# Does anyone want to read my vampire novel as I write it? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 19, 2011, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-want-to-read-my-vampire-novel-as-i-write-it/582510 "2011-05-19T22:41:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![cosmosdan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a6a055/32.png) [@cosmosdan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cosmosdan)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2011, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-want-to-read-my-vampire-novel-as-i-write-it/582510/41 "2011-05-26T14:38:03Z")
I’d be interested in reading it. Email in my profile. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2011, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-want-to-read-my-vampire-novel-as-i-write-it/582510/42 "2011-05-26T20:03:07Z")
> [@Amber\_in\_Treasury](#): > > Take this to the Pit is you must, but **Opal** , do you really need that much help creating _characters_? Come on, use your imagination! > I understand that it is important for a fiction writer to thoroughly inform themselves about fields and areas that they are not familiar with, yet are crucial to the story. Conduct some research; be it plumbing, the stock market or Renaissance culture - knock yourself out. > But characters? Seriously, woman. Think of people you know, people you’ve heard and read about, just plain people. How hard can that be for an artist like you? No, I don’t \*need \*help creating characters, I just thought it would be fun to have some of other people’s ideas as bit parts, like customers in the bar. I also just dislike the process of coming up with names. ---
**Author:** ![Amber\_in\_Treasury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc79bd/32.png) [@Amber\_in\_Treasury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amber_in_Treasury)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2011, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-want-to-read-my-vampire-novel-as-i-write-it/582510/43 "2011-05-26T21:26:10Z")
> [@OpalCat](#): > > No, I don’t \*need \*help creating characters, I just thought it would be fun to have some of other people’s ideas as bit parts, like customers in the bar. I also just dislike the process of coming up with names. Well then, I’m sorry to be harsh, but you have to go through that process, even if you dislike it. There are a few aspects of creative writing that can be mentally tough and unpleasant - for example, I have fun thinking up characters and a basic storyline, but I always struggle to flesh the story out and put the finer details into words. It’s not always easy, but you’ve got to do it. Good luck. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-want-to-read-my-vampire-novel-as-i-write-it/582510.md?page=2)