Things You'll Need:
- Your writing materials and imagination
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Step 1
A good place to start is by reviewing other vampire fiction. Read the folklore, read the classics as well as current vampire books. Watch the movies and the televisions shows. Then forget about everything else you've read and seen and develop a vampire universe that is yours.
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Step 2
Always remember that a horror novel's job is to be horrific. Sometimes the humans win in horror novels, sometimes they're overcome by the evil vampires, but win or lose, the vampire's the bad guy, no matter how glamorously portrayed.
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Step 3
What makes a good vampire character? Sensuality, intelligence, and a touch of mystery. The vampire appeals because this creature looks human and yet has a nonhuman perspective on the world. The most important thing to do is establish the rules of what your vampires can and can't do, and live by those rules. Always be consistent.
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Step 4
It’s important to surround your vampire with realistic details that help the reader feel that the world in which the story takes place is believably recognizable as the real world the reader inhabits.









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VANSgirl124 said
on 3/27/2008 THANKS!