Top 10 Ways to Recruit
Team Members
By Gini Koch
It’s been noted that
Katherine “Kitty” Katt-Martini catches people in her wake and drags them along
with her on her adventures. Sure, this means that said people become involved
in the fight to protect the Earth from all the evil -- internal and very
external -- trying to destroy it. It also means a lot of people have gotten to
rethink their original career plans, just as Kitty did, and are now enjoying
fulfilling careers with Centaurion Division.
In honor of the release of
Kitty’s latest exploits, chronicled in Alien in the House, here’s her
good go-to list for how to pick new besties and teammates to save the world
with. Your existing BFFs -- like the former top international male model, the
self-made millionaire who now works in the C.I.A., and your high school and
college girlfriends -- will all agree these folks belong in the posse.
10. Look for someone who has
at least three jobs who is also in medical school and cage fights as a hobby --
such a person is invaluable and should be dragged along, whether or not he
thinks you’re sane at first.
9. Trojan football is always
here to help -- choose the smartest player and the one who’s a closet comics
geek, they’ll do you right.
8. When you identify a man
who knows everyone, knows how to do everything, and can solve the most
challenging problems with a smile, hold him close, never let him go, and give
him a nice title like Concierge Majordomo.
7. There’s a lot more to
Troubadours than Empaths, Imageers, and Dream Readers want you to know; keep
your eyes open for a good one.
6. Girls like to kick butt
too and are normally a lot better at it than the menfolk want to admit; ensure
you keep a good supply of Riot Grrrls around -- sure they say they like the
scientific stuff the best, but put a rocket launcher in their hands and they’re
soon singing the Adrenaline Junkie tune.
5. A girl who seems a little
unstable but who makes excellent explosives is a girl who should be kept
around.
4. Just because someone seems
like a stuffed shirt when you first meet doesn’t mean he won’t actually be the
zig to your zag; test him out with baseball and musical cues and you’ll soon
know if he’s a keeper.
3. Older folks like to cut
loose, too; never overlook the man who everyone thinks is merely a figurehead
-- he’s probably able to make James Bond look like a kindergartener and show up
the guys half his age.
2. A nosy investigative
reporter is a PIA; one who’s always right and who actually cares about being on
the side of right, on the other hand, is a treasure who should be given scoops
all the time so the other reporters are very jealous.
1. When aliens arrive to
divide and conquer, remember that even though they may look different from you,
deep down the good ones all like the same things -- kicking butt, rock ‘n’
roll, and saving the day, not necessarily in that order.
AUTHOR BIO:
Gini Koch lives in Hell’s
Orientation Area (aka Phoenix, AZ), works her butt off (sadly, not literally)
by day, and writes by night with the rest of the beautiful people. She writes
the fast, fresh and funny Alien/Katherine “Kitty” Katt series for DAW Books,
the Necropolis Enforcement Files series, and the Martian Alliance Chronicles
series for Musa Publishing. As G.J. Koch she writes the Alexander Outland
series. She also writes under a variety of other pen names (including Anita
Ensal, Jemma Chase, A.E. Stanton, and J.C. Koch), listens to all kinds of music
24/7, and is a proud comics geek-girl willing to discuss at any time why
Wolverine is the best superhero ever (even if Deadpool does get all the best
lines). She speaks frequently on what it takes to become a successful author
and other aspects of writing and the publishing business. She is also the Lead
Editor at Raphael’s Village, an online, nonpaying ’zine. Because she wasn’t
busy enough, Gini’s added on featured guest columnist, reviewer, and webcaster
for Slice of SciFi and It’s Comic Book Day. She can be reached through her
website at www.ginikoch.com.
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