About Me July 19, 2008

So, who is this author, and why would anyone want to know anything about her?

Um, you tell me… As likely the only people who will see this site are my friends, I’m not sure why I’m including this section. Tradition, I suppose. Arrogance? Hope not. Before a brief run-down of my interests, I’ll be posting any kind of future events related to the books; I’ll also put up posts on the main page as they get closer.

Events:

June 8, 7:30 AM Breakfast Television (on CityTv)

Women’s Centre Girl Power Camp It looks like most Tuesdays I’ll be doing a workshop at this free, girl-centred camp at the Calgary Women’s Centre.

The Basics?

I’m currently in grade 12, I have a sister, two parents, a dog and an ipod I take everywhere. Also, I’m a girl. I think that’s everything…

Still curious? (I warn you that I ramble.)

I’ve wanted to be an author since I can remember, and I’ve been writing since before that. I’ve always had stories to tell and so even though “Beauty and the Beast” is a non-fiction book (read: factual, though opinionated), I’ve obviously tried not to stray too far from the narrative that I know. I usually write fiction, unless you count all the work in class, which I don’t.

As a writer, it’s pretty much required that I read a great deal, so that’s another one of my past-times, although I haven’t been doing as much of it as I would like. In doing research for this book, I had to read a lot and while it was interesting and necessary, I did miss the leisure reading I’d usually done.

When I’m not playing the part of a word nerd, I’m a theatre geek. I try to get into all the school performances that I can, because I just love building a character and acting. I think people act for all sorts of different reasons, but I find it accessible because I’m used to creating stories and characters. When I act, I just have to do it with my body instead of a pencil.

I also really enjoy soccer, watching movies (unless it’s a horror film), listening to lots of music (indie/alt/rock) and hanging out with my friends. Essentially, I’m a teenager, what can I say? Also, I’ve recently started a podcast with one of my best friends, Rosy, so I guess I might as well plug that here as well: http://uneditedpodcast.blogspot.com