WHAT. Just ... what. NO.
That's it. Everyone out of the vampire genre. No one gets to write vampire books without me approving them first. t /still waiting to ascend and become Vampire Witch Queen of the Universe
You're right. He's evil. But you should see him naked. I mean really!
Buffybot ,'Dirty Girls'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Atropa - Sep 15, 2011 10:57:36 am PDT #16342 of 28282
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Toddson - Sep 15, 2011 11:38:07 am PDT #16343 of 28282
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Yes, everyone seems to have jumped on the "supernatural romance" bandwagon. Although some are jumping onto the "steampunk" bandwagon, with similar results.
And they get so ... creative ... with the names.
Amy - Sep 15, 2011 11:43:37 am PDT #16344 of 28282
Because books.
And they get so ... creative ... with the names.
I wish I had kept a list of all the horrible names we got in submissions. Drakko was a big favorite. Cinnamon Sienna.
But if you checked half the paranormal and/or erotic self-pubbed romance out there, you could make your own list.
sj - Sep 15, 2011 11:47:16 am PDT #16345 of 28282
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
The endorsement by Patricia Briggs makes me want to give the book the benefit of the doubt, but it does sound pretty bad.
Polgara - Sep 15, 2011 11:49:21 am PDT #16346 of 28282
Karma is a cat, sleeping in my lap cuz it loves me. ~TS
Maybe Briggs lost a bet?
Ginger - Sep 15, 2011 11:53:21 am PDT #16347 of 28282
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Vampires and zombies have gotten way out of hand. Ninety percent of the young adult aisle at Target is occupied by vampire series.
I would vote to put Jilli in charge. I'd also vote that vampires must meet at least some classical definitions, such as 1) Unconscious during the day 2) Can be killed by a stake to the heart, beheading and sunshine 3) Must carry their native earth with them 4) Don't sparkle 5) Are Evil.
Deviations from these standards should require an explanation, such as gypsy curse.
erikaj - Sep 15, 2011 1:31:30 pm PDT #16348 of 28282
Always Anti-fascist!
I liked the show at first(and it got me to read the books, which were quite different...first time I learned that, too) But as the original cast got older, it seemed more like "What Was Michael Landon Worried About This Week?" And that's much less fun when you're eleven.
Connie Neil - Sep 15, 2011 1:46:51 pm PDT #16349 of 28282
brillig
1) Unconscious during the day
Dracula himself wasn't unconscious during the day. I think he says, in the book, roughly, "It's always daylight somewhere, the sun merely robs me of my special powers."
Frankenbuddha - Sep 16, 2011 3:59:19 am PDT #16350 of 28282
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Deviations from these standards should require an explanation, such as gypsy curse.
I think that one has been played out.
§ ita § - Sep 16, 2011 4:58:36 am PDT #16351 of 28282
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Can Ryan Gosling play Finnick, or am I just susceptible to the hype?