Welcome to the last week of meeting the characters and learning more about the world of Subject A36 – the book drops next Thursday! I mentioned on my FB page I’m excited, but also nervous. It’s like raising a child, hoping you prepared him for the cold, hard world, and then shoving him out the door with a wish and a prayer that people will be kind to him.
On to meeting our last character.
Meet Oz. He hasn’t had an easy life. At the age of ten, he lost his younger twin brothers to The Colony and his parents soon after. While on his own, he sustained burns in a house fire that left scars on parts of his face and neck. He keeps his hair long enough to pull over the scars when he’s feeling self-conscious. Oz fights hard to rescue all hostages, but after losing his brothers, the children hold a special place in his heart. When they’re brought back to the compound after a rescue, you’ll find Oz telling them stories or giving pony rides on his back. Kids are occasionally frightened of his disfigurement, but Oz always wins them over.
The house below him is where Asher lived with his family in his early years. To the left is Oz hanging out at the compound. For reasons I can’t reveal, he’s got a lot on his mind.
I hope you enjoyed getting to know a little about my characters over the past several weeks – I know I like talking about them, lol. Hope everyone has a great weekend!
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I already like him. Great picture and description.
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Thanks, Yesha! Oz popped into my head one evening while I was watching TV and announced he’d be a character in my book. It was just bizarre.
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I like your concept of this character. Oh, and btw I just finished the first chapter a few minutes ago. Here we go!
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I’m so excited you’re reading it, Jonny! If you just finished chapter 1, you’ll meet Oz very soon. Hope you enjoy!
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So far it’s really interesting. Who are these dreaded colony people? Oh, the mystery!
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Oz sounds really intriguing! I’m looking forward to meeting him and the other characters!
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He wasn’t even in my original cast of characters, Mae – he just stood up and demanded to be included, lol.
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I love characters like that!
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Fantastic to meet Oz, Teri. He is quite a dish.
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He’s pleasant to look at, lol.
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I’ve enjoyed the introductions to your characters. It was a great idea for a blog series related to your new book.
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Thanks, Priscilla! It’s been fun getting them out and about before the book drops.
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Ooh, I can already tell he’s going to be a favorite of mine!
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He’s one of my favs also, Jacquie.
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I have enjoyed meeting your characters, Teri. Best of luck with this one.
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Thanks, John!
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I agree – I’m already liking Oz. Thanks for all the character profiles this past little while. Looking forward to the book. 🙂
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One of my early readers last week mentioned how much she liked him. Thanks, Barbara!
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Just the name has me intrigued, Teri!
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Isn’t that funny about names? He just told me that’s what it was – it wasn’t one I had to even think about.
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Great picture and description.
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Thanks!
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Very real and likeable character, Teri. Your book will do well.
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Thanks, Mark – and I really hope so!
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Reblogged this on Where Genres Collide Traci Kenworth YA Author & Book Blogger and commented:
More about Teri’s new release on Feb. 13th!
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Woot! It’s so exciting. The images are great Teri. Happy weekend hugs.
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Thanks, Teagan!
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This has been a fun way to lead into the book. Thursday, huh? Looking forward to it, Teri. 🙂
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I certainly had fun finding pics of people that resembled the characters in my head, Diana. Thursday is coming fast!
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