tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300538873170007593.post4568245476703271217..comments2023-10-16T08:40:23.248-05:00Comments on Where Romance Meets Therapy: Vampire Enthusiasts Click HereJeannie Campbell, LMFThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13958943404601029395noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300538873170007593.post-75617538528736630732009-09-10T20:11:37.490-05:002009-09-10T20:11:37.490-05:00I've been accused of wanting to become a vampi...I've been accused of wanting to become a vampire. I'm totally going to check these books out. Thanks!Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300538873170007593.post-15538926350412580652009-09-10T14:41:39.598-05:002009-09-10T14:41:39.598-05:00I only read the first Twillight book and not the V...I only read the first Twillight book and not the Vampire Diaries, but WOW what similarities!<br />See? There is no original story. LOL!Jennifer Shirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16970585847385511795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300538873170007593.post-24406704585245242292009-09-10T13:07:35.991-05:002009-09-10T13:07:35.991-05:00me, too, susie. me too. :)me, too, susie. me too. :)Jeannie Campbell, LMFThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958943404601029395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300538873170007593.post-88489654611064734442009-09-10T11:39:04.681-05:002009-09-10T11:39:04.681-05:00Ohhh, I love Twilight, but the similarities to Vam...Ohhh, I love Twilight, but the similarities to Vampire Diaries (which I was not familiar with) sound too close for my comfort. Ugh.<br /><br />I can't help myself, I am a sucker for this stuff (no pun intended) so I'll be watching VD tonight.Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300538873170007593.post-55244071926912564972009-09-10T10:35:05.299-05:002009-09-10T10:35:05.299-05:00heather - doesn't it feel like your vice? true...heather - doesn't it feel like your vice? true blood, that is? i always feel like the worst christian ever when i watch it.<br /><br />and tess - i'm with you on that.Jeannie Campbell, LMFThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958943404601029395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300538873170007593.post-36395989243989454612009-09-10T10:01:20.592-05:002009-09-10T10:01:20.592-05:00Seriously? Wow.
Why does this post make me so fru...Seriously? Wow.<br /><br />Why does this post make me so frustrated? Not you, but the idea that someone can do that and make millions and smile and wave at the crowds and ....grrr....<br /><br />okay. I'm better now ;)Tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014195715998913268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300538873170007593.post-50224659261781256872009-09-10T09:11:17.963-05:002009-09-10T09:11:17.963-05:00I used to really not like vampire movies or books....I used to really not like vampire movies or books. I still don't like zombies. It wasn't a Christian thing, it was a "they scared me" thing. Now, I will confess, I love True Blood.Heather Sunserihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12552506888985553471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300538873170007593.post-8515607159950358972009-09-10T08:56:58.584-05:002009-09-10T08:56:58.584-05:00suzette - i had heard that about her dream to. meg...suzette - i had heard that about her dream to. meganrebekah said she must have fallen asleep to L.J. Smith's book. :)<br /><br />lynnette - i'd heard people were making pilgrimages to forks...that's crazy.<br /><br />jessica - querytracker.net did a great post on plagiarism yesterday on that very thing...how you might internalize something so far (but the person whose stuff was plagiarized really didn't buy that!)Jeannie Campbell, LMFThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958943404601029395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300538873170007593.post-52532342538158779302009-09-10T04:59:18.534-05:002009-09-10T04:59:18.534-05:00I heard of these books, but only because I think a...I heard of these books, but only because I think another blogger (maybe Megan?) posted about loving them a few months back. It is interesting about the similarities. I wonder if Meyers had read these as a teen? Or maybe certain things our so ingrained in our cultural psyche that when we write about them (ie. vampires and high school romance) there's always a similarity unless we consciously choose to make it different. (did that make sense? LOL)<br />Cool run-down!Jessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300538873170007593.post-38896253225060904522009-09-10T00:17:26.038-05:002009-09-10T00:17:26.038-05:00Interesting... I haven't gotten into any of th...Interesting... I haven't gotten into any of the vampire novels yet. I've looked at Twilight a couple times and I live just a couple hours from Forks. :) But haven't read any of them. Interesting side note: had a friend who went to Forks and he said there are people from all over the world coming there to visit now because of those books. :)Lynnette Bonnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14256307943304175911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300538873170007593.post-85516583550715546492009-09-09T23:01:32.160-05:002009-09-09T23:01:32.160-05:00Stephenie Meyer wrote the first chapter of Twiligh...Stephenie Meyer wrote the first chapter of Twilight after having a dream about Edward and Bella in a meadow - - - and I can't tell you how many times I have wondered what, exactly, Stephenie happened to be reading at the time. (Methinks it twas a vampire novel...) <br /><br />Jeannie, I think you are onto something here - kudos for bringing it to light!Suzette Saxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401538008029407734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300538873170007593.post-53834211490491326052009-09-09T21:55:48.325-05:002009-09-09T21:55:48.325-05:00Ugh! y'all are giving me shivers! And Scott is...Ugh! y'all are giving me shivers! And Scott isn't home yet from work. GEEZ! I need garlic right?<br /><br />Watched the 1st twilight movie, thought I would hate it, but actually liked it in some weird twisted way that totally shocked me. But... Yeah, I don't think I'll be reading vampire diaries. MIGHT watch the other twilight movies when they come out. (please don't hate me for not reading the books!)<br /><br />I'll go back to my nice little contemporary romances where there is no drinking of, gulp, blood.<br /><br />*shiver*Krista Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10772828583379163612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300538873170007593.post-75418779048391069022009-09-09T21:12:40.407-05:002009-09-09T21:12:40.407-05:00diane - thanks for stopping by!
katie - i think y...diane - thanks for stopping by!<br /><br />katie - i think you and i should sit down and to an in-depth assessment. guess it'll be next weekend. :)Jeannie Campbell, LMFThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958943404601029395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300538873170007593.post-59310467081588781912009-09-09T20:45:59.630-05:002009-09-09T20:45:59.630-05:00Haven't read 'em. But LOVE Twilight.
Jus...Haven't read 'em. But LOVE Twilight. <br /><br />Just as a sidenote. My brother and I used to be afraid of vampires when we were little. We'd go to sleep with the covers up to our chins, making sure our necks were covered. :)Katie Gansherthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09150375338556869812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300538873170007593.post-79165166457680367102009-09-09T20:20:41.090-05:002009-09-09T20:20:41.090-05:00I am also a Vampire enthusiast/fearfullist. I am ...I am also a Vampire enthusiast/fearfullist. I am blogging on my own dracula story on Saturday. Good article :O)Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07604687906788800639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300538873170007593.post-26794039730889294222009-09-09T18:05:44.570-05:002009-09-09T18:05:44.570-05:00I haven't read the vampire diaries yet, but pl...I haven't read the vampire diaries yet, but plan on checking out the new show tomorrow. As for other vamp recommendations, I just started reading Molly Harper's Nice Girls Don't have Fangs and am enjoying that. Really funny. I love Charlaine Harris and True Blood as well.Roni Lorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02719679344024635326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300538873170007593.post-47640606629749944982009-09-09T17:13:22.985-05:002009-09-09T17:13:22.985-05:00Really interesting. I hadn't heard of the Vamp...Really interesting. I hadn't heard of the Vampire Diaries. With Twilight it seems you either love it or hate it--unless you're like me and haven't read the series yet. (My daughter has the books and loves them. They're on my 'to read' list.) I know several people who just can't stand them, and it's not because they're about vampires. It has to do with Stephanie Meyers writing style. I wonder if they would like VD better. Curious.<br /><br />Lost Boys is my favorite vampire flick.Shawna K. Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08538451429568528446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300538873170007593.post-70757968207395696302009-09-09T13:45:52.543-05:002009-09-09T13:45:52.543-05:00I think there was a lawsuit towards Myer's fr...I think there was a lawsuit towards Myer's from that author. It might have been another one, but I believe it was this one.<br /><br />I read secular novels as well and I do wish Christian's would write about more varied topics. Certainly a Christian world view fits in everything.Tanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518718614911804428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300538873170007593.post-16876387542005948522009-09-09T12:22:33.866-05:002009-09-09T12:22:33.866-05:00teri - i DID love the sookie books. charlaine'...teri - i DID love the sookie books. charlaine's world is so incredible. and the romance triangle between sookie, bill and eric is one of my all-time favorites (although i definitely root for one over the other...dying to see what happens when book 10 is released in may...SO long away!). :)Jeannie Campbell, LMFThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958943404601029395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300538873170007593.post-6293292033694735362009-09-09T12:21:27.463-05:002009-09-09T12:21:27.463-05:00jody - as to why their attractive? my thoughts run...jody - as to why their attractive? my thoughts run to the side that our current world is far from what we desire. why not lose yourself in a world that is completely made up? is it any different from make believe when we were little? imaginations are so much more fun than real life. anything can happen (and usually <i>does</i>.Jeannie Campbell, LMFThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958943404601029395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300538873170007593.post-34984906102449841892009-09-09T10:53:46.151-05:002009-09-09T10:53:46.151-05:00Hmmm, I haven't picked up the Vampire Diaries....Hmmm, I haven't picked up the Vampire Diaries. I may have to. I enjoyed Twilight and felt that Meyer's did tell a very compelling story. I've been interested in the Sookie books, but have heard mixed reviews. Did you like them?Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14230095866994143495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300538873170007593.post-61786848719931816592009-09-09T10:41:32.388-05:002009-09-09T10:41:32.388-05:00I haven't branched into Vamp yet. What do you ...I haven't branched into Vamp yet. What do you think is attractive about these stories? I'm sure you must have a theory, right? :) I'd be curious to know why you think these stories are so attractive to people right now.Jody Hedlundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424307540530719614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300538873170007593.post-16182096728394160282009-09-09T10:40:44.842-05:002009-09-09T10:40:44.842-05:00I discovered Vampire Diaries when I was a young te...I discovered Vampire Diaries when I was a young teenager. All my friends read them (and every other L.J. Smith book we could get our hands on). It was so long ago, I didn't notice a ton of similarities between that and Twilight. But, if I think about it, they're there!Cindy R. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13488732331021750408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300538873170007593.post-89924129673779282582009-09-09T09:58:15.922-05:002009-09-09T09:58:15.922-05:00oh, and one more thing, meganrebekah. you're s...oh, and one more thing, meganrebekah. you're spot on when you said meyer draws you into the world. Smith's world is kind of chaotically simple. but i wonder if that's not what she was going for. diaries by teen girls are generally simple. boys. rivals. boys. clothes. boys. maybe she thought teens would go for that. but i meant to say earlier how good an observation that was. :)Jeannie Campbell, LMFThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958943404601029395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300538873170007593.post-72552468593130631882009-09-09T09:27:18.705-05:002009-09-09T09:27:18.705-05:00I never even heard of VD, so sorry I can't hel...I never even heard of VD, so sorry I can't help you in the comparison, but from what you wrote, they sure do seem similar!!Eileen Astels Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11098531184044931737noreply@blogger.com