{"id":2263,"date":"2024-10-17T22:16:07","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T17:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bethturnage.com\/?p=2263"},"modified":"2024-10-17T22:17:20","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T17:17:20","slug":"an-author-interview-with-kelleen-rynin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bethturnage.com\/?p=2263","title":{"rendered":"An Author Interview With Kelleen Rynin"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\" (Beth Turnage) I recently took a writer’s workshop, Young Adult Novel Writing with Emily Colin at Authors Publish. One of the exercises was to write an interview with your character. Since I’m working on Master’s License<\/em>, I chose 14-year-old Kelleen Rynin, the protagonist of the story, which was very brave of me. I’d never attempt such a thing when she’s older, as I would like to keep my head. So here we go.<\/p>\n

Kelleen: Hello, Scribe. Why are you here? Don\u2019t you usually bother my father?<\/p>\n

Me: This time it\u2019s your turn.<\/p>\n

Kelleen: Lucky me.<\/p>\n

Me: I have an assignment to finish for my writing class. And since you are the protagonist in Master\u2019s License, these questions are all about you.<\/p>\n

Kelleen: Will this take long? I have other things to do.<\/p>\n

Me: (scribbles note\u2014just like her father) If you are honest, it won\u2019t. It\u2019s only four questions.<\/p>\n

Kelleen: (dismissively) If you must.<\/p>\n

1.) What is your primary goal?<\/p>\n

Kelleen: On the Golden Bough? To stay alive.<\/p>\n

Me: That\u2019s your outward goal. What\u2019s your inner goal?<\/p>\n

Kelleen: (huffs) To please my father.<\/p>\n

Me: Do you need to? Please him, that is?<\/p>\n

Kelleen: I\u2019ve never thought about it. It\u2019s all I\u2019ve ever done.<\/p>\n

Me: But why?<\/p>\n

Kelleen: (Steely silence)<\/p>\n

Me: Kelleen?<\/p>\n

Kelleen: Do you have something else to ask? This is boring.<\/p>\n

Me: (scribbling another note\u2014interviewee is deflecting the question.) Okay, let\u2019s move on,<\/p>\n

2.) What happens if you don\u2019t achieve your goal?<\/p>\n

Kelleen: (derisively) I\u2019ll die.<\/p>\n

Me: Let\u2019s try for a more honest answer.<\/p>\n

Kelleen: (jaw tightening) Fine. If I don\u2019t pass this test, I\u2019ll disappoint my father.<\/p>\n

Me: And what happens if you disappoint him?<\/p>\n

Kelleen: (defiantly) He won\u2019t love me. There you got it. Happy now?<\/p>\n

Me: (shaking my head) No, Kelleen. This doesn\u2019t make me happy. In fact, it makes me feel for you.<\/p>\n

Kelleen: I don\u2019t need your sympathy.<\/p>\n

Me: I get that. Let\u2019s go to the next question.<\/p>\n

3.) What do you actually need that you didn\u2019t know when the story began?<\/p>\n

Kelleen: (with an edge of anger) I need to grow up and figure these things out for myself. As my father said, he won\u2019t be around forever, and then where will I be?<\/p>\n

Me: That\u2019s a good question. I\u2019m afraid we all spend our lives asking that question.<\/p>\n

Kelleen: (sarcastically) Well, that\u2019s encouraging. Let\u2019s get this over with. Next and last question.<\/p>\n

4.) How have you changed at the end of the story because you got what you needed. (vs. what you thought you wanted.)?<\/p>\n

Kelleen: (crosses arms across her chest) What they say about scribes is true. You only want to torture us.<\/p>\n

Me: Let\u2019s talk about the good things first. Some good did come from this.<\/p>\n

Kelleen: (sighs) I earned my first real money.<\/p>\n

Me: And?<\/p>\n

Kelleen: Rangle got to pursue an education. He deserved more than what he got with that crew.<\/p>\n

Me: I’m glad to hear it.<\/p>\n

Kelleen: (snorts) Please. He deserved it.<\/p>\n

Me: Okay. And?<\/p>\n

Kelleen: (exasperated breath) You know what happened.<\/p>\n

Me: I’m not done writing yet. Anything can happen.<\/p>\n

Kelleen: Really? What fresh hell will you subject me to? I tell you, having me hang outside the ship\u00a0 in a spacesuit when a bomb went off was a nice touch.<\/p>\n

Me: I think you know what your father would say to that. What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.<\/p>\n

Kelleen: (rolling eyes) I don\u2019t always agree with him.<\/p>\n

Me: Which makes you the better person, I think.<\/p>\n

Kelleen: (frowning) I think I must agree with you on that. I had thought I was more like him, but after what he pulled\u2014 But, at least I know that should I need to put myself between danger and the people who need protection, I can do it without his or anyone\u2019s help. Can I go now?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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