Would you stop reading a story as soon as you saw the word "vampire"?

No, vampire stories continue against the tide of popularity of the "vampire" as cool, sexy, young and immortal, portraying them again as not the same person with a ever-lasting youth and immortality, but as dead bodies possessed by evil forces.

I think the premise of your story stands fascinating. Instead of a vampire, however -- whose powers have been increasingly limited over time and are taken less seriously -- perhaps you should consider making the guy on an Internet one who claims to be a sorcerer. At first, he talks about his good magic, but undertones of evil lend a disconcerting ambiguity to the reader.

The protagonist ignores these warning signs in her desperation to avoid the destruction in her own life, and when the "sorcerer" offers to make her his apprentice and teach her magic to fix her problems... she sees that as a way of obtaining control over her own life.

But when she meets him, as you say, she realizes she has actually lost control to a frightening predator.

I think the concept of the sorcerer would allow you a lot more freedom, considering the constrictions placed on vampires.

No, I wouldn't. I would stop reading if the 'vampire' was a cute young hot high school boy in the style of all the endless teen vampire romance series currently out there, but I don't have any problem with vampires per se.

I actually think your idea is very good, as it's a good subversion of a current trend. I think you'd have to be very careful about how you wrote it, as you'd need to distinguish it very cleverly from an actual vampire novel at the start, but it's a great idea.

When you start the story time go over the rules and make it a point to say..."Ok we are going to go over the rules for story time and everyone needs to listen and follow the rules...that includes Mommies and Daddies and special friends" They should get the point. If they do not after the story time and when you are all together mention ho the kids loved the story but they had trouble listening. Ask them how to keep the area quiet....let them make some suggestions...if they do not suggest that parents are quiet during the time you are reading...or if they have to talk to leave the room. It is not fair they are being rude to you as you would not allow a child to disrupt the story time you should call the parents on it. The story teller we go to will tell parents to be quiet and enlist the kids help...."If mommy or daddy or your special someone is talking tell them to be quiet. Kids will love it and it will be a good wake up call for the noisy parents. Good luck and stand your ground.

I personally wouldn't read it but then I never read Twilight because Vampires don't interest me at all, so I guess I wouldn't stop reading because I'd have never started in the first place lol!

Your idea is different but only to an extent and it's still obvious Twilight has inspired you so I think no Agent or Publisher would dare touch your book for fear of getting sued.

So if it's for fun then go ahead.

If you're looking for Publishing go with a different idea totally.

Good Luck

Nope. I still like vampires despite their soaring popularity.

It's different, but you could always have him claim he's some other fictional type of being instead. Vampires aren't very popular these days.

I dont always stop reading books when they have the word "vampire" as long as they are an antagonist or supporting antagonist, merely referenced as long as they are scary as **** like nastruar.

the horrors of internet chatrooms. I would read it in a second. xxxx

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vampires bore me. but those kids that like to look like they r dead emo goth whatever woyld prolly. like it

I was about to say yeah, but no, your story sounds really good. -I want to read it!