Eric
I’m here with the Prince who just published a book called “Spare.” Prince, I assume the title is a reference to your prose style. Unadorned. Unembellished. Spare.
The Prince
No, actually I never thought about that.
Eric
What?
The Prince
Yeah.
Eric
Really?
The Prince
Yeah.
Eric
Whoa. Not about your spartan prose?
The Prince
No. Actually you’re the first person who ever said that.
Eric
No!
The Prince
Yeah.
Eric
So why did you call it “spare”?
The Prince
The title means I am like the spare prince to be king in case my older brother dies.
Eric
Oh. I never thought of that.
The Prince
Yeah?
Eric
Yeah. Not in a million years.
(awkward pause)
Prince
Heh heh.
Eric
Heh heh. I guess it’s cause I’m more interested in prose than like the ins and outs of being in a royal family in the twenty-first century which seems kinda dumb. No offense
Prince
None taken.
Eric
Say, prince — do I say your highness?
Prince
No.
Eric
Right, no. I kinda got off on the wrong foot but can I ask my questions? I already wrote them down in this google doc and it was kinda hard to sched this zoom call.
Prince
Please.
Eric
OK. Adverbs. Are they ever okay?
Eric Linus Kaplan 
Actually I presumed that connotation of ‘Spare’ from the getgo. Though others could fit as well.
good!