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The best vampire writing prompts

Grab your garlic and don't go out after dark β€” there are vampires about. Vampire stories are a staple of our literary diet, whether we're talking about the kind of undead creatures thirsting for blood that are the stuff of myth and legend, or the dreamy hunks in Twilight. We've put together our collection of vampire writing prompts to give you a whole host of ideas with bite.

Here are our top ten vampire writing prompts:

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