What Creature Strikes Your Fancy?

We watched Underworld: Evolution this weekend. Oh I've seen it before. Actually, I've seen all three of the movies released in the series, but not for a while. Maybe it was the Twilight craze or all the vampire and werewolf books that bombarded the market for a bit and tired me out. Still, I found the movie as good as ever. Truth is, I'm not sure vampires (and in some cases werewolves) will ever disappear. They're classic.

What's been interesting to see over the past couple years is how many other creatures have made it to the market: angels, demons, mermaids and mermen, fae, nymphs, witches, wizards, and I'm sure the list goes on and on. Sometimes it's hard to keep it all straight and while I agree the variety is nice, I also believe a good story stands out on its own (even if it does use the classic old vampire or werewolf as the principal character).

My thoughts in writing today's blog were really to get your thoughts on what creatures strike your fancy.  Are you more of stick to the species type (humans) or do you like to mix it up? I personally tend to stray toward writing contemporary or paranormals as they allow my imagination to sort of run wild both in a realistic world and a surreal world, but when it comes to reading, I read the whole spectrum. As we move into 2012 in the next few days, I wish you luck in whatever you decide to write. May this New Year bring you a great year for writing.

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