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Thanks for the comments. Yeah, if you query for Vampire stories... there are a TON! Sparkly, lovable vampires everywhere now-a-days. :) For my current novel, I'm trying to decide whether to start with the scene I posted above, or another, so these comments are helpful!

Carol Davis Luce. Night Passage was one of the best mysteries I've read to date.

Mine are: The Kinshield Legacy - novel The Venom of Vipers - science fiction novel (WIP) Sole Sacrifice (short) Avaritia's Caress (short) Justice Served (short) Finding Kindness (short) Renovations, Inc. (short) The More Things Stay the Same (short) A Funny Thing Happened On the Way To the...

George R.R. Martin's books are technically classified as fantasy, but I think of it as more "alternate history." There's very little actual magic in them.

I adore my Kindle2! 90% of the books I buy now are in Kindle format.

Probably not. Mostly I don't pay attention, but if someone with seriously questionable morals (a sexual predator, for instance) were to write a novel, I'm not likely to spend money on it.

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I agree, Litany. If he doesn't kill you, he'll maim you for sure or kill/maim the ones you love the most.

Hi! Welcome to the party. What kinds of things do you like to read?

Interesting! I've never tried that. I'll have to give it a try next time I'm at the bookstore. :)

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Thanks! Good to know it has enough of a hook. :) Hopefully the rest of the story will keep the reader's interest. lol

Hi biblionaut. Cool name. :) What do you like to read?

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The Elements of Style has a special place right beside my keyboard! I also love Immediate Fiction by Jerry Cleaver, and Techniques of the Selling Writer by Dwight Swain.

Excellent! Thank you! I am a fan of horror, so I'll put her on my list. :)

This is why I love my Kindle so much. I can download a sample and read before deciding to buy. If I'm not hooked by the time I get to the end of the sample, it's not for me. Sometimes I don't get past the opening paragraph!

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Thanks for the suggestions! I'd started reading American Gods, but I didn't like Neil Gaiman's writing style. It grated on me. I might see if I can read the opening of Neverwhere and see if it reads better in my head. :)