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Charlaine was interviewed by the Orlando Sentinel, in a pre-interview before her appearance at SleuthFest. The annual conference, sponsored by the Florida chapter of Mystery Writers of America, shifts to Central Florida this year. The conference runs Thursday-March 4 at the Royal Plaza Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista.

Charlaine Harris speaks at the March 3 luncheon, which starts at noon. A book signing follows. If you want to attend only the lunch and book signing, register at sleuthfest.com. The group allows walk-up registrations but encourages advance registrations.

Also March 3, Harris will speak at a 3:40 p.m. panel and discuss the Sookie Stackhouse series at 5 p.m. poolside. A Saturday full-day registration is required to attend these events. Send any questions to email@mwaflorida.org.

In their telephone interview, Charlaine talks about the next book in the series, “Deadlocked”. You have been warned…this post may contain spoilers from “Deadlocked”!

If you don’t want to know – don’t read below!

Below, is an excerpt from the interview with Hal Boedeker from the Orlando Sentinel:

What has “True Blood” done for your career?

The Sookie Stackhouse novels were selling well before the TV show, but the TV show led to a lot more exposure and readers. And a lot went on to read my other work. It was a wonderful thing for my bank account.

What have you gotten to do because of the show?

So many things. I’ve been on the show and done personal appearances with the cast. It’s like a different world and one I never thought I’d ever have a part in. I go to an industry party and feel like the raggedy cousin.

Can you give a preview of the latest book, “Deadlocked,” the 12th book right? (It will be released May 1.)

It is the next-to-the-last book, which gives it a bit of heft. It’s about tying up some threads in this long-running series and answering questions that readers have had. There’s new action, but there are decisions made about older issues in the books.

You’ll end on No. 13?

In 2013. Ha-ha.

Did you plan it that way?

Oh, I don’t really plan a lot. My contract will be over. I’m sure my publisher would be glad [for more], but I feel I’ve said everything about Sookie and her world. I hate doing it just for the money. I’m not above wanting the money. I just hate the idea I’m dragging out something for that reason.

You’ve said that you know how the series will end. Have you always known?

Yeah, since probably the second book or so, I’ve had a good idea how the books will end. It is top- secret.

Do you have a favorite among the Sookie books?

Not really. There are certain things about each one I’m proud of, a passage I’ve done well, where I feel I’ve hit the nail on the head.

The TV series has benefited from the tensions between vampires Bill and Eric. How central is that to your story?

They [the actors] are wonderful, but the story is very different from my story. It was never a Bill vs. Eric situation in my mind.

How has Sookie changed over time? Is she more fun write these days?

I don’t write Anna Paquin, I write Sookie Stackhouse. Sookie is always a lot of fun to write. She’s growing, changing, She’s very strong. She’s a girl girl. She’d be OK on her own without a guy. She’d like to have a relationship. It’s not necessary to her happiness.

Are you happy with the decisions “True Blood” executive producer Alan Ball has made?

Certainly I’ve had thoughts about that. I’m very fond of Alan. I think he’s a genius. He’s made good decisions for television. He’s not consciously trying to imitate the books. That would be boring for him and boring for me. If I knew what was going to happen, why would I watch? Viewers and readers are getting two experiences.

He is described as the creator, but I think of you as the creator.

I am the creator. When I’m on the set they call me the Maker. But he’s the creator of that world visually, no doubt about it. It all came from his brain and his talent for hiring the right people for the right jobs.

If you would like to read the rest of the interview, please click here.

This is my …

My mind is blown away…do the decisions she mentioned in Deadlocked, have anything to do with Eric marrying the Queen of Oklahoma? What questions and loose threads could she possibly mean by this?

Sookie’s story is NOT about teams. Got that everyone? It’s about her growth and maturity as a character. Learning how to find her way in the world, and being happy as the result. The team thing is Alan Ball’s making, so you can thank him for that. THANK YOU, ALAN BALL…

This deserves to be quoted again…

I don’t write Anna Paquin, I write Sookie Stackhouse. Sookie is always a lot of fun to write. She’s growing, changing, She’s very strong. She’s a girl girl. She’d be OK on her own without a guy. She’d like to have a relationship. It’s not necessary to her happiness.

Oooh, me thinks someone isn’t very happy with True Blood’s version of Sookie. I don’t know who it could be…?

I have a feeling Charlaine is trying to put to rest any common misconceptions we may have had, like Sookie being on her own without a guy, isn’t the end of the world and Sookie may see it as a good HEA for herself. Of course, we would PREFER, she choose Eric. Just as long as there’s no other suitors thrown in at the last minute…UGH!

The fact that Anna Paquin is NOT Sookie, even though she plays her on TV, isn’t an insult to Anna. I think Charlaine is just pointing out that Anna’s private life or who she is married to, has nothing to do with the character of Sookie and her story. I get the feeling that Charlaine has met some fans who get the two of them confused. Hmmm…I wonder who she means by that…? *cough* BL’s *cough*

And lastly…I WISH I COULD BE THERE! I would LOVE to sit by the pool and talk about Sookie with the “Maker”!

What are your thoughts? Share ‘em below!

WARNING: If you don’t want to know – don’t read below!

In this latest casting news…Australian Melanie Camp has been cast to play the role of Dorothy in True Blood Season 5 Episode 3 – “Whatever I Am, You Made Me”!

As you may recall…we posted the casting call, and this is what Dorothy is described as;

[DOROTHY] Seen in flashback to 1905, this pretty young prostitute has been glamored and is being drained by two vampires when another vampire saves her. 1 line, 1 scene. This role requires nudity.

Melanie Camp was interviewed about her role on True Blood, and this is what she said about her role.

“A show like True Blood only casts the best of the best so I was really surprised to even get an audition, let alone land the role,” she said.

“Everyone on the show goes to great lengths to make you feel at ease.”

While Camp remained tight-lipped about her role in the HBO series, she revealed her character was part of a “pivotal story”.

You can read her entire interview here.

Here is a screencap of this news under Melanie’s IMDb.com profile.

Ever being a funny man…Michael McMillian tweeted this, as seen below…

LMAO!! He’s so funny…let the  “Wizard of Oz”  jokes BEGIN! LOL Who is going to be playing the wicked witch or the wizard?

Since we know (according to spoilers), this flashback involves Pam and a brothel. I’m willing to bet that it is Pam who is the vampire who saves her. Or, maybe it’s Eric?

What do you think? Share your thoughts and speculation below!

“Eric moved the broom experimentally and made an attempt to sweep the glass into the pan while it lay in the middle of the floor. Of course, the pan slid away. Eric scowled.
I’d finally found something Eric did poorly.”

Eric Northman, ridiculously gorgeous, slightly confused by a pan and broom!

So there you go, Eric would be completely rubbish at doing the housework for you. It’s a good bet that he’s not that great with a washing machine or tidying out the cupboard under the stairs either. (That actually reminds us of quite a few real men we know). We are sure Sookie doesn’t care, and neither would we, particularly with all his other talents!

Can anyone think of anything else that our viking vampire isn’t very good at, as quite honestly we are struggling with that one.

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Check out the scans below!

Thanks to @eli221981 on Twitter for the scans!

YIKES. YAHOO. YUM.

How’s that for your Hump Day Skarsporn?

ETA: Found out after I posted this, that Michael Fassbender came in at #1…you can check out his scan here!

Thoughts? Share ‘em below!

Image Credit: Myles Aronowitz / Fox Searchlight

Anna Paquin was named Best Actress for the role in her movie, Margaret in the 2012 International Cinephile Society Awards!

The honors are announced by “an online group made up of approximately 80 accredited journalists, film scholars, historians and other industry professionals who cover film festivals and events on five continents.”

Fellow winners of these awards were; Asghar Farhadi‘s A Separation, Weekend‘s Tom Cullen, and The Tree of Life‘s Terrence Malick and Brad Pitt!

To see the full list of winners; please click here!

Source

Congratulations Anna on a job well-done!

I still haven’t seen this movie yet…have you?

What do you think? Share your thoughts below!

Thanks to our affiliate, True-Blood.net – who found out when the True Blood Season 4 DVD will be released! They had this to say, below…

Good news, Truebies! I was just at the store and noticed that on the poster advertising Game of Thrones: The Complete First Season on DVD (coming March 6), there’s also a little note letting us know that True Blood: The Complete Fourth Season will arrive on DVD and Blu-ray on Tuesday, May 29, 2012!

You can pre-order your copy from Amazon now and lock in the lowest price, plus insure that it will arrive at your house promptly. True Blood delivered to your doorstep. Now that’s a good thing.

Note: This is the U.S. release date for True Blood season 4. We don’t have information for other countries yet. When we do, we’ll post it.

The countdown is on…for those dyin’ to watch all of those great Eric and Sookie scenes, over and over again and add this to your True Blood/Eric and Sookie collection!

I wonder what kind of special features they’ll have? Hmmm…hope they have a lot of behind-the-scenes of Alex and Anna filming, interviews and Eric & Sookie lovin’ features…

Thoughts? Share ‘em below!

Both of her Eric & Sookie stories, “Piece of Glass” and “The Dark Queen” – which were previously posted exclusively on here are now up on Fanfiction.net as well! We hope this gives her more exposure and new fans of her writing!

Here are the links to read her stories on Fanfiction.net!

Please click images below to access Deborah's fics on Fanfiction.net

We thought we’d share the links on here, because we know how much you enjoyed reading her stories! Just think…you read them before anyone else did!

Thanks Deborah! Hope this brings you greater success!

That’s right, this edition of Caption This takes us to the bathroom in Fangtasia in Season 1 with Sookie and Pam.

We know what they said, but was it really all they wanted to say?

Alex will attend the 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, CA, because his film, Melancholia – in which he stars in along side Kirsten Dunst, Kiefer Sutherland and Charlotte Gainsbourg; has been nominated for Best International Film.

Date: Saturday February 25th, 2012
Time: Broadcast will air at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT on IFC

This is what they said;

For those asking, it’s true… Alex will be at the Spirit Awards on Saturday.

You know what this means…NEW PICS OF ALEX!

Good luck to Alex, Lars Von Trier, Kirsten Dunst and the rest of the cast and crew of Melancholia!

Below are the list of nominees;

Who’s going to watch it? Any thoughts? Share ‘em below!