RobinLayne
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Humbledmac said:but dude my point is that in a sense vampires are represent some dark parts in humanity, past a present. did you know the first vampire Dracula was inspired by a ruthless king who would stick his enemies up on poles in the middle of the city just to scare other people. it was also based off of a queen who would bathe in young girls blood to stay young
Dracula was not the first vampire. I wish people who choose to write about vampires would do some research first! Many groups of people have believed in vampires way back before the time of Christ. Transylvania was one place that claimed a lot of them, but many other countries had their legends, and they differed in many ways. I only heard recently that the real Count Dracula (aka, Vlad Tepis) drank some of the blood of his victims, but I don't know if it's true. Bram Stoker's Dracula wasn't even the first vampire novel that was written and popular, although it may have been the first one with a Christian approach. There was Vinney the Vampire, which I think was performed as a play, Carmilla, and I can't recall the name of the one that was probably most popular before Stoker's. But his book, and later movies that came from it, became the basis of the general stereotyped idea of vampires. It's well written. He got ideas from legendary sources as well as history.
If you want to be published, I suggest you read what you can, watch what you can, and polish up your use of the English language. Do something beyond the stereotypes. Say something new. Surprise your readers.
Blessings to ya!
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