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H-"Good morning and welcome to the KCDC show! I'm Kristen Casey." H-"And I'm Daphne Conroy and here today on the show we have a very special person, he is the author of the bestselling Artemis Fowl books, and Half-Moon Investigations. A traveler and a daredevil with a touch for the theatrical, a true Irishman, so put your hands together for Eoin Colfer!" A- (audience claps and whistles) E-" Good morning! By the way it's pronounced Owen." H-" I'm sorry OWEN!" H-" So Eoin, can you tell us a little bit about your life as a child?" E-"I was born on May 14th 1965 in Wexford, Ireland with my five brothers and parents, and to this day I still live there." H- Ireland? E- Yeah, why? H- Oh no reason H-" Well I'm sure the audience would all like to know what inspired you to become an Author?" E-"I have been to many different countries all over the world and my travels are what inspired me." H-"Fascinating. H-"(sigh roll eyes) yeah fascinating."  H-"(glare at Daphne) did you ever write about personal experiences you have had?"

E-" Sort of, places that I have been to have influenced my books greatly for instance in Benny and Omar, Benny moves to Tanzania, I once lived in Tanzania. Otherwise they are mostly make believe, but I hope they are as adventurous and thrilling, as I hope they are." H-"Was it hard for you in the beginning of your career as an author?" H-"Probably" E-" As always you have to chase your dreams, so in the beginning my books weren't as successful as they are now but I never gave up." H-"I couldn't agree more, if we didn't work hard we would never be where we are today" H-"Anyway, did Your Irish heritage ever influence your books?" E-"Yes, in fact every book I have written has taken place in Ireland, or the main character is Irish." H- Cool, is that because you find it easier to right from an Irish persons point of view? E-"Yes I suppose that's right, I never really thought about it." H-" What was the first book you wrote?" E-" My first book was Benny and Omar and has since been translated into seven languages." H-" Are there any other books that we should know about?" E-"Well my most popular book is probably Artemis Fowl, a thrilling fantasy tale, with a hint of mystery, but there are many other books I have written." H-" Have any of your books won awards?" E-"Yes indeed, my Artemis Fowl books have won several awards including, the Whitbread Children's Book of the year shortlist, British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year, and was nominated for Bisto children's book of the year." H-"Congratulations on all those awards, but would it be alright if you told us more about your personal life." H-"Yes yes, but tell us more about your life, behind the scenes." E-"Well my beautiful wife Jackie and I have two wonderful children named Finn and Sean." H-"I see, and your parents?" E-"My parents are Irish, from Wexford named Billy and Noreen Colfer, they probably helped influence my career as a teacher and later an author." H-"You used to be a teacher?" E-"Yes in fact I wrote my first two books when I was a teacher, Benny and Omar as I previously mentioned, and later Benny and Babe." H-"What made you decide to quit your career as a teacher?" E-"It would probably be when I wrote Artemis Fowl, it was successful enough to be able to quit, and I knew it wouldn't be easy being an author and a teacher, so I decided to become a full time author." H-"When was your Artemis Fowl book published?" E-"Let's see, I believe it was 2001 when Artemis Fowl hit the shelves." H-" Is it true that you publish the books yourself?" E-"Yes, I'm one of the few authors that actually does." H-"What type of genres do you write?" E"I write mainly fantasy, mystery, and a tiny bit of realistic fiction" H- I must ask this because I don't believe it. Do you really have a earring? E-That's a strange question to ask on a talk show but yes I do have an earring. H-Now that is something you don't see everyday. E-My wife always thought it was a strange choice but I have never regretted it. H- Ok, now that you two are done with your thrilling talk about his earring I think we should continue with the show. H-Oh, sure H-Well Um, do you have any hobbies you would like to share E-Obviously reading and writing, but I also enjoy theater, and parachuting H- Parachuting? E-Yeah, it's kind of weird, but I love the thrill. H- (Sarcastically) Parachuting E- Excuse me H- "I just think it's rather odd that you parachute, I mean it is not that normal." H-(cuts in)"And it seems like that's the end of our show, see you next week." H-(leaves the stage) H-"(turning around and getting up) Daphne get back here what was that all about?" A- (Audience Claps) N-"For tickets to the KCDC show please contact us at __1-800-not-a-real-number.com__  Credits roll