Scott!! Welcome!!
First, let me say how fabulous it is to have you HERE. We've been part of Team Sparkle together for a couple years and many thousands of emails, but this is our first formal-ish interview. I feel all official now.
It's launch time,
and you've done a bunch of interviews about your book, what it's about, your path to publication, how you write, music questions—all that good stuff.
So that's not what I'm
going to ask you about.
*shrug* It's already
there, right? Today, we are going to have simple FUN. And be silly. And give
away a signed copy of your book!
Let's begin.
In Witch Eyes, Braden
has magical eyes that let him see through lies and spells. So let's talk about
eyes today. Eyes are the most expressive aspect of a person…and the most
revealing.
1. Who has the
creepiest eyes you've ever seen?
Creepiest eyes ever?
Steve Buscemi.
Don't believe
me? There is a Tumblr called 'Chicks
with Steve Buscemi eyes' and it's traumatizing.
*Note: Scott is not kidding with the traumatizing. Click on that link AT YOUR OWN RISK.
2. Most beautiful
eyes? Male and female?
Oh jeez. This is
always so hard! Matt Bomer for the guy, for sure.
For the girl, I have two.
Sharbat Gula, for the best 'real person' eyes. If you don't recognize her name, she was the
'National Geographic cover' girl with the startling green eyes. She actually comes up (or she used to) when
you search "Witch Eyes" on Google Images.
For the celebrity, I'm going to go with Kristin Kreuk from
Smallville (ahem, or Chuck guest star!). Or Elizabeth Taylor if we're
talking old Hollywood.
3. There's a
beautiful shot of Braden's eyes on the cover. Is that what you imagine them
looking like? If not, what did you imagine?
If you took a snapshot, that's probably as close as you'd
get to Braden's eyes. Aside from the
"witch eyes" aspect of his powers, his eyes are constantly shifting
colors, so while his eyes are blue and green on the cover, if you took a shot a
second later, they might be brown and gray, or gold and black.
The lightning is fairly symbolic image of the power of the
eyes, because I don't THINK he can shoot lightning out of his eyes (although
who knows? There's always the sequel).
;)
4. Quick, writing
short: write me a story, in 50 words or less, about some sort of special eyes.
Whisper Tony was a legend in my town. Everyone had a Whisper Tony story; my brother
swore ours was true. He never said a word, and his eyes were like
chocolate and arsenic. With a look, he'd
lull you in, and poison you just as fast.
I miss my brother.
50 words exactly.
5. I'm watching
you…in your nightmares, what kind of eyes are following you around in the dark?
I don't have a doll phobia, but when my little sisters were
growing up, they had one of those My Size Barbies, right? And the Barbie stayed in the basement, where
the laundry also was.
So on mornings
when I had to go iron my uniform before school (which was almost every
morning), I would stumble downstairs, bleary eyed and half asleep, and the
first thing to greet me was that doll.
And in those early morning hours, her eyes would follow me.
So if I gripped the iron like it would have to double as a
weapon at a moment's notice, that's totally rational.
6. Show time: let's
see YOUR eyes. Close up, please.
Now Scott is watching US!!
And he wants to hear from YOU.
Scott is giving away a SIGNED copy of Witch Eyes to one lucky reader. Here are the rules:
1. Contest closes Friday morning, 11 am MST.
2. To enter, comment on this post!
3. For EXTRA ENTRIES:
(1) Include a link to a picture of eyes that affect you in some way: that you love, that creep you out, or intrigue you. Anything.
(2) Write a 50-word short about eyes and post it here!
One entry added for each of these things. Total of 3 entries possible.
You WANT to win this, you guys!!!
Trust me.
GO!!
Omg, you're LOOKING at me!!! D: Awesome interview, Scott and Suze! Don't enter me in the contest because I HAVE my own copy, but this was totally fun, and can I just say you both have GREAT eyes? O_O
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun post. I agree on Buscemi's eyes. Eek. LOL! Eyes creep me out and fascinate me both at the same time.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway!
amanda(at)lettersinsideout(dot)com
Eeeek! Don't look at me!
ReplyDeleteScott, you have beautiful eyes. You too, Suze.
Buscemi...er, not so much.
This was fun! :)
I have seen that tumblr. *shudders*
ReplyDeleteHere's a link to a really cool eye! I wonder how long the model had glitter on her face?
http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrtr8bcFyQ1qath3qo1_400.jpg
LOL - I love this interview! But now I have Rockwell's "Somebody's Watching Me" stuck in my head.
ReplyDeleteNo need to enter me in the contest - I already have two copies :)
I love this interview and how it was about eyes! It's one of the things I notice about people when I first meet them (mostly whether they can look me in the eye -- it's a weird quirk of mine). And oh my word y'all were NOT even kidding about that Buscemi link! I CANNOT UNSEE THESE THINGS.
ReplyDeleteLe sigh. Sharbat Gula's eyes are gorgeous.
I've always been a fan of Enrique Iglesias' eyes. And, you know, the rest of him, but that's besides the point.
Heeeeeee.
http://innthebasement.com/wp-content/uploads/enrique-iglesias.jpg
Fantastic interview! I loved the questions. My girlfriend's cat has the biggest, most expressive eyes I've ever seen on a cat. But he always closes them for pictures, so I don't have a good picture. I think he thinks he's cute when he does his slow blink (which often follows getting in trouble).
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway!
Sara M
sara_UFblog [at] yahoo [dot] com
This interview is awesome! Although I made the mistake of checking out that Steve Buscemi tumblr.....I'm scared....
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