by Katherine Villyard | Sep 16, 2024 | giveaways, vampires
Do you love Anne Rice? Do you want ALL of her Vampire Chronicle books? This prize package contains paperbacks of: Interview With the Vampire The Vampire Lestat The Queen of the...
by Katherine Villyard | Aug 26, 2024 | history, novels, research, vampires
Because it came up recently-ish… 19th century Whitechapel was full of Eastern European Jews. There are modern walking tours of the area to see the Jewish sights. My character engages with these Eastern European immigrants. The Jewish population in England...
by Katherine Villyard | Aug 12, 2024 | vampires, writing
The reading went great! I got to read with my sister, and… generally if the Broads are in the house, GO SEE THEM. I read from Immortal Gifts, and people chuckled in all the right places, so there you are.
by Katherine Villyard | Jul 30, 2024 | novels, press, vampires
Do you want to preorder a COOL BOOK? Apple Books readers, click here! Kobo readers, click here! (It’ll be on other retailers as well. Stand by for more links, or join my mailing list!) P.S. It’s also on...
by Katherine Villyard | Jun 27, 2024 | vampires
OH MY $DEITY I AM OBSESSED. So, I’m a book fan–not a “True Fan,” as I read the first three and stopped–but I read and loved the first three books very much. (I recently read Tale of the Body Thief as well and enjoyed it!) But it’s...
by Katherine Villyard | Apr 23, 2024 | vampires, writing
Probably the first thing that one should consider in writing vampires is what rule system you intend to follow. This is not a universal, as the Sims 4 Vampires pack knows. (Yes, I’m a Simmer!) Some considerations: What will be their relationship with religion?...
by Katherine Villyard | Aug 4, 2023 | novels, vampires
Vampires are interesting! They’re the most “human” monster, and they usually represent what society fears. Look at the OG: Dracula. (He’s not the first vampire in English literature–Polidori’s The Vampyre, our lesbian queen...
by Katherine Villyard | Jul 26, 2023 | reading, vampires
In light of continued fun and games with social media, well. You know. BTW, still open to social media suggestions. Tell me where you hang out! But I digress. Some of my favorite authors! People ask me about my favorite authors a lot, and I usually have the same...
by Katherine Villyard | Mar 24, 2023 | drabble, vampires
No drabbles here, no,I was sick and overworked.Sorry about that. “Vampire Nightclubs”? Back in my day, we didn’t go to nightclubs. There were pubs, and gentlemen’s clubs that were NOT what you think of when I say that phrase today, dances, the opera, the theater. I...
by Katherine Villyard | Mar 9, 2023 | drabble, vampires
We sat together in the dark, musty office, nervous. The woman across the desk had a wrinkle between her forehead as she frowned at her computer, then back at the papers. “So, what made you want to adopt a baby?” Her voice was bored, toneless. The keyboard clattered....