Writer's Block: The Eternal Nocturnal Struggle

[author_by_night]

I'm inclined to choose werewolves, of course. Two words - Remus Lupin. ;) But vampires are kind of cool too.

I'm writing both a vampire and a werewolf, and it's interesting. Both are good, but the vampire always has that inner demon that sometimes comes out. My werewolf is a good person, but once a month he's a monster - and he will kill you.

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[akashasheiress]

I'm a big fan of stories where vampirism is a disease of some sort, like a virus.

[author_by_night]

Hm. Interesting.

[arasnaem]

I think vampires have been done more than werewolves as the main focus (Buffy, Twilight, etc), so if you're looking for something more individual, I'd say werewolf.

I think nowadays in particular, we like to see everything and everyone as redeemable. Way back when these monsters were first created, there was more black and white, less gray in terms of morals. Heck, Little Red Riding Hood was warning little girls to stay away from strange men so they didn't get "eaten". Today's society seems, as a whole, to chafe under strict morals. We prefer to see that black isn't REALLY black...it can totally be gray.

Of course, I could be totally off base with that.

[author_by_night]

No, I think that's very true. And I think we're also in times where we've seen that.

[linda_lupos]

Well there's something romantic about vampires, isn't there? He's charming and usually rich and tragically tormented by his cursed existence. Came up in the 19th century with all those Gothic novels.
I wouldn't necessarily say Dracula's planning is particularly human, as much as it is predatory. A wolf or cat plans its attack too, after all... I dunno.

I like werewolves best because I like the whole conflict between beast and man.
And also, Remus. ;)

[author_by_night]

True, I suppose a wolf or a cat does plan an attack. But he seemed to really think it out - don't wolves and cats act more on instinct? Unless he did too? Hm.

[linda_lupos]

Euh, good question...

[ladyaelfwynn]

If pressed really hard, I'd pick vampires. Vampires have always been my favorite monster.

Remus was the werewolf that made me reconsider werewolves. He's also, still, my all time favorite fictional character.

I think that the teaching of tolerance towards people different than oneself, whether due to ethnicity, religion, physical/mental ability, sexual orientation, and gender (to name a short list) is being applied to fictitious characters.

We've learned to judge people by their actions and character, not their outward appearance.