I'm kicking off my Blog Book Tour today here at my favorite book review blog, The Book Bundle! To celebrate I've lined up a little Q&A with one of my favorite characters from my new book. So without further ado, please give a warm welcome to Greek God Eros, from the new YA novel, FORESIGHT: Book 1 of The Gods of Fate trilogy.
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Me: Hello, Eros. Thanks for joining us today.
Eros: Yes, well, I lost a bet.
Me: Er, really? Well, thanks just the same. So out of curiosity, who did you lose this bet to?
Eros: My wife. She finds amusement in my discomfort.
Me: I see, well, let’s get started. So I see you also go by Cupid? May I call you Cupid?
Eros: Not if you want to survive this interview.
Me: Oh, alright. Why don’t you want to be called Cupid?
Eros: *growls*
Me: Moving right along… How did you first meet Christopher LeFey?
Eros: I went on a surfing trip with Hermes during Hurricane Camille. Great swells. Christopher was there also. That night he taught me a card game called Texas Hold Them. It’s rare for Gods to mingle with Fae, but he seemed alright, for a Faerie. We have a standing Thursday night poker game in Vegas.
Me: What was it like growing up on Olympus?
Eros: Boring. Opulent. Though my father once gave me a Risk game as a gift. I didn’t realize until the fall of Rome that it wasn’t just a board game. I burned it.
Me: You like games?
Eros: I do.
Me: What is your favorite game?
Eros: Twister.
Me: Twister? Why?
Eros: Ask my wife.
Me: Oh. Um, so tell me about your parents. I mean who were they? I’ve heard you were the son of Gaia and Uranus but I’ve also heard you were the son of Aphrodite and Ares. Which of these is true?
Eros: Neither. I am a child of Chaos.
Me: That’s interesting. I thought you were the God of Love?
Eros: Misconception. I’m the God of Lust.
Me: I see. Do you have any children of your own?
Eros: Two. A daughter, Bliss, and a son, Dizasteron.
Me: Dizasteron? Isn’t naming your kid that sort of, like, asking for trouble?
Eros: You have no idea.
Me: When I see depictions of you, it’s usually a winged baby. But you look more like the Old Spice guy. What’s up with that?
Eros: Yes. In my youth I spurned the attentions of Athena. Besides being the Goddess of Wisdom she was also the Goddess of the Arts. On a side note, she should have added “the Goddess of Vindictive Clingy Women” to that list.
Also, I hate the Old Spice guy. So what if he can ride a horse backwards? I can make Simon Cowell make out with a mime.
Me: What do you do for fun, besides board games?
Eros: I enjoy most water sports. I also enjoy watching the Bachelor.
Me: The Bachelor? Why?
Eros: It reminds me of my childhood.
Me: Oooookay. Well, thanks for that disturbing mental picture. I have a few fan questions for you are you ready?
Eros: Shoot.
First, Nikki asks: “Did you make gay guys? If so, were you trying to be funny or were you high?”
Eros: I did not create sexual preference. It has existed in humans (and animals) forever.
However I believe if women weren’t so crazy, there would be more straight men.
From Pam: “How can he make / or allow us to make so many mistakes when it comes to finding true love?”
Eros: I have nothing to do with true love. It exists; it’s just not my specialty. I deal in more carnal things. However I will say that it is not the gods, but your own free will that causes the majority of your pain and confusion.
From Rebecca: “Is there a 1 true love? Or many that you could have gotten along with okay?”
Eros: I believe there is only one person in all of existence who is truly the perfect match for one’s soul. However the odds of meeting that person and recognizing them when you do? Ha. Good luck. But in the immortal words of Stephen Stills, “If you can’t be with the one you love, love the one you’re with.”
From Richard: “When do I get my turn?”
Eros: When you take it.
From Pat: "What are your magic arrows made of?"
Eros: Adamanteum. Like Wolverines claws. No, kidding. Trade secret. Though all our weapons are created by Hephaestus.
From Nikki: "Do you smoke?"
Eros: Only when I'm on fire. Don't laugh. It happens surprisingly often.
From Beverlee: “When are you gonna ditch that diaper?”
Eros: Keep it up human.
Me: Um, is that a pistol crossbow you’re holding?
Eros: *smiles*
Me: Um, er, okay. Here's your chance to ask Eros a question of your own! Leave a question in the comments and he'll swing by for the next few days and give you the answer! At the end of the week I'll choose a random questioner to win a cool FORESIGHT prize pack! You have till Monday Aug. 30th to enter! Good luck, and happy reading!
*Shameless Plug*
FORESIGHT is now available at Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble.com!
http://www.amazon.com/Foresight-Gods-Fate-Book-I/dp/0984098070/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1279942497&sr=1-2
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Foresight/Sherry-D-Ficklin/e/9780984098071/
Me: Hello, Eros. Thanks for joining us today.
Eros: Yes, well, I lost a bet.
Me: Er, really? Well, thanks just the same. So out of curiosity, who did you lose this bet to?
Eros: My wife. She finds amusement in my discomfort.
Me: I see, well, let’s get started. So I see you also go by Cupid? May I call you Cupid?
Eros: Not if you want to survive this interview.
Me: Oh, alright. Why don’t you want to be called Cupid?
Eros: *growls*
Me: Moving right along… How did you first meet Christopher LeFey?
Eros: I went on a surfing trip with Hermes during Hurricane Camille. Great swells. Christopher was there also. That night he taught me a card game called Texas Hold Them. It’s rare for Gods to mingle with Fae, but he seemed alright, for a Faerie. We have a standing Thursday night poker game in Vegas.
Me: What was it like growing up on Olympus?
Eros: Boring. Opulent. Though my father once gave me a Risk game as a gift. I didn’t realize until the fall of Rome that it wasn’t just a board game. I burned it.
Me: You like games?
Eros: I do.
Me: What is your favorite game?
Eros: Twister.
Me: Twister? Why?
Eros: Ask my wife.
Me: Oh. Um, so tell me about your parents. I mean who were they? I’ve heard you were the son of Gaia and Uranus but I’ve also heard you were the son of Aphrodite and Ares. Which of these is true?
Eros: Neither. I am a child of Chaos.
Me: That’s interesting. I thought you were the God of Love?
Eros: Misconception. I’m the God of Lust.
Me: I see. Do you have any children of your own?
Eros: Two. A daughter, Bliss, and a son, Dizasteron.
Me: Dizasteron? Isn’t naming your kid that sort of, like, asking for trouble?
Eros: You have no idea.
Me: When I see depictions of you, it’s usually a winged baby. But you look more like the Old Spice guy. What’s up with that?
Eros: Yes. In my youth I spurned the attentions of Athena. Besides being the Goddess of Wisdom she was also the Goddess of the Arts. On a side note, she should have added “the Goddess of Vindictive Clingy Women” to that list.
Also, I hate the Old Spice guy. So what if he can ride a horse backwards? I can make Simon Cowell make out with a mime.
Me: What do you do for fun, besides board games?
Eros: I enjoy most water sports. I also enjoy watching the Bachelor.
Me: The Bachelor? Why?
Eros: It reminds me of my childhood.
Me: Oooookay. Well, thanks for that disturbing mental picture. I have a few fan questions for you are you ready?
Eros: Shoot.
First, Nikki asks: “Did you make gay guys? If so, were you trying to be funny or were you high?”
Eros: I did not create sexual preference. It has existed in humans (and animals) forever.
However I believe if women weren’t so crazy, there would be more straight men.
From Pam: “How can he make / or allow us to make so many mistakes when it comes to finding true love?”
Eros: I have nothing to do with true love. It exists; it’s just not my specialty. I deal in more carnal things. However I will say that it is not the gods, but your own free will that causes the majority of your pain and confusion.
From Rebecca: “Is there a 1 true love? Or many that you could have gotten along with okay?”
Eros: I believe there is only one person in all of existence who is truly the perfect match for one’s soul. However the odds of meeting that person and recognizing them when you do? Ha. Good luck. But in the immortal words of Stephen Stills, “If you can’t be with the one you love, love the one you’re with.”
From Richard: “When do I get my turn?”
Eros: When you take it.
From Pat: "What are your magic arrows made of?"
Eros: Adamanteum. Like Wolverines claws. No, kidding. Trade secret. Though all our weapons are created by Hephaestus.
From Nikki: "Do you smoke?"
Eros: Only when I'm on fire. Don't laugh. It happens surprisingly often.
From Beverlee: “When are you gonna ditch that diaper?”
Eros: Keep it up human.
Me: Um, is that a pistol crossbow you’re holding?
Eros: *smiles*
Me: Um, er, okay. Here's your chance to ask Eros a question of your own! Leave a question in the comments and he'll swing by for the next few days and give you the answer! At the end of the week I'll choose a random questioner to win a cool FORESIGHT prize pack! You have till Monday Aug. 30th to enter! Good luck, and happy reading!
*Shameless Plug*
FORESIGHT is now available at Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble.com!
http://www.amazon.com/Foresight-Gods-Fate-Book-I/dp/0984098070/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1279942497&sr=1-2
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Foresight/Sherry-D-Ficklin/e/9780984098071/
