My mom just got back from the getting the mail and had a package with my name on it! In it contained my very first ARC!!!! The ARC just so happened to be Eyes Like Stars By the amazing Lisa Mantchev. I screamed when I saw it. I have wanted this book for a long,long,long time and now I have it!!!!! I am the happiest person in the world right now. I can't wait to read it.
First of all I just want to say thank you Lisa! Thank you so much for taking time to answer all of my questions. It was really fun talking to you.
The Favorites Category:
Q: Favorite animal?
LM: Baby Hedgehogs.
Q:Favorite Food?
LM: Anything at a 24-hour diner.
Q:Favorite Flower?
LM:Roses... the kind that actually smell like a summer garden.
Q: Favorite color?
LM: Steel Blue.
Q:Favorite Movie?
LM:This month: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street.
Q:Favorite morning drink?
LM:Really,really hot cappuccinos with lots of
foam.
Q:Favorite Dessert?
LM: Hand cranked vanilla ice cream over warm, homemade pie.
Q:Favorite Place to shop?
LM:Any antique store.
Q:Favorite Website?
LM:Cakewrecks (http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/)
Q: Favorite Song?
LM:Tying into my current favorite movie, "A Little Priest" sung by Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter.
Writing Questions:
Q:What type of book do you like to read when you are writing?
LM:Research material...it's hard for me to read fiction when I am working on something.
Q: When did you start writing?
LM:As soon as I was old enough to string together a sentence.
Q:After you finish writing the Theatre trilogy will you write any other young adult novels?
LM:I'm already working on another (not theater) series that I hope someone will want to publish.
Q:Do you listen to music while you write?
LM: I prefer without, unless I'm choreographing an action sequence.
Questions about the author:
Q:Where did you grow up?
LM:Northern California.
Q:Do you have siblings?
LM: My younger sister had to put up with a lot when we were growing up....
Q: Do you have children?
LM: My daughter is now having to put up with the same shenanigans!
Q:Where do you live now?
LM: On the Olympic Peninsula with the sparkly vampires.
Q: When is your birthday?
LM:Between Christmas and New Year's.
Q:If you were stranded on a desert island what 5 people or things would you bring with you?
LM:Husband, child, mother, sister, and sunscreen *L*
Q:Where would your dream vacation be?
LM:A Mediterranean Cruise
Q:What is your weirdest work experience?
LM:That would be a tie between asking"would you like to take a survey?" at Blockbuster and being a demo girl (cookie samples) at Costco, both during college.
Q:When you were little did you want to be a writer or something else?
LM: I wanted to be an actress until I graduated college.
Q: Do you play video games and if so what games do you play?
LM:We just got a Wii, and I played the boxing game until I hurt my shoulder. *G* I am actually terrible with most video games, but I was a champion Tetris player in high school.
Thanks again Lisa!
-Senfaye :)
