Helen Alexander
Interview with Mira from Seeking the Storyteller
Seeking the Storyteller
I know of the Storyteller, it whispers into the man's ear, I've met him. If you promise not to kill me, I'll take you to him.
Alix Andre DeBenit and Randall Fagan are Hunters, part of a hidden network of humans who track and kill the monsters lurking in our world so everyone else can pretend they don't exist. But when a living shadow mentions someone called the Storyteller, Alix hesitantly decides to learn more.
They say the Storyteller lives in a massive library full of books that tell every being's life story. He can read these books, rewrite them and change anything he wants, even if it's already happened. That's the power Alix wants, the power to bring his murdered family back and he's determined to make the Storyteller do it.
He just has to decide if working with the very creatures he's supposed to kill is worth it.
Character: Mira
Book: Seeking the Storyteller by Jessica Walsh and Briana Lawrence
Tell me a little about yourself?
Me? Sure! Are we taking part in some sort of human interaction by having this interview? Is this how humans converse with one another?
Oh right, you want to know about me. Well, I'm Mira, and I am a Scough. I look similar to a fox. My father is the Storyteller but he's in a lot of trouble right now. Once I get done with this interview, I should probably go back to trying to help him.
I live at the Scough camp. It's full of trees and nests where we all live peacefully. At least, that's where I used to live, currently I'm at the Hunters. They live in a warehouse and-... oh, I've just been told that I can't say much about it. Sorry!
Who is the most important person in your life?
My father! He means everything to me. Him and the other Scough at the camp are my family. I really miss them, but I had to leave to try and help.
What was your childhood like?
Really fun! My father use to live in a library, but he ended up leaving because he was lonely. He's not lonely anymore because of me and the other Scough. We all spend time together and stay close to one another. None of this complicated stuff happened until I got older.
Of all the people you've met, who would you LEAST like to be stuck in an elevator with?
What's an elevator?
Good question. What is the most important thing in your life? What do you value most?
My father. Oh, and my book. It's a pretty cool book, actually. Whatever I write in it happens in real life, so if I write for a door to unlock, it'll be unlocked. My father told me not to use it that much, but lately I've been using it all the time. I have to! I have to do whatever I can to help him!
What is your biggest fear?
There's this creature called the Lurkhamara who's been causing a lot of trouble. He's done something to my father, I know he has. That's why I had to leave home to go to your world, because my book told me I could find help. But I'm really worried that this isn't going to be enough to stop the Lurkhamara. If we can't stop him, he's going to use my father to mess everything in my world and in your world, too. He's done it before. A long time ago him and another creature called Atticus destroyed a large portion of my world. I wasn't born yet, but I heard that it was a huge disaster. A lot of people died, and I don't want that to happen again.
What is the most important thing that ever happened to you? Why?
Coming to your world, actually. I might not know much about it, but my book told me that this is where I would find help. I've never been anywhere on my own before so this is a really big deal to me. I need to save my father and fix things, no matter what.
Do you have any special talents or abilities?
Most of them come from the book I was telling you about. When I write something down it'll come to life, or it'll tell me what I need to know. My book is what told me to come to this world. It led me to the Hunters and said that they would help me. It seemed like an odd choice since the Hunters hate demons, but so far things seem to be working out... kind of. They haven't killed me yet, so that's good!
How do you see your future?
You know, to be honest, I want to learn more about your world. I miss home, but your world is so interesting! Like that elevator thing you mentioned, what is that anyway?
Well, Mira, it's basically like an escalator, only it travels up in a straight line, and you can't run on it. For my next question, I'd like to ask: if you could spend the day with someone you admire (living or dead or imaginary), who would you pick?
I have two answers for this! The first answer is Xaver and Haven. They're the ones I met when I first arrived in your world. They were really nice to me. Well, Haven was at least, but Xaver would smile sometimes when he thought we weren't looking. Xaver was killed, unfortunately, and I really miss how the three of us would spend time together. I'd love to do that again if I could.
The second answer is a new boy I met. His name is Zach and he was really nice to me when I felt really sad about everything that was going on. I don't think he realized that I was a demon though, my hair was covering my ears and stuff. Still, he was really nice. I hope I see him again.
If you had a free day with no responsibilities, how would you spend it?
Exploring more of your world. There's so much going on right now that I can't. I mean, I have so many questions about your world. Why do you all travel around in cars? Why so many roads? Why so many buildings? Where are the nests and the trees? How do you sleep without them?
Where can we find out more about you?
If you read Seeking the Storyteller, you'll find out everything you want to know. Is the interview over now? If so, then thank you very much! This was fun!
Jessica Walsh
My life is a flurry of writing, art and creativity. You can usually find me reading a book, scribbling notes in a notebook for future creations, typing on a laptop with music blaring in my ears or buried in my basement watching documentaries and sitting behind a sewing machine.
I've been writing for as long as I can remember and have boxes of old notebooks in horrible handwriting to prove it. Only recently have I stumbled back into writing and finishing my ideas.
Seeking the Storyteller is the first novel I've published; with my partner in crime and life, Briana Lawrence. I also write horror, fantasy, supernatural and occasionally romance pieces which I am currently shopping around through contests and publishers.
Briana Lawrence
At the age of nine, like most kids, Briana Lawrence had a dream. She wanted to be the best "WRITTER" in the whole wide world. Her fourth grade class laughed and wondered how one hoped to become a "writer" if they couldn't even spell the word. Back then her stories were created with crayons and construction paper. As she grew older they progressed into notebooks and colored ink pens of pink, blue, and purple. When she lost her older brother, Glenn Berry, in a car accident, she stopped writing.
Dreams, however, have a funny way of coming back.
Before she realized it she was grabbing her notebook and pens again. She would write stories that ranged from high school romance to her imagination running wild with the likes of Goku, Vegeta, and the other characters of Dragonball Z. This continued throughout college where she would always end up writing about the space exploits of the pilots of Gundam Wing and other works of fan fiction. Soon she realized that she wanted to do more than that. Her head was full of ideas, full of original characters and worlds that she wanted to share with others.
Thus, she stepped into an English Major with some Women's Studies on the side.
She graduated Iowa State University in 2006 and moved to Minneapolis with her partner. Here, she tried to get into graduate school, but things didn't pan out the way she wanted. She ended up working retail, her dream becoming buried by Black Fridays and other busy times of year. Once again, however, that dream returned. She went from immersing herself in geeky fan fiction to actually writing about the geeky things she loved for several anime and video game review sites. However, it was her discovery of National Novel Writing Month that made her go back to creating her own characters and plots.
Now, here she is, an author in the writing world.
Briana: http://brichibi.wix.com/whisperedwords
Jessica: http://snowtigra.wix.com/jessicawalsh
Contact me if you'd like to be featured (or have one of your imaginary friends stop by for an interview). All genres are welcome!