I’ve been mulling this over for awhile and I completely see your dilemma. How do you make vampires interesting without seeming like a copycat? A lot of authors are inspired by one another, it’s how they write and create their stories, that seperate them from the copycats:) The other day, I was reading J.R. Ward and she mentions something in her book that was so Lora Leigh.

I think what most intrigues me on any story is the Genesis or how vampires came to be. A lot of authors are creating their own take on how vampires came to be and their own paranormal world. I think that is most interesting. Most readers have read about fangs, sucking blood, seduction, I think they are looking for more of a unique outlook. Nalini Singh’s new series, briefly mentioned on how vampires are made, Angel’s have a toxin and they need to release it (totally para phrasing here), wala you have vampires. Also, another idea might be to not completely focus on vampires, authors nowadays are creating their own demonic world, Larissa Ione, Kreseley Cole, etc. It allows them to write about vampires, demons, zombies, werewolves and take their series into many different directions

With your current plot line, for some reason I’m totally vibing Blade Runner meets Alien Nation. I’ve also thought it would be interesting to have vampire clans, tattoos a must! Ex Viking Vampires:tall dark, warriors, accent included Dragon Clan: abilities might have something to do with fire, although his might be difficult as mainstream vampires fear fire… anyhoo these different vampire clans would have different abilities and hierarchies. You could create many twists, what clans don’t get along, and their cultures (this is where you can sexy) etc.

Hopefully this was somewhat helpful

Happy Writing!