CHARACTER INTERVIEW: Grim Reaper #2497 (The Reaper’s Quota, Sarah McKnight)

Meghan: Hi Reaper. Thank you for joining us today. What is one word you would use to define yourself?

Trapped.

Meghan: Do you see yourself as the “good guy” or the “bad guy”?

I was the bad guy. Right now, I really don’t know.

Meghan: What does the plot require you to be? How does this requirement limit you?

Indecisive. It doesn’t leave much room for my own character growth, but I guess I’m supposed to be that way.

Meghan: What is your quest?

All I want out of life – er, the afterlife – is a do-over. I know I can do better.

Meghan: What do you hope to accomplish, find, or become during the course of your book/series?

I need answers. I need to find a way to escape this corporate hell.

Meghan: What do you like about the other main characters? What do you least like about the other main characters?

Reaper #2007 is okay, I guess. I think he really wants to help. The Big Boss can crumble to dust for all I care.

Meghan: When was the last time you lied What made you do it?

I lie every day to try and keep my skull attached to my spine.

Meghan: Who have you betrayed lately? What happened?

I’ve betrayed tons of people who had full lives ahead of them. The only thing is, they don’t know I betrayed them.

Meghan: Would you say that you are an optimist or a pessimist?

Realist, I guess. Life sucks and then you die, and sometimes even then fate isn’t done with you yet.

Meghan: What is your superpower?

My Reaper Magic is pretty fun to play around with. I can’t manipulate anyone’s freewill, of course, but I have been known to cause a few creative… accidents here and there.

Meghan: What is your biggest secret?

I remember. Not everything, but it’s coming back slowly, and I can’t let them know.

Meghan: Do you live in the right world? How necessary are you to your world?

I’m in the right world in the sense that I did something to deserve to be here. I wouldn’t say I’m a necessary part of the team, though. I’m just another faceless Reaper in a crowd of thousands.

Meghan: What is your role in this setting? Are you okay with this role or would you like it to change?

Look, I get that death is inevitable and without us, people couldn’t die, but I really want to quit this lousy job.

Meghan: Did you turn out the way you expected?

No, and I hope I can still change that.

Meghan: What, if anything, would you change about your life?

That one moment that sealed my fate as a Reaper.

Meghan: How do you feel about your author?

If I were real, she’d be next.

Meghan: If the two of you got together for coffee, what would you want to say to them?

I’ve got something extra special cooked up for you. Consider it payback for all the torture you put me through. I hate this job, but I’m making an exception for you since you’re the one who put me here in the first place.

Boo-graphy:
Sarah McKnight has been writing stories since she could pick up a pencil, and it often got her in trouble during math class. After a brief stint teaching English to unruly middle schoolers in Japan, she decided she wasn’t going to put off her dream of becoming a writer any longer and set to work. With several novels in the making, she hopes to tackle issues such as anxiety, depression, and letting go of the past – with a little humor sprinkled in, too. A St Louis native, she currently lives in Pennsylvania with her wonderful husband and three cats. You can find her on Twitter and on her website.

The Reaper Chronicles 1:
The Reaper’s Quota
Meet Grim Reaper #2497. Behind on his work, he must complete his quota of thirty Random Deaths or face termination in the worst way. Faced with an insurmountable task and very little time to complete it, Reaper #2497 struggles to hang on to the one thing he’s not supposed to have – his humanity.

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