Vampire books are taking a far bigger space on bookshelves since the success of Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight” series but another vampire author, Claudia Gray, says the market is not as cut-throat as you might think.

“Stargazer” is the second in Gray’s “Evernight” series that first came out last year and is set at Evernight Academy, a creepy, Gothic boarding school.

It continues the love story between two teens with Gray planning two more books to finish the series.

Gray, a pen name for New York-based Amy Vincent, said it took her a while to get to writing after working as a disc jockey, lawyer, waitress and journalist.

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I haven’t read any of her books. Have you?

If I were a writer I would be concerned about releasing vampire books. There is so much competition. And if you’re a mediocre writer, you wouldn’t stand out at all.

What do you think?