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Okay, first nothing in the big announcement yesterday says that the demographics for the Anita Blake series are men age 18-34. That is IFC’s main demographics, and it’s stated that way in the press release. Having said that, the Blake novels have a rather large male following. My understanding, one of the largest male followings of any of the vampire oriented series, but then I’ve been around the longest, so I’ve had time to build. I also have more police work and crime stopping than most of the series, and that’s considered a more male oriented area. I say considered because I love that shit and I am female. But IFC didn’t say it doesn’t have female audience, just that it’s not it’s main demographic. I’ve been asked a lot in the last few years what are my demographics, and I can only tell you who comes out and stands in line. In the mid-west it’s more women to men maybe only a third male, or less. On either coast it’s closer to fifty/fifty but women do edge out at events. Age range is harder because it runs from teens all the way through to forties and fifties and beyond. I guess the largest share to stand in line are twenties, thirties, and forties, though frankly I’m not a good judge of age once people get near either side of thirty; you guys all look like grown-ups to me. We have several multi-generational families across the country where everyone from the grandkids, parents, and grandparents all read and share the novels. How’s that for demographics?

Will there be DVD and down loadable episodes? For the love of Mike, people, we just announced yesterday!

Please, stop sending your resumes and head shots this way. For those who didn’t think of it yet, DO NOT, repeat, DO NOT send your resumes and head shots into us. Hold your horses. We are not certain how casting will be handled for all the parts, as of yet. When we know, we will share that information. I promise. When we know any details about casting, we will happily, gleefully share it, but do not send pictures or resumes to us, now. If you do, we will be forced to put anything into a pile that maybe destined for the shredder, unread, unopened. You may be brilliant. You may be perfect. You may be as gorgeous as you think you are, but if you send it now we will never know. Please, do not send us stuff now. Wait, just wait, give us a little time to breath. Okay?

I’m happy you guys are so excited. We’re excited, too. I was first approached by movie interests on Anita almost ten years ago now. I won’t say who, because we couldn’t come to an agreement, so the deal never happened. I have waited a long time to be able to share this bit of news with all of you. When we have more details to share, we will share, but for now I’m going to try and enjoy the big announcement, and not worry about all the details. They say, the devil is in the details. Let’s be on the side of the angels tonight, and be just a little vague.