Vampires
or Werewolves: The Debate of an Era
A
choice that hurts my brain. Honestly. Fangs or Hair? Claws or Talons? Blood or
um... Blood? You see, I love them all. I can’t choose! If we forget the old
versions of both in which they all are evil and blood sucking and gross, we can
just look at what we know.
Vampires, sparkly or
not, have a sense of old age and wisdom. You see them with their chiseled
features and tormented souls and you fall in love. Now, if you think back to
the late 90’s, they were just on the cusp of transitioning between soulless
creatures and hot heroes who save the world. In essence: Buffy’s Angel. *sigh*
But look at Seth
Green’s werewolf in that show? Brainless monsters that were more demonic dog
like, rather than the wolves we love today.
Werewolves, to me, are
more in tune with the Earth. They are muscled and manly and highly family
oriented in Packs. They do have an animalistic side that may cause them to have
a short temper and growl more, but I still love them. I love their over
protectiveness and hearing them from their wolf counterparts.
Why do I have to chose?
Oh, yeah, I kind of did when I wrote A
Night Away. LOL In my world there are no vampires. I didn’t see my world
with them and their culture. I couldn’t picture it. Maybe it’s because the
books I’ve read recently have left me cold towards vampires, while werewolves
are earthy and warm, but that is what my brain did.
In my world I also have
demons, witches and some other goodies that you will find out later on in the Redwood
Pack series. But sorry, no vampires. I love reading the conflict between the
two major genres, but I didn’t want to write about what I love to read. I wrote
what came to me. I mean, one on my favorite all time characters is Bones from
the Night Huntress novels. And Ms. Frost wrote about vampires with no shifters
in her world. Love it.
Now,
I made HUGE generalizations here. There are so many different types of each,
plus thousands of types of other types of paranormals. But that’s what makes
romance novels an amazing idea. You can find what you want, when you want.
My
werewolves are connected to the Earth, but also connected to their human world.
Jasper Jamenson and his family are highly loyal and fierce fighters. I love my
boys and their mates. I wrote about werewolves now, but who knows, I could
chose vampires next.
I
don’t need to chose between the two, I can open a book, or click on a Kindle
link, and find my hero. Why chose?
Now
for you guys – Vampires or Werewolves? I’m in a wolfy state so I went with my
hairy friends. But what do you like? Why?
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Author Bio:
Carrie
Ann Ryan is a bestselling paranormal and contemporary romance author.
After spending too much time behind a lab bench, she decided to dive into the
romance world and find her werewolf mate - even if its just in her books. Happy
endings are always near - even if you have to get over the challenges of
falling in love first.
Her
first book, An Alpha's Path, is the first in her Redwood
Pack series. She's also an avid reader and lover of romance and fiction novels.
She loves meeting new authors and new worlds. Any recommendations you have
are appreciated. Carrie Ann lives in New England with her husband and two
kittens.
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