Today in our special character interview we meet, Shrug from the BackTracker Series by Eileen Schuh.
1.
Introduce yourself and tell us where can we meet you?
My name is
Shrug, at least that's what's on my Northern Alberta Police business card,
Constable Shrug Hayes. My mama called me differently but Shrug is what my
friends call me. You can meet me in The Traz and live with me through the
entire BackTracker series, should you desire. I also showed up to investigate
the gang massacre in Shadow Riders. Schuh said she didn't know anyone else who
could get the job done. I got it done.
2.
Why are you in this book?
Let's get this
straight, I am not in these books because I wanna be. I had myself written out
of the story many times. The only reason I can think why I'm still in it is
because of one persistent author who said she needed me there. Said I
could do it...in public. Gave me the courage to tell my story, admit my
mistakes, expose my failings. She helped me shoulder the blame and keep on
keepin' on.
3.
Would you describe yourself as a likable person?
No.
4.
What would you say are your strengths
and your weaknesses?
I bloody-well
have connections from God on down through to the devil, so don't be tryin' to
ask me what strengths and weaknesses I have--I have 'em all.
5. Did your
author portray you and your story correctly? If not why?
Yeah, she did. I
could see that after the second book, FATAL ERROR. She did a good job. I quit
tryin' to quit. Opened up. Became who I really was. That's not easy to do in
public. In print. Out there for everyone to see, and analyze and judge. It
ain't easy bein' a character in Eileen Schuh's books, she makes you bare your
soul and breaks your heart. It ain't easy.
Eileen Schuh is
the author of the crime fiction BackTracker series, which so far includes
THE TRAZ Book 1
FATAL ERROR Book 2
FIREWALLS Book 3
OPERATION
MAXTRACKER
Book 4.
Shrug is one of
her favorite characters, and it's true that she did have to fight to keep him
from writing himself out of the series. He's a very private person but there's
somethin' about him. Somethin'...
Schuh also
writes science fiction. Her two scifi novellas, SCHRODINGER'S CAT and
DISPASSIONATE LIES, appeal to those who like quantum mysteries and futuristic
meanderings.
Twitter: twitter.com/eileenschuh
5 comments:
Thank you for interviewing Shrug, Pauline. I'm amazed you got him to talk, you must be an exceptional interviewer!
Hi Shrug (and your author) you sound very interesting.... hmm maybe I'll investigate further... (hops across to Amazon...)
Thanks for your kind comments, Helen. Yes, enjoy. Get hooked on a series!
I confess to having followed Shrug throughout his adventures, if you could call them that. He's a tough one, but he is still a very likable person in a strange way.
Yes, women tend to like him...in a very romantic sort of way.
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