QoTD Week: An Interview with Will Killian, teaser + giveaway!

Day 2 of our Queen of the Dead week celebrations here at Girls Without a Bookshelf and today I have had the privilege of sharing with you an exclusive, and very rare one-to-one interview with surely one of the most awww-some heroes in the YA world - Will Killian!

Of course as an unexpected bonus we also have - surprise, surprise - Alona Dare tagging along to annoy, irritate, make Will feel uncomfortable, support Will!

Hi Will. Since Alona is also here, why not talk about her? Any secrets of the legendary Alona Dare you wish to divulge now that you can?

Will: Yeah, no. Sorry, but I still have to work with her. So, the fact that she has six toes on each foot will have to remain a secret forever.

Alona: *Elbows him. Hard.*

Will: Ow! I was just kidding! Besides you told them I talk in my sleep.

Alona: You do!

Will: So you say.

Alona: Do you really want me to record it? Bring others in to witness it? Because seriously, that could be arranged.

Will: Never mind.

What's the most irritating thing a spirit has ever done to you / asked of you?

Will: Some of them really don't respect boundaries. There have been a few, uh, peeping incidents...

Alona: I told you that was an accident! Don't be in the shower at 7:03, okay?

Will: *sighs* Not you. This was before I met you. Or, you know before you, uh, crossed over.

Alona: Seriously? Ew. Let me know if that happens again. I will so not be putting up with that...on your behalf, I mean.

Will: Right.

How much has life changed for you since Alona came into your life? (Err - positive or negative.)

Will: For all the hassle and strife and pain in the--

Alona: Hey!

Will: --my life is better. I feel, I don't know, safer, more sane, better able to deal with whatever's thrown my way. Some of that is having her around. Some of it's because of the changes she pushed me to make, like telling my mom the truth.

Unfortunately, I also now know way too much about cheerleading, Krispy Kreme, the Lifetime channel, and Bath and Body Works scent rotation schedule.

When was your first ghostly encounter?

Will: I don't really know. When I was little, I didn't know the people I was seeing weren't alive or that others couldn't see them. The first time I realized all of that was when I was six and talked about seeing my grandmother, who was dead. I think my dad had been hoping I wouldn't inherit his ability, but he wasn't all that surprised. My mom freaked, of course.

You HAVE to tell me this: how exactly did your little crush on Alona Dare begin?

Alona: Yeah, Will. Let's hear all about when you started adoring me.

Will: *shifts uncomfortably* I'm not really sure that's a good idea. And besides, I don't really remember...

Alona: Liar.

Will: *glaring* Fine. It was raining outside and you came in from recess with your hair all puffed up and--

Alona: Oh, my God, you liked me when my hair was FRIZZY? What is WRONG with you?

Has Alona begin forcing you to dress differently yet? Will you?

Will: No. But she's limited, and frustrated, I think, by the fact that she can't buy clothes for me. So she's reduced to sighing, rolling her eyes a lot and making snide comments. Will I change the way I dress? Probably not. What's wrong with it?

Alona: *sighs* Don't EVEN get me started.

Now that you've shed some light on your father's past, have you ever speculated about his death?

Will: I've always been caught between trying not to think about it and trying to understand why. I think he must have thought he had no choice, that he was caught between two impossible situations.

Have you ever considered a future where you'd make your ability a business?

Will: Interesting that you should ask that. Alona has mentioned it a time or twenty, especially recently.

If there's one thing your spirit guide has taught you in the two months of being with her, what would you say it was?

Will: That my life is worth living, even if it's difficult. Because you only get one.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years' time?

Will: Right now, I'm just focusing on one day at a time. Sometimes just an hour at a time.

(Apart from Alona Dare,) what is Will Killian into?

Will: Movies, graphic novels, hanging out with my friends...the few I have left.

Your father aside, is there anyone from the afterlife you'd love to meet and talk to?

Will: No. My life is already complicated enough. Definitely not looking find any more ghosts to talk to.


Thank you, Will, for sharing a part of you with us. And uh, thank you to Alona also for uh partaking in Will's supposed solo interview.

Teasers anyone? How do you feel about a little romantic quote from our resident goth?

Will: Her scent filled me, overwhelmed me with the desire to shut out everything but her. This girl who equally drove me crazy and made me care more about her than I should. She was the only one who understood. The only one who could make what I was more bearable, even if she occasionally tortured me in the process.

Giveaway, Day 2.

We have several copies of Queen of the Dead and The Ghost and the Goth up for grabs this week, so if you want your hands on this awesome series, post a comment below and check back in tomorrow for more! For more information on how the giveaway runs, check it out HERE.

RULES.

• Open worldwide.
• You do NOT have to be a follower to enter - everyone is welcome!
• You DO have to comment on this post - because the giveaway is comment-based, use the same username to comment throughout the week.
• Extra entries welcome!
• Deadline for entries will be on 1st June 2011, 12MN BST.
• Winners will be drawn through random.org.
• Winners will be contacted via e-mail, and will be given 48 hours to respond. Otherwise a new name will be drawn.
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Note - Rather than the 'username name you used to comment on Alona Dare's interview post', I meant 'the username name you used to comment on Will Killian's interview post.' Either way, you should have given the same name and commented on this post to enter.