Tell me a little about yourself (where you live,
who you are, what you look like, what you hope to achieve, etc.)
Oh my heck. I’m
feeling a little nervous. I don’t like talking about myself. I live in a
mid-size city, Nampa, ID. I’m a Tom Boy and only wear a dress if I’m forced
too. I do like to brag that when I go fishing, I don’t mind cutting and
cleaning out the fish. There, know you can see I’m not a gimp. Oh, and I’ve
eaten a cow tongue once too.
What do you like to do in your spare time?
Okay, my family
is so old fashioned. I have no
cell phone and our family doesn’t have internet or cable T.V. You’d think we
would since my dad is a C.P.A.
I do what my
mom did when she was my age. I ride a dirt bike, jump on my trampoline, read and
write in my journal. And if it works out, I go horseback riding on one of my
friend’s horses.
What is your favorite color and why?
I like
green and blue separate and combined. Harvest colors. They're just cool colors.
What is your favorite food? Why is it your
favorite?
I’m not
a picky eater and it depends on my mood. Love Hawaiian Pizza (Canadian bacon and
pineapple) and General Tso’s Chicken.
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What would you say is your biggest quirk?
Living
in my dreams. Getting tired of not knowing if it’s for real or just a dream. I
have picked-up a habit of flapping my arms like a chicken trying to
fly. Another one I just picked up was rubbing my thighs. Don’t know why but
hope that habit leaves soon.
What is it about your antagonist that irks you
the most, and why? Share a line in the book where this irk is manifested.
Dealing with
being second best. Not popular and taken advantage of. Here’s an example..
Maura
gave her a scowl. “Why don’t you have a cell phone? Way uncool, you know.”
Missy
imagined Maura’s thoughts. ‘Why are we friends? She’s the weirdo of our group.’
She didn’t answer, knowing she would be opening herself up for negative
feedback from Maura. She wondered why she did hang out with Maura and Ally.
Hanging out with Julie was fun, but the others came as a package deal.
What or who means the most to you in your life?
What, if anything, would you do to keep him/her/it in your life?
Hard question.
I love my parents and my little brother, but keep it to myself. Expressing
emotions is hard for me. Even when I tell my parents I love them, I feel
embarrassed.
What one thing would you like readers to know
about you that may not be spelled out in the book in which you inhabit?
I can sense
things before they happen, good or bad. Sometimes it even gets confusing in my story, my
dreams and real life encounters. Sometimes I don’t know if something is
really happening or if it’s only a dream.
If you could tell your writer (creator) anything
about yourself that might turn the direction of the plot, what would it be?
I'd like to turn into
Maura. A self-centered, stuck-up girl is never wrong.
Ask me any question. I've always wanted to know
what a character thinks about writers like myself.
What makes writers create characters? Is there a part in your personal life you want to live through us?
Fantastic question, Missy. I think we create characters to live out some of our dreams, yes, but I also think we create characters to make sense of the world. We like to figure out how people tick, and working with characters can help us to do that. My characters are fiction with a little sprinkling of people I already know. It's almost like they become a new neighbor or friend in the months it takes me to write my next book. And I like making new friends.
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