Character Interview: Kaitlyn Deann & Kindness from “The Witches’ Sleep”
For today’s character interview, we welcome Prince Kindness and his writing Kaitlyn Deann from The Witches’ Sleep. Welcome to you both!
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Mia: What is the name of the book where we’ll find you? Can you tell us a little about it?
Kindness: You can find me in The Witches’ Sleep, which will be a trilogy, written by Kaitlyn Deann. The first book, The Witches’ Sleep, is about my girlfriend mainly. During the beginning, she’s killed when we’re human, which was completely devastating for me. A few days later, her murderer killed me as well. I immediately woke up on Raena, the world of the witches. I think the adaption to Raena was harder for Ella than it was for me. Change never really bothered me that much — at least not like it bothers Ella, who I’m really not allowed to call Ella anymore. I’ll refer to her as Sunlight or Sunny from now on, lest I dig a deeper hole than I’ve already dug for us.
Mia: Tell us a little about yourself. Where do you fit into the story? What should we know about you?
Kindness: Well, I’m Prince of Raena, which is an honor and a horror story all at once. You see, I’m the son of a tyrant, which isn’t exactly thrilling, considering I’m sure he wants me dead because I’m against a lot of the laws he fights to uphold. He hates me, but what scares me more is that he hates Sunny so much more than he does me. Sometimes I have nightmares of Wise, my tyrannical witch father, killing Sunny. I don’t tell anyone about the nightmares though, because I don’t want to worry anybody. Yes, I’m protective of Sunny, but — obviously — I have good reasons. Something you should know about me: Without meaning to be, I’m sort of persuasive. Sunny likes to kid that I’m manipulative, but I prefer the word persuasive. It sounds less intimidating and evil, don’t you think? Also, I really don’t like conflict, but that doesn’t stop me from taking a stand against Wise. That’s one of many things Sunny taught me: stand up, no matter the cost.
Mia: What do you think of the author? Be honest. We won’t tell.
Kindness: The author? Kaitlyn? She’s young. She’s homeschooled. She’s in love with me. In the first draft of The Witches’ Sleep, I didn’t even exist! But Tuck did. (I will not admit that this bothers me a little bit). I didn’t come around until her dad — who reminds her very much of Clap — suggested it would be better if I, a boyfriend from Earth, were in here somewhere. And then, boom. I was “born”.
Mia: How do you feel about the story you’re in?
Kindness: I feel very lucky to be a part of something bigger than Raena and myself. I mean, this slavery ordeal persists on two other worlds as well. This is a HUGE thing. Sunny has big dreams about completely freeing the were-creatures one day. I hope we succeed but I have to be honest when I say I have a few doubts. Many things could go wrong. I’d hate to wake up one morning and find some of my closest friends dead. (We all know Wise would do something like that). I guess I also am slightly anxious about the future. Wise is obviously very, very angry with us. What will he do? I don’t know.
Mia: Do you like being a character in the book?
Kindness: I do, actually. The author allows all her characters figure out their own feelings and paths and what they believe. I think what I like the most about being in this book is the fact I’m living a life that others only dream about living. I was once human, thinking things like this were impossible, but here I am, Prince of Raena. I wouldn’t say it’s a dream come true since I never fantasied about being the prince of some planet. But I did consider going into politics on earth. Maybe president? I kind of skipped a few steps when I died, huh? Straight to Prince and I hadn’t even graduated high school yet. Have to find the positives somewhere, right?
Mia: How do you see your future? Without giving anything away about the story, naturally.
Kindness: Honestly, the near future doesn’t look too promising. I can’t imagine Wise is going to let what Sunny and I did go, and I have no idea how he’s going to get his revenge. I just hope, whatever it is, we can all bounce back from it, that the impact won’t be too painful. In the far future, I’d like to think that Sunny and I will have our own little family and take Wise’s place, change the world, fix things here and hopefully on Aphalie, the world of the beasts, and Torx, the world of the were-creatures. I hope the latter comes sooner than the first.
Mia: What do you know about your author’s plans? Can we expect to see you in any future stories?
Kindness: The author is giving some of us whiplash. *Laughs* She’s having to write in a few different perspectives to get the view of the second book in full. I’m not the main guy character in the sequel, let’s just say that. Besides, I think Sea-Anna and Tuck deserve a little spotlight too. Don’t you think so? Kaitlyn is telling me to shut up now before I ruin the surprise ending which involves — *Kaitlyn punches my shoulder* — I’m not allowed to say. Sorry.
Mia: Let’s say they make a movie about this book. Who do you want to play you, and why?
Kindness: I’m trying to recall the names of some of the actors from Earth. Hmm, maybe Shia LaBeouf? I liked him in Transformers. Sunny says Hunter Parrish would be good — maybe. The author, Kaitlyn, says Asher Book. Yeah, the author is screaming Asher Book at me. ASHER BOOK!!! …She made me type that.
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Author Bio: KAITLYN DEANN is a seventeen-year-old homeschooled author. As a writer she wants to be able to keep a reader turning the pages late into the night and give them something to think about long after they finish the last page. Activities include piano, singing badly and not caring, breathing, eating too many cuties (fruit) at inappropriate times and of course, writing. Laughing is her favorite calorie burner. She lives in Texas with her family. To know more, visit http://www.kaitlyndeann.com.
