J.M. NORTHUP

MEET MY CHARACTER

1. Tell us about your story:
   • What is the name of your book?
     • Sunset Distortion: The Pyramid at the End of the World. It’s a strong title. I approve.
   • What genre is it?
     • Science Fiction…Though really the story is something of my biography as well.
   • When and where is your tale set?
     • The story takes place both in the present, as well as thousands of years ago when I was a child.
2. Who are you?
   • What is your name?
     • My namer is Dex Rotho, President and CEO of Piratech Industries.
   • Are you a fictional or historical character?
     • Fictional
   • What’s your role in the story – are you the protagonist or a supporting character?
     • I am the protagonist despite the story’s emphasis placed on the smelly, insignificant human known as Lazer.
   • Are you a human, animal, alien, robot, or something completely different?
     • I am Olympian. We are the most successful and proliferate race within the Galactic Union. We are faster, stronger, smarter, taller and more beautiful than any of the other subspecies passing themselves off as the descendants of man, of which there are many.
   • Do you consider yourself to be good, bad, or indifferent?  Would others agree with this assessment – why, or why not?
     • Morality is of no consequence. Success and failure are superior metrics of one’s value.
3. What do we need to know about you?
   • What is your personal goal?  I mean, what do you ultimately want?
     • I am one of the most powerful people in the Galactic Union and I can live forever. I have more wealth than I could ever spend and have cornered the market on both private security and privateering services. Yet, one thing still eludes me: The Aperture Parallax. It will be mine.
   • What is standing in your way?  What conflict(s) do you face?
     • After millennia of searching, I am close. However, an unseen force is attempting to stand in my way… But who? It matters not, my plan is in place and any who attempt to stop me will be crushed by my army of private security contractors.
   • Why is this goal important to you?  What’s your motivation?
     • The answer to this question is proprietary.
   • If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be, and why?
     • The Aperture Parallax will set things right… I must only retrieve it.
4. How do I get a copy of your book?
   • Is it available now, or when can we expect to see it released?
     • It is available. Though I don’t understand why you can only purchase this tome with such valueless human currency. Do you not use credits on your world? No? How… quaint.
   • Do you have a universal link available?