Thanks for taking the time to stop by my blog! I’m Lauren. But if you’re here, you probably know that already. So here’s some things about me that perhaps you didn’t know.
On books and writing:
I’ve loved to read since before I can remember. My tastes have gone through many phases: hard sci-fi, legal thrillers, chick lit, high fantasy, paranormal romance, horror…you name it, I’ve read it, and can name at least one book I loved in it. My current love is YA of all sorts, but an adult or middle grade title will still slip in there sometimes when I get a hankering.
I also write YA books. No, you can’t read them. At least not now. I’m still working on that part. Trust me, if my books ever make it out into the world, you’ll hear me screaming it from the rooftops.
What kind of books do I write? The kind I’d like to read. Which, if you’ll look above, could be pretty much anything. The common thread is probably family, because I think the world could use more strong family relationships. And if there can be explosions or sword fights or aliens or time travel or dragons…so much the better. (No, I have not written anything that contains all of those things…yet.)
On Life:
I’m married to an awesome guy who happens to be my best friend. He has a job making the Internet a happier place for humans everywhere. And fairy creatures too, if they are so inclined to use the Internet.
I have two beautiful daughters who think they are fairy princesses, or My Little Ponies, or members of The Avengers (Iron Man and Captain America, in case you were curious). Sometimes all of the above, simultaneously, which results in some pretty interesting role playing.
I hold a degree in Instrumental and Choral Music Education, which I used for a whopping one semester before I realized that I was not cut out to be a high school music teacher. At. All. For all you teachers out there, you have my utmost respect. It’s a hard gig. I appreciate you. These days, my main outlet for music is singing with my husband (and occasionally our kids, if they manage to finagle a microphone) on the praise team at church every week. And it’s enough.
We live in Nashville, TN, and it is awesome. You should come visit.
On Favorites:
GAMES: Risk, Carcassonne, Settlers of Catan, Scrabble, Rook, Alternative Guess Who (wait, you’ve never played Alternative Guess Who? Come. Join me. We shall play.)
CURRENT OBSESSION: Pandemic
BOOKS: The Princess Bride by William Goldman, Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton, Ender’s Game and Ender’s Shadow series by Orson Scott Card, Assassin’s Apprentice (and the rest of the Farseer series) by Robin Hobb, the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling, The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins, The Maze Runner by James Dashner, the Hourglass series by Myra McEntire, the Girl of Fire and Thorns series by Rae Carson, the Divergent series by Veronica Roth
CURRENT OBSESSION: Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
MOVIES: The Shawshank Redemption, Dead Poets Society, Galaxy Quest, Throw Momma From the Train, The Princess Bride, Moulin Rouge, The Man From Snowy River, Amadeus, The Avengers, Sense and Sensibility, The Prestige, Inception, Father of the Bride, Star Wars (IV-VI)
CURRENT OBSESSION: Pitch Perfect and Star Trek: Into Darkness
TELEVISION: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly, Veronica Mars, Alias, Friday Night Lights, Doctor Who, Sherlock, Star Trek: TNG, Gilmore Girls, Battlestar Galactica, The A-Team, Friends, The West Wing, How I Met Your Mother
CURRENT OBSESSION: The Walking Dead and The Vampire Diaries
MUSIC: R.E.M., Counting Crows, Ben Folds (with and without the Five), U2, old school Bon Jovi, Guster, Moxy Fruvous. I also have a soft spot for dance music, top 40 pop hits, and boy bands. Shhhhh.
CURRENT OBSESSION: Pentatonix and Lindsey Sterling
BROADWAY MUSICALS: Les Misérables, Ragtime, The Lion King, Man of La Mancha, Songs for a New World, Phantom of the Opera
CURRENT OBSESSION: Not an obsession, but I am itching to see Wicked, Newsies, and Once.
SOUNDTRACKS: Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean, most scores by John Williams (E.T., Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones, Harry Potter, Star Wars), Skyrim
CURRENT OBSESSION: Requiem for a Dream
