My first posting.

Hello to all readers. This, as is evident from my title, my First Posting. While what a blog really is is different to many people, my blogs will simply consist of thoughts, rants, and things I find interesting. In advance, I feel compelled to infrom you that my zodiac sign (as you may have read in my profile) is Leo (Leo? The Leo? How are you supposed to phrase it? Am I correct or incorrect here?!). And as such, I am prone to exaggeration, egotistical rants, as well as a number of other equally unflattering things (but there are, without a doubt, more good than bad!). You may also notice my excessive comma use. I feel they are necessary. Well, enough warnings, and onto my topic of choice.

Books. They are my life source, and as such deserve preservation. It's bad enough that movies are being turned into mass-produced, thin-plotted, over-budgeted pieces of C-R-A-P crap, but now it seems authors everywhere are attacking a similar theme: vampires. And not just any vampires, the soft-hearted teenage variety. Ugh! Even if you were going for a teenage romance, have a little class. Heaven forbid an author has a little originality! Jeez! Anymore of this human-and-vampire-fall-in-love-and-have-problems-which-they-end-up-over-coming-in-the-end stuff and I may vomit. In the name of all that is Vampiric, STOP! Take a little break from the fanged-ones and revamp (pun intended) your vocab and your over-all character traits and plot! Think up a heart-wrenching twist or two and make your readers care. Not think they care in a sort of "Awwww, this poor wittle vamp-y needs a huggy-wuggy" sort of way, the kind that makes reader's throats tight and their eyes wide.

But here you must be thinking to yourself, "Oh, Chloe! You've pointed out all of my major writing flaws and I desperately need your help!" (ha ha, no, you're probably not, and if you are you have bigger problems than your writing) well, worry not! I know the genre is a difficult one to write under and not sound cliche in light of all the pressure put upon you by readers everywhere and what they think they want. However, these readers do not really know what they want. They think they want something because some "cool" person said they liked it and soon enough everyone's reading it because subconciously they crave the sense of self that fitting in will give them. What people really want is a book they'll talk about for months and months and eventually years later still make references to characters or lines or happenings within the book. I know, because that's what I crave with every inch of me...then again, this is just the rantings of a crazy author striving to make it in the world. If what I say makes no sense, than take no heed.

However, if deep down in your soul you know what I say is true than pick up a pen (or open up Word, or whatever the hell program s Mac's have) and make history. But more importantly, take with you the destiny and hearts of readers everywhere and give them what they crave with their souls. Give them hope. Hope for a future of original stories, novels, and poems.

This has been one of my most random rantings, thank you.

Chloe.