Hey Diana,
I'm not sure what the other authors solution was, but mine was it part of the engineered virus to keep the zombies 10-15 degrees lower than the surrounding ambient temprature. This extends thier active "life" by helping preserve them.

Right now I'm just writing the series for myself, as well as a western series, but have considered publishing some of them. I had published stuff for a few years in small publications both domestic and international, but I found it unfulfilling.

Maybe I'll make a web site and post some for those interested in perusing them. I'll have to check with the mods and see if that's acceptable. So what was the other guys solution? And weren't they vampyres not zombies?

Thanks for the interest.