Hello! My name is Katelina, and welcome to Weekend Character Interviews. Using state of the art-mumbo-jumbo author magic, Jo has temporarily bent the laws of fictional space and time to allow various literary universes to converge long enough for me to ask different characters a few questions. Since I spend a lot of time in the Amaranthine series quizzing vampires on what they’re doing, where they’re going and why, Jo thought I would be the perfect interviewer.
Today we have Angela Collins – another character from Mark Mackey.
Maureen: A Vampire Tale
Katelina: hello Angela! Can you tell us a little about yourself?
Angela: No problem. I’m Angela Collins, full blooded Vampire.
K: Aha! I thought I recognized those fangs! You’re not from Maine, by any chance, are you? Or Iowa?
A: I’m a resident of New York city.
K: Oh. We haven’t been there, yet. We always end up in out of the way places. So, which book are you in?
A: I grace the pages of Maureen: a vampire, and possibly my own future story/series.
K: That would be cool to get your own series! Especially if they named it after you!
*Verchiel enters*
Verchiel: Yes! Many of us side characters deserve our own series! I can think of one off the top of my head. Some of us need more page time, you know?
K: *to Verchiel* No, you don’t.
A: I do. Honestly, I don’t feel I’ve been given enough time in Maureen to evolve.
K: Well, I can see how that would be tough. But if you don’t have time to evolve then I guess you probably don’t have a host of enemies chasing you-
A: Enemies? Yeah, I do. Those pathetic Guzzers win that title, hands down.
K: Oh. Well, then do you get some romance?
A: I once was in a relationship, but he was killed on our very first date by a pack of Guzzers, who my sometime caretaker Miriam Kingston later mauled to death in her guise of a werewolf.
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V: So, you’re single? *Gives her a charming, fanged grin*
K: Oh for crying out loud! First Loren and now you! *to Maureen* Just ignore him. So… where were we? Oh, yeah. So what would you say is the biggest challenge you face in the story?
A: Oh, clearly being asked to turn my close friend Heather Rachel Tanners into a vampire.
K: Yeah, I could see that. It’s such a commitment, isn’t it? And being a vampire means a whole host of new problems – or wait. I guess in some universes it doesn’t. I mean, you drink blood, right?
A: Yes, of course.
K: Not human blood?
M: Yes, I do, actually.
V: It is tastier.
K: Um. *tugs at collar* What about sunlight? You don’t… sparkle, do you?
A: No, sunlight can kill me.
K: Oh, okay. Then you know what I mean about all the challenges! But I guess we’re running short on time so if you could say one thing to your author, what would it be?
A: Write that short story which has existed as an idea since May 2011 (the one about my date being killed).
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A: Come pay me a visit in New York, and check out Maureen to read about what a fantastic creature of the night I am.
K: And since we’re almost out of time, last question; What is it that you want the most in the whole world?
A: To see what it’s like to live as a living, breathing human being.
K: And we’re outta time! I do want to say a big fat “SEE!” to Verchiel, here, who is of the opinion that vampires are superior.
V: They are.
Jorick *appears and glares at Verchile* What is HE doing?
K: Just leaving. A big thank you to Angela for stopping by. Remember you can find her in Maureen: A Vampire’s Tale by Mark Mackey.
And a special thanks to Mark Mackey for playing along!
If you’re an author and would like your character(s) to be interviewed by me, then check out this very cool page that has all the details:
https://joleenenaylor.wordpress.com/character-interviews/
Amaranthine by Joleene Naylor 
Sue
/ October 8, 2011Oh you like that boy, Verchiel – yeah side characters – I’ve got one pushing at the door trying to made a grand entrance
Joleene Naylor
/ October 12, 2011They seem to think they are more important than they are for some reason, LOL!
thejissilly
/ October 10, 2011Sounds like a bloody good time.
Joleene Naylor
/ October 12, 2011doesn’t it, though?
DM
/ October 12, 2011Nice interview. Good character.
Juli Hoffman
/ October 12, 2011Fun interview! I like stories where a female vampire gets to take the lead! I’ve got a few side characters of my own than keep wanting attention, but I think Verchiel and Loren want you to write them up their own vampire version of the dating game! He! He!