Hi
William! Welcome to Two Chicks on Books! Let me just say I have become a big
fan of yours and I can’t wait for the readers to meet you! Ok so on to my
questions….
You’ve led a rather
colorful life can you tell me the most exotic place you’ve traveled to? What about the ugliest?
I
said goodbye to the ugliest place when I left home, although the cabin of my
fellow pirate Fane’s ship is a fairly
vile venue. As for the most exotic… I’ve traveled all over the world, seen
deserts and frozen wastelands, outsmarted the authorities of a hundred nations,
and said goodbye to dozens of extraordinary women. Choosing just one would be
impossible.
Have you always been a
pirate? How was your childhood?
I
was born with the hat and a pistol. Not really, of course, but I do like to
think I’ve always had a pirate’s spirit. I grew up wondering why people are so
eager to fit themselves and others into boxes. It’s restrictive and unnatural.
The pirate’s life revolves around freedom and honesty – laugh if you will, but
what’s more honest than following one’s instincts and innate desires? That’s
the life I was born to live.
You seem to have a pretty
big fan club. Lots of girls I noticed…Do you have a girlfriend?
I
don’t like to be tied down. There are women I respect, women I spend time with,
certainly… but I wouldn’t say I have a girlfriend,
per se. It’s a simple matter of independence. Independence is paramount for me.
Not to mention, attachments endanger the people in my life. I couldn’t stand to
paint a target on anyone’s back.
What is the most important
or most impressive thing that you have stolen?
A
man’s life.
What’s a day like in the
life of William Wolfram Pyrite?
It
depends on whether I’m on the open sea or at port. When I’m at sea, every day
is either a primitive battle for survival against the elements, or a beautiful
merging with them. The sun on my back, windburn from the sails, storms, the
view from the crow’s nest, it’s always heaven or hell and nothing in between. I
love the extremes. Seizing transport ships and stealing from the wealthy fat
cats… hurting them heals me. At port, relaxation rules. My mates and I wile
away our time at the Paladin, a pub on the shore of Sheness where music and
drinking and rowdy behavior is the norm. It’s a perfect life.
You are definitely
mysterious. Are there any secrets you’d like to tell us?
Well
now, if I told you my secrets, the mystery would ebb away, now wouldn’t it? But
I’ll let you in on just one, if you promise to keep it between us. The first
time I met Fane, he stabbed me. Then a month later, he was holding me up while
I vomited my way toward getting my sea legs. That’s right… William Wolfram
Pyrite got horribly, terribly seasick.
Anything you’d like to tell
our readers?
Just
that I can’t wait to meet them all… and I bet they’re all lookers. ;) And, of
course, a big thank-you for having me.
