An interview with one of my characters, Kit Morgan, who was kind enough to sit down with me today and share his mind...
Me: "Your name, Kit, is it short for anything?"
Kit: "Karter."
Me: "Now, you attend the Conservatory of Aeronautics. Tell me, was it hard for you to get in?"
Kit: "Every bit of it was devilish. It takes work. And guts. Less if you're from a rich family. But I had a good promoter."
Me: "And, just reading the summary here, you did leave the Conservatory didn't you?"
Kit: *laughing* "Leave? I was kicked out. Politely, of course. But kicked out, nonetheless."
Me: "Why, exactly? If you don't mind me asking."
Kit: "Money. My sponsor took ill, and no one was paying the tuition. And they've always seen me as a troublemaker. This was just an excuse to get rid of me."
Me: "Sorry to hear that. Later on in the story, you're caught trespassing at the Base, correct?"
Kit: "Yes."
Me: "For what reason is that?"
Kit: "Well, that's what they all want to know, isn't it."
Me: "Rumor is you were copying aerocraft blueprints for the Sky Force."
Kit: "People will talk."
Me: "Yes, but the main point is, you were trespassing and found guilty of illegal activity against the Ether Force. How does that reflect upon yourself? What are your thoughts on that?"
Kit: "It really doesn't matter what I think. No one will care what I have to say. They'll just change it to suit their purposes. I will say, though, that I will do what I believe is right, regardless of what other people think."
Me: "And this girl, Jacey Drake..."
Kit: "What about her?"
Me: "Weren't you two good friends?"
Kit: "You could call it that. Jacey's a good pilot with nerve. Better than most lads who graduate the Cov."
Me: "But you've broken ties with her, and with every friend from your former life, true?"
Kit: "I don't know what you mean by 'every friend'. I ain't got that many. But yes, Jacey was one of the few, and we fight for two different causes now. I respect her still. Just not her choice."
Me: "Well, before we close, I'd like to ask you one last thing: what do you consider yourself as first and foremost?"
Kit: "A pilot. And my da made sure I was a good one. There are other things people would call me, most of them earned I have to admit. But I'm a pilot, first of all."
Me: "Well, I think we're out of time. But thank you, Kit Morgan, for taking a few moments to talk with me."
Kit: "A pleasure."
Me: "And I wish you good luck with the Sky Force."
-Newsie
Ren Sharkey: Nineteen-year-old smuggler (not to be confused with a pirate in any sense), Maverick, lives in Salter port.
What is quite sad is that everyone has heard of the movie, but no one has heard of the books! I think I am the only person I know of who has read them [or at least four of them]. While reading, they enchanted me with their tales of a magical nanny who has no tolerance of nonsense; Jane and Michael who are caught up on wild adventures; John and Barbara, the twins; Robertson Aye, the gardener who has a hidden secret; the People Under the Dandelions; and a whole host of other characters including Admiral Boom, the Ice Cream man, Ellen the housekeeper, and Mrs. Brill the cook. 
What is writing? What
is an author? Some people may think of
an author as simply a person who writes a story, a person who crafts
words. That is true, but not by half. Writing is a shell, an armor that we hold
around ourselves: a protection against assault I guess it could be described
as. Some may say that to be a writer is
to be a coward, writing about heroic deeds while hiding behind a pen.
