I'm back!

Oh, look! I'm back in time to collect my Worst Blogger In the World. Ever. Ever. Ever Award. It's so pretty and shiny. Though of course I wouldn't be the bad blogger I am if it wasn't for the help of my television and the teetering pile of awesome books that are sitting next to my bed...

Anyway, yes dear friends, I have been bad and there is no promise that I will get any better, but I'm here now so let's play! First up, I just want to let you know that I had a lovely weekend at the CYA conference in Brisbane where I got to meet so many great people (well, I say meet, you might say rugby tackle to the ground, but let's not split hairs!)

But now I want to tell you about a new book written by my lovely buddy, Lauren Fobbs who also goes by the name Empress Awesome (sorry guys, I've already tried to steal this tag off her and she's not letting it go!!!!) Anyway, Lauren is wickedly funny and has self-published her book, The (Sparkly) Vampire (Obsessed) Diaries and if you think that this sounds like my cup of tea, then you'd be right!

Here's the skinny

Jeanette Thomas is in love with all things Twilight. So when the new hottie at school, Steven, starts taking notice of her she's positive that she's found her very own vampire boyfriend. Unfortunately, in The World of Jeanette, sexy Irish boys with albinism can sometimes be mistaken for the undead; and after she gets dumped for taking her Twilight obsession too far, she sets out on a life changing quest to win Steven back. And when Jeanette wants something, not even paper towel mini skirts, conniving aunts, and the entire expanse of the U.S. can stop her from getting it... but her budding love for the charming and mysterious Grayson just might.

Cute, right? Lauren also has a Goodreads competition going so if you'd like to win a copy then scoot right over!

Anyway, because no one gets a free ride on this blog, I've also put Lauren through her paces! Let's see how she did!

1) How did you first get the idea for your current book?

I would definitely have to blame it on the current vampire craze—I was taking a break from writing to read some two-star Goodreads reviews for popular books because I thrive off of other authors’ pain I was morbidly curious Ooh, look, a llama! So anyway, I was reading Twilight reviews, and lots of people I know are obsessed with Twilight, so I figured why not throw my coin in the competition and write a vampire novel, too? Or a faux-vampire novel, as it were.

Actually, when I had writer’s block on a novel I had been working on I started writing something to get the ideas flowing and it just sort of…happened. And I liked it enough to finish it. But the first story’s cooler, let’s stick with that.

2) What's a normal writing day for you?

I don’t really have a schedule—that is, I don’t make time for writing. *horrified gasp* I sort of just stick it in random hours of the day. *someone at the back of the room faints* Ideally, I get up in the morning (not the afternoon) and eat, work out, eat, surf the internet, practice my violin, eat, surf the internet, go out, eat, go to work, eat, surf the internet, go out, eat, and watch tv and write in between everything. Key word there is ideally.

3) I found that some books are pure joy to write and others need to be dragged kicking and screaming from your mind. What was this book like to write?

Relatively easy. The only problem I ran into was reaching my word count goal; The story was rolling out so rapidly it wouldn’t have felt genuine to add another scene just for word count sake. But then I realized I should add a faux-werewolf to go with my faux-vampire and teen girl, because who doesn’t love love triangles? It probably would have been about 15,000 words if I hadn’t added that aspect. Also, the faux-were character, Grayson, fit so well into the story and had so much chemistry with everyone else that adding scenes was no longer an issue. In the end, I think this is the most fun book I’ve ever written.

4) The best blooper I've ever done as a writer was when I had my heroine hand the hero something. Problem was they were sharing the same body at the time! So to help lessen my embarrassment, I'd love to know what your best writing blooper is and did someone catch it before your book went into print?

Oh my gosh, this is so embarrassing: After I submitted my Kindle version to Amazon and was busy formatting the (amazingly awesome) paperback version I noticed an unfinished scene in the manuscript that I thought I had deleted! I mean, I fixed it immediately but… there are four people in the world who have a scene that ends right at the good part. Yeah. Sorry about that.

5) And finally, since most people who read this blog know that I have an unhealthy addiction to television, let’s get down to the nitty gritty – what are your favorite shows both past and present?

We definitely have that in common Amanda—sometimes I’ll even turn it on for background noise instead of using the radio. My absolute fave shows are Psych, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Futurama, The Office, Judge Judy, Hell’s Kitchen, pretty much everything on TLC and Bravo…it’s a sickness, I know. But if it makes it sound any better, I usually do my internet surfing or writing while I watch TV. ( Not sure it makes it sound better. Luckily, I am quite unashamed.)

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