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Browsing the "Vampires" Tag

“I need characters that feel real and I can relate to them. Then I need break-neck pace to the plot. I want to keep turning pages, not get bogged down in descriptions.” -Lisa Kessler

DarkMedia Interviews Lisa Kessler: “I have always loved to make up stories. My first published work was The Wonders of Unicorn Creek in 6th grade. The 9 page epic was published by my tiny elementary school. Since then I’ve published [...]

Arts and Literature, Interviews

“My advice to writers and actors would be…. to write and to act. Get up or sit down and do it.” -Megahn Perry

DarkMedia Interviews Megahn Perry (aka Heather the Vampire): Actress and writer Megahn Perry starred in the film Silent Story along with the VH1 series I Hate My 30’s and has made guest star appearances on shows such as Dawson’s Creek [...]

Entertainment, Entertainment Interviews, Interviews

“…I see dreams and delusions, writings and rituals as aspects of reality; they’re aspects of us.” -Hal Duncan

DarkMedia Interviews Hal Duncan: Author Hal Duncan was born in 1971, brought up in a small town in Ayrshire, and now lives in the West End of Glasgow. A member of the Glasgow SF Writers Circle, his first novel, VELLUM, [...]

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“A book should take you on a journey where hardships and confrontations lead to a satisfying accomplishment or lack there of. Even rich, tangible characters will seem dull without an interesting and clear purpose.” -Tyr Kieran

DarkMedia Interviews Tyr Kieran: “I’m a storyteller first and foremost. I write to take my readers on an adventure they won’t get anywhere else; one that offers the gamut of emotions amid vivid imagery and creative events. As a writer [...]

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“Understanding psychology allows me to add dimension to some of my characters: explore the motivation behind their behaviors…” -Tessa Dawn

DarkMedia Interviews Tessa Dawn: Tessa Dawn grew up in Colorado where she developed a deep affinity for the Rocky Mountains. After graduating with a degree in psychology, she worked for several years in criminal justice and mental health before returning [...]

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“…want to know a secret? Human evil is the worst evil there is.” -Carole Gill

DarkMedia Interviews Carole Gill: Author Carole Gill wrote her first story at age 8. It was science fiction. She switched to horror in her teens and has been writing ever since. Widely published in horror and sci-fi anthologies, The House [...]

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“I think people are so enchanted with the mythology of vampires because there is an innate romanticism about the concept of forbidden love and eternal life.” -Jessica Cartwright

DarkMedia Interviews Jessica Cartwright: Jessica Cartwright lives in Sydney Australia with her husband and loveable but hyperactive dog Phoenix. She is currently working on her second instalment of the Fallen Grace trilogy, Hidden Splendour which she hopes to release in [...]

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“Kids today read more than ever before, but they’re reading screens instead of pages. What does that mean for books? I think it means that we need new books for them.” -Bekka Black

DarkMedia Interviews Bekka Black: After a childhood often spent without electricity and running water, Bekka Black (pseudonym for author Rebecca Cantrell) escaped the beautiful wilderness of Talkeetna, Alaska for indoor plumbing and 24/7 electricity in Berlin, Germany. Used to the [...]

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“Very few of us are heroes, and all of us at some point in our lives are villains whether we know it or not, whether we want to admit it or not, and that’s how I see the vampires in my story.” -Michael Smith

DarkMedia Interviews Michael Smith: Caballo Blue’s Michael Smith is an art director living in Chicago with his two crazy macaws, Mitch and Bruno. He sometimes let’s his imagination run wild. When did you begin work on “Caballo Blue”? What would [...]

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