My favorite book as a child
The Paper Bag Princessby Robert Munsch.
Its responsible for so much of who I am as a person and writer.
The book that really cemented me as a writer
Robin McKinleysThe Hero and the Crownand Garth NixsSabriel.
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my favorite things).
But Id say readingThe Mists of Avalonat age 12 was… an experience.
My fictional character hero
Buffy Summers.
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My literary crush
Sirius Black fromHarry Potter.
Im still in mourning.
The TV show that doesnt get its due
Black Sails.
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I devoured every episode.
The last TV series I binged
My Mad Fat Diary.
It was absolutely brilliant.
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Ive never laughed and cried so hard while watching a show.
I began rewatching it as soon as I finished the final episode.
Months later, I cant stop thinking about it.
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My all-time favorite movie
The Lord of the Rings(all three).
I still have a life-size Legolas standee in my office (I got him when I was sixteen).
The song that always makes me feel better
There are too many to list.
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(And that scene in the film literally had me sobbing uncontrollably in my seat.)
I pretty much listen to that song at least once a day.
The last album I listened to
Every Open Eyeby CHVRCHES.
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Ive been obsessed with it since it came out, and still havent gotten sick of it.
I listen to it almost every time I exercise.
Its still one of my favorite albums ever.
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A criminally underrated band
CHVRCHES.
I saw them in concert almost two years ago and was completely blown away.
The fictional place Ive dreamed of moving to
Middle-Earth.
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Id spend spring/summer in the Shire, and fall/winter in Rivendell.
(Im still on the fence about whether Im an Elf or Hobbit at heart.
It depends on how hungry I am at any given moment.)
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Or the velociraptors fromJurassic Park.
The fictional group of pals Ive always felt I belonged in
The Goonies.
Thats actually what my group of friends in high school called ourselves.
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We even made t-shirts.)
What Im reading right now
J. R. WardsThe Devils Cut.
Im such a big fangirl of hers, and Im loving this book so far.
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