#VampChat transcript

The vampchat live discussion, in freshly baked tweets:

Alright, people. Use the #vampchat hashtag. Do you have questions about #vampire books? What do you love? Let's talk about it in 1 minute.

— Maria DahvanaHeadley (@MARIADAHVANA) May 12, 2011

.@DraculaBites I don't know if there ever has been a Twitter #Vampchat before! Let's make history.

— Maria DahvanaHeadley (@MARIADAHVANA) May 12, 2011

@MARIADAHVANA Oh! I get it. We just post things to #vampchat site. is that it? OK, I'll try. THANKS

— billy kravitz (@wilkravitz) May 12, 2011

#VAMPCHAT! Beginning NOW. I will start. What's your favorite #vampirebook? Use the #Vampchat hashtag!

— Maria DahvanaHeadley (@MARIADAHVANA) May 12, 2011

It's time for #vampchat with @MARIADAHVANA Do you have questions about #vampire books? What do you love? #books

— Dutton Books (@DuttonBooks) May 12, 2011

Or how about this question for #Vampchat – What's your favorite #Vampire Quality? Do you like a sparkling vamp? A vicious vamp? Join in!

— Maria DahvanaHeadley (@MARIADAHVANA) May 12, 2011

http://twitter.com/#!/DraculaBites/status/68753294465581056

#vampchat Little Bastard Annie sometimes bites off toes from sleeping people for souvenirs. But then again she's only 'six' years old…….

— billy kravitz (@wilkravitz) May 12, 2011

@DraculaBites #QueenOfKings takes place pre-dracula, in 30BC. However, there's 1 shipboard section that's totally Drac inspired…#vampchat

— Maria DahvanaHeadley (@MARIADAHVANA) May 12, 2011

RT .@MARIADAHVANA What's your favorite #Vampire Quality? Do you like a sparkling vamp? A vicious vamp? Join in! #vampchat

— Dutton Books (@DuttonBooks) May 12, 2011

@wilkravitz #vampchat – well, that's what you do when you're a young vampire, yes? Anyone else have a favored baby vampire?

— Maria DahvanaHeadley (@MARIADAHVANA) May 12, 2011

http://twitter.com/#!/DraculaBites/status/68753904761978880

@MARIADAHVANA The Historian #vampchat

— Sarah Neilson (@SarahMNeilson) May 12, 2011

http://twitter.com/#!/VamphyrOfficial/status/68753984118194176
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@DraculaBites #vampchat Cleo is bitten by Sekhmet the estranged daughter of the Sun God, Ra. So sun, for #Cleopatra? Bad news.

— Maria DahvanaHeadley (@MARIADAHVANA) May 12, 2011

@wilkravitz ha! Ok. See your Twitter feed? Click the thing that says "searches" and type #Vampchat into the searchbar. Then you'll see us.

— Maria DahvanaHeadley (@MARIADAHVANA) May 12, 2011

@Marieonet I love the Historian too. It's really scary. Who else has favorites? #vampchat.

— Maria DahvanaHeadley (@MARIADAHVANA) May 12, 2011

http://twitter.com/#!/DraculaBites/status/68755224520687616

@VamphyrOfficial #vampchat – ooh, good, cause my vampire is pretty vicious. She can't help it. So which books do you love?

— Maria DahvanaHeadley (@MARIADAHVANA) May 12, 2011

Want to join #vampchat with @MARIADAHVANA ? Click on "searches" and type #Vampchat into the searchbar. Then you'll see us. #vampire

— Dutton Books (@DuttonBooks) May 12, 2011

@DraculaBites in #QueenOfKings, sunlight just hurts her. #vampchat

— Maria DahvanaHeadley (@MARIADAHVANA) May 12, 2011

@MARIADAHVANA we in 'the wonderland' protect a somewhat tragic group of 'forced' young ones termed 'elves & cherubs.' they can fly #vampchat

— billy kravitz (@wilkravitz) May 12, 2011

So, what do you guys think about history + supernatural? (Self-serving – #QueenOfKings is both!) #Vampchat

— Maria DahvanaHeadley (@MARIADAHVANA) May 12, 2011

@wilkravitz the wonderland? Never heard that term for this before. Anyone else? #Vampchat

— Maria DahvanaHeadley (@MARIADAHVANA) May 12, 2011

http://twitter.com/#!/DraculaBites/status/68756188967346176

thanks 2 all for guidance. I am not actually a life-eater, but a facilitator (& blog inscriber) for a highly assorted group…#vampchat

— billy kravitz (@wilkravitz) May 12, 2011

RT .@MARIADAHVANA So, what do you guys think about history + supernatural? (Self-serving – #QueenOfKings is both!) #Vampchat #books

— Dutton Books (@DuttonBooks) May 12, 2011

http://twitter.com/#!/VamphyrOfficial/status/68756612587864064

.@DraculaBites likes hypnotism. What do other people like in a #vampire power? What about "vegetarian" vampires? Plausible? #vampchat

— Maria DahvanaHeadley (@MARIADAHVANA) May 12, 2011

http://twitter.com/#!/VamphyrOfficial/status/68756817743843328

Who else has a favorite vampire book? Many interesting ones out there – some of them unexpected, like the Keats poem, Lamia? #vampchat

— Maria DahvanaHeadley (@MARIADAHVANA) May 12, 2011

Another interesting take on the #vampire is @matthaig1's recent book, The Radleys, which I totally dug. Suburban vampires. #vampchat

— Maria DahvanaHeadley (@MARIADAHVANA) May 12, 2011

http://twitter.com/#!/DraculaBites/status/68757519069220864

@MARIADAHVANA Its the title of r 251 post & counting blog-opera -VAMPIREWONDERLAND. we pretend it's fiction. #vampchat. http://bit.ly/gw7fAE

— billy kravitz (@wilkravitz) May 12, 2011

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@DraculaBites Anno Dracula is supposed to be great! I just heard about that from @vampirewire! #vampchat

— Maria DahvanaHeadley (@MARIADAHVANA) May 12, 2011

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I'm reading Vampire Diaries. They really hold up considering they're 20 years old. Damon is written the same aka perfectly. #vampchat

— Amy DeZellar (@amydezellar) May 12, 2011

@MARIADAHVANA actually vamp culture is very rich. lots of old vellums written in vahmpeerigo (vampire dialect). #vampchat. many were 'good.'

— billy kravitz (@wilkravitz) May 12, 2011

@wilkravitz That sounds fun (and crazy.) So, is there a Lewis Carroll element? that would be a great hybrid book… #vampchat

— Maria DahvanaHeadley (@MARIADAHVANA) May 12, 2011

@DraculaBites I agree. Although, I guess I'm pretty much a vegetarian, and it's worked out fine. #vampchat

— Maria DahvanaHeadley (@MARIADAHVANA) May 12, 2011

Some of my horror film friends complain that vampires have gotten too far from classic myth that they're cursed. #vampchat #vampires

— Amy DeZellar (@amydezellar) May 12, 2011

Have questions about #vampires or #vampirefiction? What about #Cleopatra? Ask @MARIADAHVANA via our #vampchat – happening now. #QueenofKings

— Dutton Books (@DuttonBooks) May 12, 2011

http://twitter.com/#!/DraculaBites/status/68758918742032384

@amydezellar That's an interesting topic. Let's talk about that! There are lots of new origin stories for vampires now… #Vampchat

— Maria DahvanaHeadley (@MARIADAHVANA) May 12, 2011

@DraculaBites @amydezellar then you're going to like my book. Ha! #vampchat

— Maria DahvanaHeadley (@MARIADAHVANA) May 12, 2011

http://twitter.com/#!/DraculaBites/status/68759325665005568

In terms of vampire origin stories: for example. @jccronin's THE PASSAGE deals with viral vampirism. #vampchat

— Maria DahvanaHeadley (@MARIADAHVANA) May 12, 2011

@DraculaBites depending on their beliefs. faith rarely dies. Most I know take vows 2 cull the wicked. even attend services #vampchat

— billy kravitz (@wilkravitz) May 12, 2011

@MARIADAHVANA I loved Tanith Lee's vampire books about the Scarabae… The Blood Opera Sequence. #vampchat

— Angeliska Polacheck (@Angeliska) May 12, 2011

@DraculaBites in #QueenOfKings, it's just the way Sekhmet is built. But Cleopatra becomes a vampire because she sells her soul. #Vampchat

— Maria DahvanaHeadley (@MARIADAHVANA) May 12, 2011

http://twitter.com/#!/DraculaBites/status/68759891115905024

It was interesting to go into classical stuff, pre-christianity. Blood-drinkers there, but not because of anything devil-y. #vampchat

— Maria DahvanaHeadley (@MARIADAHVANA) May 12, 2011

http://twitter.com/#!/DraculaBites/status/68760217722163201

@Angeliska OMG, isn't Tanith Lee great? Who else has favs? I know you're here, quietly watching. Type it in! 30 minutes left! #vampchat

— Maria DahvanaHeadley (@MARIADAHVANA) May 12, 2011

http://twitter.com/#!/DraculaBites/status/68760351231057920

@DraculaBites Vampire origins: I actually like a more religious approach like Dracula 2000 took. #vampchat

— Brandon Neal (@KenjiMasuda) May 12, 2011

@DraculaBites We've found old vampires going back before organized religion…even neanderthal ones (werewolves) hiding in Siberia #vampchat

— billy kravitz (@wilkravitz) May 12, 2011

Author of #QueenOfKings, @MARIADAHVANA, is hosting a #vampchat 2day at 12PST/3EST! Use #vampchat to join! #vampire #books cc: @DuttonBooks

— Aubree Oakes (@AubreeO) May 12, 2011

http://twitter.com/#!/DraculaBites/status/68760711983153152

@DraculaBites interesting thought – the silver weapon one. What else are people using to combat #vampires in recent lit? #vampchat

— Maria DahvanaHeadley (@MARIADAHVANA) May 12, 2011

Has everyone watched the #QueenofKings book trailer? http://tinyurl.com/6ef2ae9 #vampchat #vampire

— Dutton Books (@DuttonBooks) May 12, 2011

@DraculaBites yeah – we've always, as humans, been concerned about our soul. No soul, no underworld = no death. Or so I see it. #vampchat

— Maria DahvanaHeadley (@MARIADAHVANA) May 12, 2011

It doesn't seem like the Cullens for eg are exactly suffering. They can do everything regular people do & more, plus they're rich. #vampchat

— Amy DeZellar (@amydezellar) May 12, 2011

@DraculaBites @KenjiMasuda ha! I didn't see it. That's inventive, though. #vampchat

— Maria DahvanaHeadley (@MARIADAHVANA) May 12, 2011

http://twitter.com/#!/DraculaBites/status/68761342747738113

@WriterinProcess I thought she didn't write that? Wasn't it ghostwritten? How heartbreaking for her. #vampchat

— Amy DeZellar (@amydezellar) May 12, 2011

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@AmeliaMA83 @DraculaBites yes – man, who wants to live without a soul? This is the main premise of #QueenOfKings, so I'm partial. #vampchat

— Maria DahvanaHeadley (@MARIADAHVANA) May 12, 2011

Any ID'ers want to chat about #vampire books, monsters and more supernatural beings? Check out #vampchat now

— DiscoveryID (@DiscoveryID) May 12, 2011

@amydezellar @WriterinProcess wait, which part? use the #vampchat hashtag, @writerinprocess – I missed something.

— Maria DahvanaHeadley (@MARIADAHVANA) May 12, 2011

http://twitter.com/#!/SkyeFerret/status/68761851521024000

@KenjiMasuda 1 of my heros is Jonathon, 1000 yr old Spanish/Sephardic (Iberian-Orthodox Jew) and DEEPLY religious. a 'saint.' #vampchat…..

— billy kravitz (@wilkravitz) May 12, 2011

http://twitter.com/#!/DraculaBites/status/68762007649796096

@amydezellar interesting point – how do you guys feel about the Cullens, and why? I see a couple opinions here. #vampchat

— Maria DahvanaHeadley (@MARIADAHVANA) May 12, 2011

@DiscoveryID thanks! we're having fun! #vampchat

— Maria DahvanaHeadley (@MARIADAHVANA) May 12, 2011

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.@MARIADAHVANA We were talking about new Vampire Diaries books I thought were ghostwritten @writerinprocess #vampchat

— Amy DeZellar (@amydezellar) May 12, 2011

http://twitter.com/#!/DraculaBites/status/68762374009663488

Do I need juice, or have I just had too much caffeine? The people at #vampchat would say I need blood. 🙂

— Maria DahvanaHeadley (@MARIADAHVANA) May 12, 2011

http://twitter.com/#!/SkyeFerret/status/68762574350594049
http://twitter.com/#!/DraculaBites/status/68762592591609856

@DraculaBites we recognize 2 breeds, nobles (almost saints) & noxious (demonics). the nobles cull only the wicked. #vampchat

— billy kravitz (@wilkravitz) May 12, 2011

@SkyeFerret @DraculaBites the garlic won't help against were wolves, though… at least not in any books yet #vampchat

— Amelia Albanese (@AmeliaMA83) May 12, 2011

RT @DiscoveryID Any ID'ers want to chat about #vampire books, monsters and more supernatural beings? Check out #vampchat now

— Barna Donovan (@BWDonovan) May 12, 2011

@SkyeFerret @DraculaBites There was a great article in Harpers a few months back re vampire legend in E. Europe, garlic etc. #vampchat

— Maria DahvanaHeadley (@MARIADAHVANA) May 12, 2011

http://twitter.com/#!/DraculaBites/status/68762960788590592

Only 20 minutes left in our #vampchat with @MARIADAHVANA – get your questions in now! #vampire #Friday13

— Dutton Books (@DuttonBooks) May 12, 2011

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http://twitter.com/#!/SkyeFerret/status/68763086462521344

@DraculaBites That entire series was terrible.. for the first time in my history i was rooting for the werewolves. #vampchat

— Brandon Neal (@KenjiMasuda) May 12, 2011

@DraculaBites Ha! I love that! I can't remember if @jccronin's viral vamps are sensitive to silver, but I dug that book. #vampchat

— Maria DahvanaHeadley (@MARIADAHVANA) May 12, 2011

Werewolves too! RT @draculabites: Silver also has antimicrobial properties… #vampchat

— Bekka Black (@bekka_black) May 12, 2011

@SkyeFerret @AmeliaMA83 @DraculaBites in the Harper's article i mentioned, there were a lot of non-scary wandering ghost vampires. #vampchat

— Maria DahvanaHeadley (@MARIADAHVANA) May 12, 2011

http://twitter.com/#!/DraculaBites/status/68763501866397696

@SkyeFerret @AmeliaMA83 @DraculaBites it was an interesting bit of legend, these people who just couldn't die. #vampchat

— Maria DahvanaHeadley (@MARIADAHVANA) May 12, 2011

@SkyeFerret @DraculaBites Good point! Maybe someone will find a reason to use garlic against were wolves, then #vampchat

— Amelia Albanese (@AmeliaMA83) May 12, 2011

We've got about 15 minutes left here at #vampchat. Shall we talk other creatures? What do you like fighting your vampires? Book examples?

— Maria DahvanaHeadley (@MARIADAHVANA) May 12, 2011

@AmeliaMA83 @SkyeFerret @DraculaBites All you really need to do is feed a werewolf some chocolate, right? #vampchat #badjokes

— Maria DahvanaHeadley (@MARIADAHVANA) May 12, 2011

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