FAQs

[JeannieHolmes]

Do I have to join to post?
~Yes. We like to know who we're talking to! It's quick and easy. You don't have to share your information with the masses. You can choose the option to keep your e-mail address hidden from other members and so on.

How can I get a picture on my profile like everyone else?
~That's called an "avatar" and there are several different ways you can get one.

After you sign up, click on "Profile" > Modify Profile and then you can choose from the few stored in the board's memory in the scroll down menu where it says "Avatar". Or you can come up with your own custom avatar, instructions can be found in the tutorial in the next thread.

Avatars are optional, of course.

How often is Jeannie on this board?
~When she meets her writing deadlines and her other life obligations allow her free time to play online. Or when she gets really really frustrated and wants to mess with your minds.

Can I get Jeannie to read my writing?
~Actually, no. While Jeannie would love to support the efforts of other aspiring authors, she has been advised not to read any other works for legal reasons. Sorry, but she simply cannot check out your stuff.

Is BLOOD LAW themed fanfic welcome here?
~Again, sorry, but no. To read Jeannie's response on this subject, feel free to visit the thread in the Ask Jeannie Section by clicking here.

How can I get up to the next rank title?
~Rank title is detemined by number of posts.

See below:
0-99 = Fan
100-499 = Stalker
500-1499 = Worshipper
1500+ = Devotee
= Minion

[Vampyre]

Once I get to stalker ranking, I'm gonna stop posting..

[deathlynx]

Can't you make an exception for Vamp and make him a permanent stalker?

[Elle]

*raises hand* am I the only one that when I click on a thread, it takes me to the beginning of the thread and then I have to go through and find where I stopped at???

[JeannieHolmes]

No, you're not the only one. It does that for me as well. I'm trying to figure out which switch to flip off or on or whatever so it goes to the last reply posted.

[ailishsmom]

I haven't had that happen here, but about half the time over at Vicki's it does. Even when I click on the little new icon.

[Elle]

well, at Vickis, if I go into say the General board, and click the Rant Room thread, it'll take me to the last one I've read. but if I do that here, it won't.

[deathlynx]

Hasn't happened to me here yet...at Vicki's it only happens to me when I've been on the forum afk for a little while...

[JeannieHolmes]

Apr 11, 2010 17:43:48 GMT -6 Vampyre said:

Once I get to stalker ranking, I'm gonna stop posting..

Hey, Vampy....have you checked your ranking?

I has a sad. No more Vampy...

[Vampyre]

oops...alrighty then, g'bye. it's been fun!

[ailishsmom]

Here's an excerpt from Jeannie's latest blog that answers some questions about the world of Blood Law:

1. Is this the first in a series or a stand alone novel?

BLOOD LAW is the first in a new series. The second book, BLOOD SECRETS, is slated for release in summer 2011.

2. Why did you write BLOOD LAW in third person with multiple protagonists? It's confusing!

First, there is only one protagonist -- Alex. It's her story. The others are secondary characters with varying importance in the story.

Many urban fantasy books are written in first person point of view, and there's nothing wrong with staying in the head of one character for an entire book. I've written first person point of view and enjoy the challenges it creates. However, for Alex's story, I needed to show other view points as well. As the saying goes, "There are two sides to every story." Well, in BLOOD LAW, there are five or six sides to the story. Whenever I read a book that's written in first person, I'm always wondering what the bad guys and other characters are doing when they aren't around the protagonist. I wanted show what these characters are doing. It was a stylistic choice that I and my publisher think works well for a suspense-based urban fantasy series.

3. Why are your vampires walking around during the day? Aren't they undead and therefore restricted to night?

No, my vampires aren't undead. They're living, breathing, mortal creatures with long lifespans who have evolved alongside humans throughout history. I haven't revealed everything there is to know about them in BLOOD LAW because not all the information is relevant to the events depicted in the book. More info will be forthcoming in later books.

As for why they're walking around in daylight, it's a simple explanation. The "myth" that sunlight kills or harms vampires isn't part of the original folklore and legends of Eastern Europe. If you've ever read Dracula by Bram Stoker, you'll know that Dracula is also a daywalker.

The sunlight "myth" comes from the 1922 silent film Nosferatu. Count Orlok, the vampire, is trapped in a room and is being hunted by an angry mob. The film makers needed Orlok to be out of the room before the mob enters so they could end the movie on a dramatic note. Hence, sunlight comes through the window and Orlok fades away with the dawn. This is also during the time when motion pictures were a new technology and this sort of special effect made Nosferatu an instant hit. It also inserted the sunlight "myth" into the collective consciousness of vampire mythology even though it's a complete fabrication and isn't based in original folklore.

Another reason to make my vampires able to walk during the day is that they're cops. If they were restricted to roughly 12 hours of night for their investigations while bad guys have the potential of using the full 24 hours available in a day, they wouldn't be very effective as law enforcement officers.

4. What genre is BLOOD LAW? Is it suspense, thriller, mystery, horror, urban fantasy, or romance?

It's a little of all them. BLOOD LAW is classified as urban fantasy (or dark urban fantasy). It is not a paranormal romance. I have nothing against the PR genre. In fact, I like to read PR as much as the next person, but I don't write it.

Yes, there is a strong romantic element to the plot centered around Alex and Varik. However, it is not the primary focus of the book and for that reason BLOOD LAW can't be called a "paranormal romance." If you're looking for a straight-up para-romance romp, you're going to be disappointed.

5. What is up with Varik's hair? Why would any guy have long hair nowadays?

There is a story behind the hair and all will be revealed in good time. Patience, Grasshopper.


Wanna know more? Read the whole blog at Wayward Muses and Shiny Objects