tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post601738942466637865..comments2023-08-10T04:15:22.199-04:00Comments on Victoria Janssen: "On the Female Vampire," Evie Byrne Guest PostVictoria Janssenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259793807283856761noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-76845350808201051052019-03-21T21:46:22.957-04:002019-03-21T21:46:22.957-04:00Are you tired of being human, having talented brai...Are you tired of being human, having talented brain turning to a vampire in a good posture in ten minutes, Do you want to have power and influence over others, To be charming and desirable, To have wealth, health, without delaying in a good human posture and becoming an immortal? If yes, these your chance. It's a world of vampire where life get easier,We have made so many persons vampires andLord Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08802168788305626209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-87686110758739434442010-06-24T11:54:15.239-04:002010-06-24T11:54:15.239-04:00Woodburner:
"I don't mind do-gooders as ...Woodburner:<br /><br />"I don't mind do-gooders as heroes or heroines, but I'm generally more drawn to the morally ambiguous sort. I'd love to read books about lady vamps that /don't/ try to defang them."<br /><br />I'm not big into the self-promo stuff, Woodburner, but since you've said that, I think you'd really like Damned by Blood--if you don't mind Evie Byrnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670425376478669039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-43562512138633756862010-06-23T19:42:40.033-04:002010-06-23T19:42:40.033-04:00Well, I think part of the problem is that we need ...Well, I think part of the problem is that we need our heroines to be do-gooders in the first place. Why do we need that? We don't need it from our heroes. <br /><br />I don't mind do-gooders as heroes or heroines, but I'm generally more drawn to the morally ambiguous sort. I'd love to read books about lady vamps that /don't/ try to defang them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-84553444975565402132010-06-21T16:47:39.952-04:002010-06-21T16:47:39.952-04:00Fascinating post-I particularly liked 'Mr. Roc...Fascinating post-I particularly liked 'Mr. Rochester with fangs'<br />Now I'm thinking about my Tudor Vampires and I'm even more determined to make sure that I have a good worthy Vampire heroine in one of them-but not quite yet...Kate Pearcehttp://www.katepearce.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-13446555808547193862010-06-21T11:58:33.485-04:002010-06-21T11:58:33.485-04:00Anna Katherine, nice find!!!Anna Katherine, nice find!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-9960820197588019562010-06-21T11:52:49.371-04:002010-06-21T11:52:49.371-04:00Anna Katherine: Beautiful, wonderful! Thank you fo...Anna Katherine: Beautiful, wonderful! Thank you for posting that.Evie Byrnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670425376478669039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-23310871699542235852010-06-21T11:46:43.049-04:002010-06-21T11:46:43.049-04:00My personal favorite vampire (male or female) is L...My personal favorite vampire (male or female) is Le Fanu's Carmilla, a lesbian vamp from 1872. She seems to genuinely love the human female she wants to feed from, but whether that love is a "human" love (affection, desire, similarity of mind/purpose) or a "hunter's" love (empathizing with one's prey, finding more joy in the feed if there is an emotional element) Anna Katherinehttp://www.annakatherine.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-83077028105500850732010-06-21T11:16:45.175-04:002010-06-21T11:16:45.175-04:00Minnie:
Ah, excellent points about Gabrielle. I&#...Minnie:<br /><br />Ah, excellent points about Gabrielle. I'd forgotten all about her--tragically! You're right. She does subvert the trope. And I also find her sympathetic, in an anti-hero sort of way, because if I were a vamp, I'd pretty much be her, I think! ;)Evie Byrnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670425376478669039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-17090812207955714552010-06-21T11:11:51.228-04:002010-06-21T11:11:51.228-04:00Thank you so much, Felicia! Your comments are spot...Thank you so much, Felicia! Your comments are spot on--and stated much more concisely than my meandering post. :)<br /><br />The power dynamic between the couple is, I think, the biggest impediment to writing a romance with a supernaturally strong heroine. As you say, it pretty much makes it impossible for the hero to be a normal human. (However, I'd love to see it attempted!)<br /><br />My Evie Byrnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670425376478669039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-48302363873643280522010-06-21T10:52:44.810-04:002010-06-21T10:52:44.810-04:00Anne Rice's Gabrielle is one of the only sympa...Anne Rice's Gabrielle is one of the only sympathetic female vampires I've run across. Even though she's presented as an emotionally cold person (and therefore more of an antiheroine), she's relieved from being tarred with the usual misogynist brush in a few key ways. First, she's the mother of numerous grown children and so it's presumed she's past her sexual prime (Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-20278777281226671292010-06-21T10:22:18.154-04:002010-06-21T10:22:18.154-04:00Great post!
My take on the traditional female va...Great post! <br /><br />My take on the traditional female vampire has always been that she's a caricature of a debauched woman. In western society, there has been a tendency to see women as governed by their instincts (you know, the old dichotomy female-biology, male-civilization) and therefore constantly struggling to remain pure and not give in to their baser needs. The female vampire Felicia Lindhttp://www.felicialind.com/noreply@blogger.com