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Lisa Schroeder: A Self Portrait
Lisa Schroeder Revealed
Revealing Questions
- Q. How would you describe your life in only 8 words?
- A. Hot fudge sundae with a cherry on top
- Q. What is your motto or maxim?
- A. Don't stop believing
- Q. How would you describe perfect happiness?
- A. Is there such a thing as perfect happiness? I guess, for me, it's found in those moments when a wave of contentment passes over me. When I'm running, when I'm reading a great book, when I'm writing and in the zone, when I'm hiking and enjoying nature, when I'm sharing a fun moment with my family, etc. It can be found in those moments when I take a breath, look around, and think, it doesn't get better than this.
- Q. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you choose to be?
- A. On a warm beach with a book in one hand and a cool drink in the other
- Q. What do you regret most?
- A. That I majored in business instead of something around literature or music
- Q. If you could acquire any talent, what would it be?
- A. I'd love to be a talented pianist
- Q. What is your greatest achievement?
- A. My two sons
- Q. What’s your greatest flaw?
- A. I like cookie dough WAY too much
- Q. What’s your best quality?
- A. I make excellent cookies (thus excellent cookie dough)
- Q. If you could be any person or thing, who or what would it be?
- A. I'm pretty happy being me, but I'd love to trade places with Taylor Swift for a day
- Q. Who is your favorite fictional hero?
- A. Sam in the Lord of the Rings trilogy
- Q. Who is your favorite fictional villain?
- A. A favorite villain? Do people really have a favorite villain? I don't like villains!
- Q. What is your favorite occupation, when you’re not writing?
- A. Napping
- Q. What’s your fantasy profession?
- A. I would love to be a librarian
- Q. What 3 personal qualities are most important to you?
- A. Intelligence, compassion, honesty
- Q. If you could eat only one thing for the rest of your days, what would it be?
- A. Cookie dough perhaps?
On Books and Writing
- Q. Who are your favorite authors?
- A. Laurie Halse Anderson, John Green, Sarah Dessen, Tracie Vaughn Zimmer, Elizabeth Scott, LK Madigan
- Q. Is there a book you love to reread?
- A. REACHING FOR SUN by Tracie Zimmer
- Q. Do you have one sentence of advice for new writers?
- A. Experiment, play, and follow your heart!
- Q. What comment do you hear most often from your readers?
- A. I don't usually like to read, but I love your book!
- Q. How did you come to write I Heart You, You Haunt Me?
- A. I had a dream about a girl whose boyfriend died, but he loved her so much, he couldn't leave her. I woke up, went to the computer, and started writing. The first pages of the book are still very much like I wrote them that morning.
