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Q.
Do you believe in vampires?
E.S. - No, but then again,
I’m not sure I haven’t dated a few. :)
Q.
If there is a
Vampire Kisses movie, who would you like to see
play the parts of Alexander and Raven?
E.S. - When I originally
wrote Vampire Kisses, I imagined a young Johnny
Depp and a young Christina Ricci. Since then, I
was in a mall with my husband and saw a poster
for Prince Caspian and I said, “OMG! That’s
Alexander!”
Now, I haven’t seen the movie (Prince Caspian)
but have gotten emails from readers that had the
same idea of Ben Barnes for Alexander. Other
than him, I’m not sure. As far as Raven goes,
I’ve never seen someone that I thought--that’s
her! But I know there is someone out there! I
thought maybe Ellen Page--same name as me!--but
I think she’s starting to play adult roles now.
Q.
If there is a vampire Kisses movie, can I
audition and where?
E.S. -
We are still in the very
beginning part of the process. If it gets to
that point, I’ll post what I know. As a former
actress, I understand the hunger to play a role
you feel destined to play.
Q.
Is Kissing
Coffins a real movie?
E.S. - No. I created it for
Vampire Kisses 2--Kissing Coffins. But it does
seem spooky and I would love to see it as a real
film.
Q.
How long will
the series be?
E.S. - At this time, I am
contracted for eight books. But who knows--I
didn’t think there would be any after the first.
:)
Q.
Are the stories
in the manga different from the novels?
E.S. - Yes. Same
characters, but linear stories. You don’t have
to wait to finish the novels before reading the
manga. They can be read at the same time without
any confusion. And you’ll get to meet Claude,
Alexander’s sexy and menacing cousin.
Q.
Will there be a
sequel to Teenage Mermaid?
E.S. - I’d like to write
one someday, but at the moment I’m writing
Vampire Kisses novels and mangas. And of course,
there are those other novels I’ve begun
writing...
Q.
Why do the books
take so long to come out? Can you write faster?
E.S. - I do write fast! But
there are a lot of behind the scenes goings on
that the reader doesn’t see. First they are in
hardback and HarperCollins wants these books to
come out once a year. There are fabulous
editors, copyeditors, cover designers and they
all need time to get their part done. So you can
see it takes a while to publish them.
Q.
Why is the model
on The Coffin Club different from the other
books?
E.S. - Raven grew up! The
first model and photographer are from France.
And though the books take place over a year, the
publication dates are once a year. So the
original Raven is probably off to college! Now
we have an American model--so the editor can
actually attend the photo-shoot.
Q.
Where did you
find Raven’s dress on the cover of Dance with a
Vampire?
E.S. - The editors wanted
me to find a dress for Raven. I searched all
over online and when we finally decided on
one--it was in Australia and we didn’t have time
to order it and have it shipped to France in
time for the shoot. So it was back to a weekend
of online window shopping and I finally found
the perfect dress. It was shown in pink, but
they had one available in blood red. To die
for!!! You can find one here at
http://www.jeannienitro.com/.
Q.
Are Hello Batty
and Olivia Outcast real?
E.S. - No. I made them up
for the books. Some cute characters that Raven
would adorn on her accessories. But I do have
hopes that sometime they have their own story.
Perhaps in the future...
Q.
Since you were an actress, is
Aunt Libby based on you?
E.S. - No,
she’s actually a combo of my Aunt Esther and my
long time friend in Chicago. Everyone should
have an Aunt Esther. She’s really loving and
kind and always into talking about my love life.
My friend in Chicago is a totally hippie-girl. I
think she’s Jim Morrison reincarnated.
Q.
Where is Dullsville?
E.S. -
Dullsville is a state of mind, really. My mind,
anyway, when I wrote Vampire Kisses. It is not a
real town, but I do get some ideas when I drive
around. My mom grew up in a small town, so she
gives me some ideas--like the spring carnival in
Vampireville. Becky’s house (the exterior) is a
few miles from me. But mostly, the ideas just
pop in my head.
Q.
Are you going to write another
vampire series?
E.S. - I have
already begun one. The characters are swirling
in my head and I have more stories to tell. I
write them down when I’m not writing Vampire
Kisses.
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Before I took pen to paper, I was an
actress. I attended a local
university majoring in theatre and
spent a summer in London at the
Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts where
I learned about the “Old Bard” from
amazingly talented teachers. 
