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LissaWilson83 @garyhooper44 If this was based on you, what would it smell like? http://www.vampirefantasies.com/ GaryHooper44 @LissaWilson83 You can be weird sometimes. Um. Maybe… craft glue? I’m making models today. And Old Spice? LissaWilson83 @GaryHooper44 Why Old Spice? That’s an aftershave isn’t it? You don’t shave do you? GaryHooper44 @LissaWilson83 No. Hair doesn’t grow now I’m undead. But I used to […]
» Read moreLissa: Who’s your favourite character in this one? Gary: I don’t know, really. They’re all interesting. Lissa: That is not an acceptable answer, Gary. You’ve got to have a favourite. Gary: Why? Lissa: … I don’t know why. Gary: Well, who’s your favourite character? Lissa: As if you couldn’t guess. Gary: … Lissa: It’s Will, you dope. WILL! Gary: And […]
» Read moreLissa: Out of a whole range of very dumb vampire films, this one has got to be one of the worst. Gary: You remember Vampires Anonymous, don’t you? Lissa: Vampires Anonymous had Michael Madsen in it. What does Blood Angels have? Gary: Lorenzo Lamas. Lissa: (*looks*) Gary: Okay, that’s a fair point… I don’t remember him being so awful in […]
» Read moreAnother of my Swancon 2010 purchases, Scary Kisses was launched with cupcakes and readings by contributing authors. Not only was there a lot of promise in those snippets, the cover was gorgeous and it promptly went into my stash – and to the top of my very, very, very large to-read pile. Liz Grzyb has compiled a fabulous collection of […]
» Read moreI’ve just completed the first draft of a new short story, called ‘So hard to find good help’. It’s a vampire story, of course. The trouble is, it started out as a comic horror story, and ended up a gruesome little drama. In the rewrite I will have to find a way to make it sit as a drama, and […]
» Read moreI lived in Egypt in the early 1990s, when my husband and I taught English as a Foreign Language at a school in Cairo. When we left after two years (to go to Poland), as a farewell present I was given a watch which had the numbers in Arabic lettering. The strap was a slightyly odd design so when it […]
» Read moreI picked up this book from Dave Luckett at Swancon in April. It’s been a while since I read one of Dave’s books, but I have always enjoyed his vivid, laconic style. “Subversive Activity” is a reminder of why I like his work so much! Wry, deadpan humour; distinctive characters; fresh, deft writing; solid research that enhances rather than overwhelms […]
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