Please help me welcome Author Laurie Treacy to my blog today!
Here's my interview with her:
What is your name? Do you use a pen name
(if so, why?)?
Laurie Treacy. No pen
name yet.
Tell me a bit about yourself:
I’m a wife, mom of
three really good kids and various pets, an active reader and book blogger. Movie
and music fan. I love frogs, frozen Goobers, anime and haunted places. I’m also
a Whovian.
What type of genre do you write?
I love paranormal,
fantasy, urban fantasy, dystopian and contemporary romance. I initially started
out writing YA, but I’ve also started writing for adults. My NaNoWriMo book
this year is a New Adult paranormal. I find this genre exciting.
What genre to you personally read?
I don’t have just one
favourite genre. I read a lot of YA, New Adult and adult romance, urban
fantasy, contemporary romance, dystopian, paranormal and thrillers. Some sexy
stuff as well.
Tell me about your latest?
I’m actively writing
two novels. One is a paranormal YA, Everlast,
which I’m actually rewriting. My progress stalled and I realized I was missing
something relevant. I discovered what it was last September during a workshop
on writing characters. My Nano novel is One
Drop, a New Adult paranormal about a college student obsessed with visiting
an abandoned mental hospital and what happens to her there one day. She went to
retrieve something she’d left behind only to discover something much more
important and scary.
What sparked your passion for books and the
art of a good story?
I think all the time
I spent in my local libraries as a kid growing up in the Bronx really helped
shape and foster my love of books. I used to devour books, sometimes one a day.
There’s something incredible about getting lost in a great story.
Is there a particular book that changed or
affected your life in a big way?
As a reader, the
first book I ever owned was Charlotte’s
Web. I felt a real affinity for Fern and her need to rescue the rump of the
litter. I was forever bringing animals home. In my teens I discovered Anne
Rice’s Interview With A Vampire and
fell in love with Lestat, with the possibilities a vampire could be more than a
monster. As a writer I was blown away by Harry
Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.
Children’s book were not as exciting nor was the genre so huge when I was a
kid. After that I was hooked on reading YA and then discovered other great
authors like Dianna Wynne Jones, Susan Cooper, and many more.
Is there a message in your book that you
want readers to grasp?
Not so much a message
but simply to enjoy themselves reading.
What challenges have you faced in your
writing career?
Is my work good
enough? When is it truly done? Will they understand it? The usual challenges I
guess.
What has been your best moment as a writer?
When I type “The End”
and feel incredibly satisfied with what I have produced. Then learning my work
will appear in an anthology was certainly exciting.
Who is your author idol?
I don’t have just one
author idol. I read so much and I’m captivated way too much. The authors I
would love to sit down with in a pub and talk over a drink would be Jane
Austen, James Joyce, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Anne Rice, and Maggie Stiefvater.
Do you see yourself in any of your
characters?
I think there’s a
sprinkling of my essence in every character I create.
Do you feel like your dream has come true
or is there much more to do?
My dream has just
begun. After I’ve completed my novels I want to query agents in 2014 and see
what happens.
What does your workspace look like?
In my house, I’m a
bohemian. In warm weather I like to write on my porch, in colder months I seek
out the best room with the most sunlight and view. I hope to have my porch
renovated next year and then I can claim part of it as my own.
Have you ever had a day when you just
wanted to quit?
No.
What do you do when you’re not writing?
Live, be a mom, a
wife, a friend, a homeowner, yet no matter what I may be doing, there’s always
a glimmer of an idea or snippet of storyline somewhere in my brain just itching
to get out.
What are the most important attributes to remaining sane as a writer?
Did you have a moment when you realized you were meant to be a writer?
What advice would you give to aspiring
authors?
Never give up. Dare
to dream but in order to achieve that dream just write every day then repeat.
After this book, what is next?
I have many other
books all in some state of creation. From an outline to actual chapters, my
trunk of ideas is never empty.
Your website?
Your blog?
Same as above
Other websites?
Where can your book be found?
The anthologies with
my stories can all be found under my name on Amazon.
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