Possess Blog Tour: Character Interview

For my stop on the blog tour for Gretchen McNeil's debut, Possess, I got to interview the main character, Bridget. Interviewing a character from a book is much different than interivewing an author, but I asked some questions will hopefully give you all the opportunity to get to know Bridget's character better!

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Getting to know: Bridget

Describe yourself using the letters of your name (example b for beautiful etc..)?

• Ballsty
• Resourceful
• Independent
• Disinterested
• Guarded
• Edgy
• Torn

Who was the last person you sent a text message to and what does it say?

I texted my best friend Hector. He sent me a photo of this barista he’s crushing on, and asked my opinion. I told him it looked suspiciously like our friend Brad.

You are stuck on a deserted island, and have three of your personal possessions with you. What are they and what is their importance?

• My charm bracelet. I never take it off. My dad gave it to me for my first communion. It’s one of the few things I have left that remind me of him.
• My steel-toed boots because, well let’s face it, you never know when you’re going to need to kick a little ass.
• My copy of Dostoyevsky’s NOTES FROM UNDERGROUND. Hey, I don’t want to be bored.

What are your favorite and least favorite: movie, book, candy, song, animal & color?

• MOVIE – Favorite: Pan’s Labyrinth. Least favorite: Hannah Montana: The Movie
• BOOK – Favorite: Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte. Least favorite: Tess of the d’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
• CANDY – Favorite: Peanut Butter Twix. Least favorite: black licorice.
• SONG – Favorite: “The Fallen” by Franz Ferdinand. Least favorite: Anything by Coldplay.
• ANIMAL – Favorite: Platypus. Least favorite: Cat.
• COLOR – Favorite: Black. Least favorite: Pink.

If you have dinner with any person living or dead, who would it be, and why?

My dad. Because I’d give just about anything to be able to say goodbye.



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Gretchen McNeil is an opera singer, writer and clown.  Her YA horror/paranormal POSSESS debut with Balzer + Bray for HarperCollins, August 23, 2011.  Her second novel, TEN – YA horror/suspense about ten teens trapped on a remote island with a serial killer – is tentatively scheduled for a Fall 2012 release. Gretchen is a former coloratura soprano, the voice of Mary on G4's Code Monkeys and she currently sings with the LA-based circus troupe Cirque Berzerk (http://www.cirqueberzerk.com ). Gretchen is also a founding member of the vlog group YARebels (http://www.youtube.com/yarebels) where she can be seen as "Monday."

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Sherry<3