tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869464170817632469.post8966819762741588847..comments2023-09-19T11:15:41.876-05:00Comments on Beyond the Veil ~ Paranormal Romance Authors: Over-saturated But Still ThirstyJody W. and Meankittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13733607365443126784noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869464170817632469.post-78646062194182438552007-11-21T00:13:00.000-05:002007-11-21T00:13:00.000-05:00I'll check them out, although it might be January ...I'll check them out, although it might be January before I can start on that - I promised my niece a gorram video game system for her birthday in December.<BR/><BR/>I also agree on the soulless thing in Buffy not really working for me. I mean, as much as I like Buffy, and I like how it was used in both Buffy and Angel, but I don't want to see it treated as the norm. It removes something from Vampire fiction to set them up as amoral killing machines with no conscience.<BR/><BR/>I need to read up on urban fantasy anyway. I want to get into writing fiction (as opposed to my previous RPG work), and that's one genre that I enjoy the idea of, even if I don't read it as often as I could.Maddie Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05701960869234061244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869464170817632469.post-2960785024750315862007-11-20T14:52:00.000-05:002007-11-20T14:52:00.000-05:00I 'grew up' on Anne, literally, because I discover...I 'grew up' on Anne, literally, because I discovered Interview With the Vampire in the school library when I was in the 7th grade and was hooked. Some think she's too flowery, but I'm a southern girl, so hey both her vamps and those witchy folk were right up my alley, you know? <BR/><BR/><BR/>Weres, hmm, I'm too close to that one having written them more. <BR/><BR/>I suppose I'll have to be content with a good story that happens to have vamps or weres in it. If they're the bad guys, okay, if they're the good guys, even better. <BR/><BR/>Because of my Anne-obsession, I knew I couldn't compete, so my one vampire story was total vampcamp, but hey he was fangoliscious baby.Jenna Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12153417576470472639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869464170817632469.post-11783505980937957172007-11-19T13:56:00.000-05:002007-11-19T13:56:00.000-05:00Everyone is looking for the next big thing, but th...<I>Everyone is looking for the next big thing, but there are still of those at the core of it all that are looking for the next good thing, even if looks like the same old thing to the untrained eye.</I><BR/><BR/>Beautifully said, X! I keep hearing in the industry that no one is buying vamps anymore, it's too saturated and all that jazz but like you said it's quality vs. quantity and if it has a good story, readers will flock to it.<BR/><BR/>I was a huge vamp and paranormal fan growing up as a teen and I'm soo happy to see it have a resurgence with the paranormal genre. Now I can't get enough! lol<BR/><BR/>Bring on the vamps and weres!<BR/><BR/>Rae<BR/>http://www.raelori.com<BR/>http://raelori.blogspot.comRae Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401577264246893702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869464170817632469.post-61077911116534043902007-11-19T10:00:00.000-05:002007-11-19T10:00:00.000-05:00Melissa: I had a bit of an adjustment to make to v...<B>Melissa:</B> I had a bit of an adjustment to make to vampires in the Jossverse myself. I'm not a fan of the soulless thing at all. But Joss is my exception because he made them intricate and compelling despite the loss of a soul and I could forgive and keep watching. <BR/><BR/>It's left me a bit more open, but just a bit. I can't help but want my vamps the way I want them and not being as willing to budge as I likely should at times. <BR/><BR/>Same with my shifters. I don't like the mindless forced change, but I don't need to go into that with you. You know better than anyone my take on shifters. *wink*<BR/><BR/><B>Sophie:</B> I still get laughed at because of the way I stock up on an author's backlist the moment I find them appealing. There just seems to be so few that really fit me that when I get it, I've got to get it all so it'll last me a little while. <BR/><BR/>Of course...it never seems to last long enough...<BR/><BR/><B>Lisa:</B> I'd say to definitely give it another go. I didn't really dive back into vampire fiction until '05. I was so taken by the greater selection out there that I never looked back. I've been going through Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance like they're on sale I have to get it before it's all gone. <BR/><BR/>I didn't realize how far I'd broadened my vampire horizons until I was taken in by things I know I would have passed up in the past. <BR/><BR/>Make sure to come back and let me know what you found that you love. :)<BR/><BR/>~XAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869464170817632469.post-83084411385545177112007-11-19T00:45:00.000-05:002007-11-19T00:45:00.000-05:00I went through exactly this in the late 80s/early ...I went through exactly this in the late 80s/early 90s, trying to find the good vampire novels after I read Anne Rice's books the first time. I found a few, and so many that were just not right. I think I stopped looking by the late 90s, just because I'd been burned so many times.<BR/><BR/>I still love the idea of vampire fiction, and since my definitions of what makes a good vampire have changed much like Melissa's, I should probably go looking again.Maddie Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05701960869234061244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869464170817632469.post-17910283264519024952007-11-18T15:57:00.000-05:002007-11-18T15:57:00.000-05:00GREAT post. I think you make a good point...I'm th...GREAT post. I think you make a good point...I'm the same way--highly selective about what I like to read, but once I find an author I love, I run out and get everything in his/her ouevre.<BR/><BR/>Sophie<BR/>http://www.sophieathens.comSophie Athenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098379103584370440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869464170817632469.post-37105096978936773232007-11-18T13:44:00.000-05:002007-11-18T13:44:00.000-05:00I have to laugh because WOW, you nailed it. I used...I have to laugh because WOW, you nailed it. <BR/><BR/>I used to be *extremely* picky when it came to vamps; if they were far too different from Anne Rice's version, or Dracula, I was all ew. But I've gradually gotten past that as I realized that every writer cannot be Anne Rice (and anymore, as weird as she's gotten, thank the gods for that) and that new and different can be fun and interesting to discover. <BR/><BR/>The vamps in Jossverse is a good example of that. I HATED them at first because they got all ugly when they put on their game faces, but I adjusted. Boy did I adjust because you know how I feel about Joss. I'm still Ms Picky Reader and TV/Movie Watcher, but I'm far more open than I used to be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com