This is an audio recording from a panel at the 2006 World Fantasy Convention. The panel was dubbed the “Vampire Powerhouse”, and featured an amazing collection of vampire fiction authors.

Paula Guran, editor of Juno Books, is the moderator, and the panelists are Dean Anderson, P. N. Elrod, Charlaine Harris, Suzy McKee Charnas, and Chelsea Quinn Yarbro.

They talk about the longevity and continuing popularity of a character type that was thought to be “overdone” 25 years ago, about the evolution and metamorphosis of the vampire as lead and romantic foil in recent years, and much more.

This comes from a podcast called The Dragon Page: Cover to Cover which often has reviews of Sci-Fi and Fantasy fiction and has excellent interviews. This episode treats us to this great panel discussion.

Click here to listen to the podcast. The podcast is approx 69 mins long.

Katie has a nice list of available podcasts on her site but for our purposes, we are only interested in the vampire ones!

Here’s some info and direct links to listen to the podcasts below. The listing is in series order from book one onwards.

A Girl’s Guide to Vampires Podcast

A behind-the-scenes look at A Girl’s Guide to Vampires, the first Dark Ones novel. Katie discusses the origin of the series, characters, and even a little trivia.

Sex and the Single Vampire Podcast

A behind-the-scenes look at Sex and the Single Vampire, the second Dark Ones novel. Katie discusses the origin of the book, characters, and offers up a little trivia.

Sex Lies and Vampires Podcast

A behind-the-scenes look at Sex, Lies, and Vampires, the third Dark Ones novel. Katie discusses writing imperfect characters.

Even Vampires get the Blues

A behind-the-scenes look at Even Vampires Get the Blues, the fourth Dark Ones novel. Katie discusses the origin of the characters, idea formation, and offers up a little trivia.

Last of the Red Hot Vampires

A behind-the-scenes look at Last of the Red-Hot Vampires, the fifth Dark Ones novel. Katie discusses the origin of the characters, background on certain aspects of the book, and offers up a peek at the idea process.

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