All around nice guy, author and vampire, Nigel Blackmoor is my guest today at Risque Writer. We got to chatting, and thought you’d like to read some of what we talked about. Enjoy. Oh, and if you are on the hunt, keep reading this post, I’m sure you’ll eventually find what you seek! LOL
Cass: Nigel, thanks for stopping by. I am so happy to see you. It’s been awhile.

Nigel: Been holed up in the basement, writing. I seldom see the light of day. :snicker:

Cass: Hmm, sounds like something most writers have in common, though.
Dare I ask how your latest project is faring?

Nigel: After our last talk, I decided to scrap and rewrite my first three chapters. The opening hook was far too weak. Plus the purple prose still lingered.

Cass: Ouch. I know that hurts, but your story will be the better for it. You know that.

Nigel: Too true.

Cass: For those readers not familiar with your work, could you elaborate on your novels?

Nigel: Of course. I was once told, I believe by Lord Byron, to write what you know. Since I am a vamphyr of the clan Blackmoor, I write about vampires. My first book came out in 1899, to some mild critical success.
But then I hit a dry spell, a veritable brick wall and didn’t write another word until 1973. As I said, it was a long–dry–spell. ;)

I became intrigued by the movie, The Godfather. I decided to write a series of books about a mafia-like family, with only one difference. They were all vampires.

Thus the vampire crime syndicate was born. Took another 10 years to get the first book published. I have a coffin-full of rejection slips.

Cass: And of course, you have a sexy, brooding hero in Geno. He’s in books one and two and makes a cameo appearance in book three.

Nigel: Ah, I wondered when we’d get to Geno. He’s quite popular with the ladies. ;)

Cass: Six foot four of lean muscle, the strength of twenty men, thick black hair, olive complexion and dark green eyes…Yum–what’s not to like? He’s H-A-W-T, Nigel—of course he’s popular with the ladies–probably half the men, too!

So, tell me, is Geno based on anyone?

Nigel: No, just straight from my fevered imagination. Sorry ladies.

Cass: Tell us a little about your recent venture into the music business.

Nigel: Oh, I love the blues. Took money from my last royalty check and opened up a place in Memphis. No Elvis impersonators allowed. Proud of that. The nightclub is themed, vampires, of course. Sometimes we have cover bands. We get a lot of requests for songs by Concrete Blonde. I believe one album of theirs had quite a vampiric feel. ;) Quite good.

Cass: Oh I know the one you mean. Can’t think of the name…maybe one of our readers can help us out. Do you know the album we are thinking of? Email Us at midnightmooncafe@gmail.com. Alert! Prize Point Nine!

Nigel: Oh good. I do hope someone knows. Hate it when that happens, don’t you?

Of course, Nigel Blackmoor is a fictional character who writes fictional romances of dark and dangerous characters. But I still want to know the answer, if you please, you may search google or ask.com for the answer.
Good Luck!

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