by William Alexander
| (Photograph by Matthew Aronoff) |
This past Friday, April 5, Marcy and I posted our
answers to Will's debut novel, Goblin
Secrets. Today, you get to read Will's favorites. Take note what he says
about picking favorites. It was difficult for us, too. Perhaps that was because
there are so many good things to choose from.
1) What
is your favorite line or paragraph from the novel as it relates to the main
character's development and/or growth?
Will - Firstly, I'm no good at
favorites. I'm about to reveal my favorite bits of the book as of this
particular moment. Ask me again in an hour and my answers will have changed.
So, as of this moment, my favorite
moment of character growth in GOBLIN
SECRETS is this one:
Rownie stepped backward again. "No," he said. Now he haunted the tunnels. Now he was something to be afraid of.
2) Who is your favorite
secondary character and why?
Will - Thomas the Tamlin
(goblin) actor, because he is grumpy, eloquent, and curses like this: "I will write you into our next play!
I will sculpt your face into grotesque
caricatures and paste them onto small, ugly puppets! I'll pen your name into
immortal verse, and for a thousand
years it will be synonymous with ridicule and scorn!"
3) What is your favorite line
or paragraph of description?
Will - The south side of the city was dusty. Rownie tried not to step in any of the dust piles
that littered the street. Every morning sweepers swept their houses, and they left large, brown piles outside their
doorsteps. Every day the dust came slowly back inside and covered the floors.
There was a kind of fish that swam in Southside dust, and a kind of bird that
fished with their long beaks in the dust dunes. The lives of sweepers became interesting during dustfish spawning
season.
4) What is your favorite line
of dialogue?
Will - More cursing from
Thomas: "I will have our artificer
build a pair of gearworked ravens and they will croak your vile name outside
your bedroom window, every night, at irregular intervals! You will never sleep
again!" He lowered his voice then, but only a little. "Does anyone
remember his name?"
5) What is your favorite chapter
ending or cliffhanger?
Will - He found the goblin sign. It read:
THEATRE!
A Troupe of Tamlin PLAYERS will Delight
and Astound the Citizens of this Fair City at Dusk.
Discover their Stage in the CITY
FAIRGROUNDS.
The stage will be Illuminated by Cunning
Devices.
The Players will present the finest
Performances of MIMICRY, MUMMERY, and VERSE, along with Feats of Musical and
Acrobatic Skill to Delight every Eye and Ear.
Two Coppers per Audience Member.
He read it again. He still didn't
believe it. He read it again.
Goblins were putting on a play. Nobody
could put on a play. Nobody was allowed to put on a play, but goblins were
going to. Maybe he could see some of the show before they all got arrested.
Rownie ran the rest of the way across
the bridge, through music from fiddles and whistles and drums. His coat
billowed behind him like a sail.
Congratulations Will on your debut novel, Goblin Secrets and for winning the National Book Award!
We appreciate you sharing your current favorites for Goblin Secrets.
Look for Will's second book, Ghoulish Song, which was just released March 5, 2013.
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