I do have a tree frog people but they haven't been met by readers yet. I really need to track down the illustration I had an artist make of them, LOL. The world is full of intelligent species, but the plots revolve around humans so far. In part, this is because I don;t think its possible to...
Short answer: No.
In fact, studies showed—as I recall—that the masses prefer predictable. One might also be able to say that if a story is totally unpredictable, then it is a bad story, because the writer didn't foreshadow well enough. "Shit! I should've seen that coming!" should probably be...
Side note: Because of these AI emails, I did almost skip contact from a real living bonafide agent recently until I realized that it was a guy I'd spoken to in person.
I think I've been contacted by an AI someone from every mid-level and up publisher in the business in the last year or so, LMAO.
I like the gist, but when it comes to vamps almost anything can somehow work for the masses... see Twilight. F'n gross, but made money, heh heh.
My vampires aren't traditional at all, based in my world and magic system. They are more of a once-human being that could give rise to vampire legends.
I'm not a good person to ask, I've only ever reread Lord of the Rings and The Name of the Rose. And my own books, but that's different. I really don't read other people's fiction anymore unless it's a writer I know because I'm working on my stuff. I have dabbled in other rereads but they don't...
I once had Grok admit to a typo, heh heh.
The coolest bit is when you have AI showing its internal debates. Some grammar rules have been really fun to watch. I'm training one bot on all my books and every canonic piece of lore to use as a research engine on my own work and have been testing...