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Darcy Vance Revealed
Revealing Questions
- Q. How would you describe your life in only 8 words?
- A. My life is a whirlwind of chaotic awesomeness.
- Q. What is your motto or maxim?
- A. Live. Love. Laugh.
- Q. How would you describe perfect happiness?
- A. I am the kind of person who believes perfect happiness can't be static. Even perfection would get boring eventually. I can describe a perfectly happy moment though: I would be at a rock show with all my friends and family. Everyone likes the band. It is just crowded enough to be fun but not so crowded that you have to decide whether to keep your arms up or down. The lead singer pulls my son & daughter up on stage. My son mans the drumkit. My daughter grabs a tambourine. Everyone sings along to one of my favorite songs. Then we all take a break for a bit to read and eat chocolate before the next song.
- Q. What’s your greatest fear?
- A. That I will live longer than my children
- Q. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you choose to be?
- A. Here at my home in Indiana. But it would be warm outside.
- Q. With whom in history do you most identify?
- A. I've always wondered about those people who think they were someone famous in a past life. If I identify with anyone in history, it's probably an average person leading an above average happy life.
- Q. Which living person do you most admire?
- A. I am a big fan of Barack Obama. I hope I can still say that in four years.
- Q. What are your most overused words or phrases?
- A. lol
- Q. What do you regret most?
- A. Ugh. That I ever started smoking. (Don't do it.) And that I didn't finish college any of the five times that I started.
- Q. If you could acquire any talent, what would it be?
- A. The talent for spreading peace.
- Q. What is your greatest achievement?
- A. It's a tie between having a book published and raising two great kids.
- Q. What’s your greatest flaw?
- A. I am totally disorganized.
- Q. What’s your best quality?
- A. I am an excellent listener.
- Q. If you could be any person or thing, who or what would it be?
- A. Me. Or else the last page of a realllllly good book. No wait, make that the first page.
- Q. Who is your favorite fictional hero?
- A. Owen Meany
- Q. Who is your favorite fictional villain?
- A. Lord Voldemort
- Q. If you could meet any historical character, who would it be and what would you say to him or her?
- A. Jesus Christ. What Would You Do?
- Q. What is your biggest pet peeve?
- A. I have a lot of little ones - no big ones though.
- Q. What is your favorite occupation, when you’re not writing?
- A. Reading.
- Q. What’s your fantasy profession?
- A. Teen librarian.
- Q. What 3 personal qualities are most important to you?
- A. Integrity. Empathy. The ability to forgive.
- Q. If you could eat only one thing for the rest of your days, what would it be?
- A. Chocolate chip cookies
- Q. What are your 5 favorite songs?
- A. This changes all the time but for now I'd say: Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley, Soco Amaretto Lime by Brand New, Good Riddance by Green Day, Rosalita by Bruce Springsteen and Four Leaf Clover by Badly Drawn Boy
On Books and Writing
- Q. How did you come to write Geek Girl's Guide to Cheerleading?
- A. Once upon a time there were two geeky girls ... It's a long story involving friendship, perseverance, sparkly eyeliner, cancer and badgers. No, really.
