Blog Tour: Meet My Main Character!

Hello and welcome, one and all!! 

I'm participating in a blog tour in which I describe my main character for you all.  I was tagged by the seriously awesome Theodora Ashcraft, the author of Tomorrow's Bones.  

So, without further ado, onto the questions! :D

1) What is the name of your character? Is he/she fictional or a historic person? 

My character’s name is Ellen MacAvoy, and she’s quite fictional. 

 

2) When and where is the story set? 

The story is set in this world, in the Washington DC area, roughly around this time.  (So, I guess 2014/15, thereabouts)

3) What should we know about him/her? 

Ellen is 22 years old, and she’s a college senior majoring in political science and minoring in computer programming.  She’s a shy, quiet girl who’s fascinated by the idea of sacrifice, and stories of people who radically changed the world for the better.  She wants to make that sort of difference in the world, but she’s not really sure how just yet.  She has the idea that she can do it by involving herself in government, so she interns on Capitol Hill, observing everything and learning how things are done, and blogging about her experiences.  

 

4) What is the main conflict? What messes up his/her life? 

The main conflict in the story starts when the government picks up information of visitors from outer space wanting to make contact with humans.  Yes: actual aliens, coming from another planet.  The aliens call themselves the Prima, and they initially bring tidings of peace and harmony.  Friendly relations are established between human beings and the Prima, and the Prima soon start settling on Earth and exchanging resources.  However, it isn’t long before the Prima lose their friendliness, and become hostile toward the humans.  Their technology is only slightly superior to ours, so they don’t start an outright war; instead, they infiltrate our governmental systems and begin a process of legally making humans second-class citizens on our own planet.  Once that starts happening, the Prima start targeting anyone who speaks out – including academics, journalists, and bloggers.

5) What is the personal goal of the character? 

Ellen’s personal goal is to do something huge and meaningful for the world, and to help as many people as possible by providing a solution to one of the world’s greatest problems.  She didn’t know exactly how she could accomplish this before, but now she does: she has to fight against the looming takeover by the Prima.  This is her opportunity to be like the great people she’s read about all her life; this is how she can do something grandly beneficial for humanity.   

6) Is there a working title for this novel, and can we read more about it? 

The working title for the novel is “The Shattering Dome,” but that is highly subject to change. xD

7) When can we expect the book to be published? 

Maayyybe the end of 2015? :D

So, now that the questions have been squared away, I have to tag fellow authors.  I was supposed to tag 4-5, but unfortunately I only knew one person working on a novel who also keeps up a blog. :D

Joey Zook is the author of Ronten's Justice, and he's working on more.  He is a hard-working student and an ice cream scooper.  His job, however, is writing, and he posts to his blog.  http://authorjoezook.blogspot.com/