A lot of writers come up with playlists for their fiction. Sometimes these are the songs they listen to while writing or world-building. Sometimes they’re the songs that the main character listens to. Me, I’ve never been able to write … Continue reading →
Ah, vampires. I remember it wasn’t long after Buffy the Vampire Slayer was in its … third season or so that people declared the vampire story dead. Even apart from the obvious irony, that’s really pretty funny to think about. … Continue reading →
When the heroes (antiheroes, protagonists and so forth) of a show are almost all supernatural, where do the humans fit in? I’ve been thinking about that lately in urban fantasy in general, but the latest season of True Blood has … Continue reading →
When I was a child, if you mentioned vampires most people thought only of Dracula. Heck, to the kids at my grade school, Dracula wasn’t a name, it was a type of monster. They didn’t even know the word ‘vampire.’ … Continue reading →