly? No. Authentic writers don’t stalk trends. They write the story of their heart. Even if their hearts are shriveled up and bloodless.
I’m getting tired of people calling Twilight a crap book. I’m fine others not liking it, but the recent anti-SM is getting ugly, IMO. <BR/><BR/>If you don’t like vamps, don’t read vamps. If you hated Twilight, move on. Read a book that makes you happy. Quit disparaging books that other people love.<BR/><BR/>Where in the hell are everyone’s f*cking manners? 😉
I know – let’s move on already!! I’m not bored enough to blog about books I hate.