1) I am too lazy to learn songs properly, choosing instead to just fit whatever word seems closest to the phonetic sound I hear. This means that nothing I sing makes any logical sense. However, they are all wildly creative. Every once in a while I actually figure out what the words are supposed to be and realize how much sense the song now makes. What's funny is that there are certain songs I'm suck in a perpetual loop with. I learn what they are, promptly forget and go back to my nonsense, and then have that deja vu moment when I understand them again. Maybe I was dropped on my head as a child.
2) I love to travel but hate flying. As a result, I spent much
of my life gripping the arms of my airplane seat while whispering "please
don't fall" for hours on end. Happily, my doctor informed me a couple
years ago (while staring at me like I was an idiot upon hearing how I coped)
that since my way didn't work, I might want to try drugs. Miracles of modern
science, indeed!
3) Speaking of travel–the first time I went to Italy, I was 15
yrs old. We were in Heathrow waiting for our flight to Rome and I'd fallen
asleep stretched out across the chairs at the departure area. I woke up to the
sight of the Italian National Football (Soccer) team seated around me. Even at
that tender age, I was partial to that particular flavour of man candy. So I
shot up and might have tried to shove my little brother under a seat in an
attempt to look like a worldly solo traveller. Yeah, right. I wish you all a
similar wake up call with *insert group of hot men of your choice*.
4) I was a professional screenwriter for 12 years. Crazy things
happen in writers' rooms. On one of my favourite shows to work on, the
showrunner and I plotted out the entire season arc's battle using Smurfs. This
was for a kids' show. We'd renamed them with our characters' names and did
their voices and everything. On another, not a kids' show, there was an actual
meeting to discuss the star's wife's Playboy photos. There can be this
intimidating mystique around film and television. Don't believe any of it.
5) I forget that my husband is one of my followers on Twitter.
This leads to a lot of head shaking when I've been a bit too vigorous
discussing hot guys - fictional or otherwise and steamy reads. I try to push
the excuse that it's simply ways of interacting with social media friends and
readers. I think I’ve gotten away with it but I’m not sure because I am no longer able to
make eye contact with him.
6) I hold a Masters' Degree in Film Theory. Yes, you read that
right. In watching movies. Okay, and criticizing them. Possibly the most
useless degree known to mankind. Not only that, I did my Master's thesis on
Gender and Spectatorship in the animation of Chuck Jones. Which means that I
watched Bugs Bunny Cartoons for two years. My family despaired. They used to
lie and say I was studying journalism. I share this with you so that if your
family gives you any grief about your area of study, you can use me as an
example of how it could be so much worse. You're welcome.
7) I think that the right shade of lipstick and a great head of
hair can be a woman's finest accessory. Who's with me here?
8) I think the world needs more choreography. I have a constant
soundtrack in my head and like to tap dance my way through the day. Which in my
head comes off like a brilliant Gene Kelly-esque routine. I take no
responsibility for how it looks in reality. Obviously, you all just need to see
things in my special way.
9) I love my Kindle because it allows me to read my steamy
romances to my heart's content without the constant judging I get from haters
who obviously are down on love. I've found that if I nod my head sagely whilst
reading, people think I'm engrossed in some deep literary classic and perhaps
feel bad for not reading such a weighty tome themselves. I feel no guilt for
this. I've had too many years of snotty reactions to all the genre reading I've
done.
10)
Since I write romantic comedies, I'll share a couple of my favs with you. Book:
Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie. This is the smexiest book around. (Ha -
autocorrect wanted it to be the smelliest book around.) Film: When Harry Met
Sally and The Princess Bride. Don't make me choose. It could get
ugly.
Book & Author Details:
My Ex From Hell by Tellulah Darling
(The Blooming Goddess Trilogy #1)
Publication date: April 1st 2013
Genres: Fantasy, Mythology, Young Adult
(The Blooming Goddess Trilogy #1)
Publication date: April 1st 2013
Genres: Fantasy, Mythology, Young Adult
Synopsis:
Sixteen-year-old
Sophie Bloom wishes she’d been taught the following:
a) Bad boy’s presence (TrOuBlE) + teen girl’s brain (DraMa) = TrAuMa (Highly unstable and very volatile.)
b) The Genus Greekulum Godissimus is notable for three traits: 1) awesome abilities, 2) grudges, and 3) hook-ups, break-ups, and in-fighting that puts cable to shame.
a) Bad boy’s presence (TrOuBlE) + teen girl’s brain (DraMa) = TrAuMa (Highly unstable and very volatile.)
b) The Genus Greekulum Godissimus is notable for three traits: 1) awesome abilities, 2) grudges, and 3) hook-ups, break-ups, and in-fighting that puts cable to shame.
Prior to the Halloween dance, Sophie
figures her worst problems involve adolescent theatrics, bitchy teen yoga
girls, and being on probation at her boarding school for mouthy behaviour. Then
she meets bad boy Kai and gets the kiss that rocks her world.
Literally.
This breath stealing lip lock
reawakens Sophie’s true identity: Persephone, Goddess of Spring. She’s key to
saving humanity in the war between the Underworld and Olympus, target numero
uno of Hades and Zeus, and totally screwed.
Plus there’s also the little issue
that Sophie’s last memory as Persephone was just before someone tried to murder
her.
Big picture: master her powers, get
her memories back, defeat Persephone’s would be assassin, and save the world.
Also, sneak into the Underworld to retrieve stolen property, battle the minions
of Hades and Zeus, outwit psycho nymphs, slay a dragon, rescue a classmate,
keep from getting her butt expelled from the one place designed to keep her
safe …
… and stop kissing Kai, Prince of
the Underworld.
My Ex From Hell is a YA romantic comedy, Greek
mythology smackdown. Love meets comedy with a whole lot of sass in book one of
this teen fantasy romance series. Compared to Kai and Sophie, Romeo and Juliet
had it easy.
Purchase - only 0.99c on Kobo,
iTunes, and Amazon:
AUTHOR
BIO:
Tellulah Darling is a firm believer that some of the best stories happen when love meets comedy. Which is why she has so much fun writing YA romantic comedy books. Her books span contemporary, teen fantasy romance, and YA Greek mythology, and range from stand alones to series. For Tellulah, teen romance is the most passionate, intense, and awkward there is – a comedy goldmine. Plus smart, mouthy, teen girls rock.
Tellulah Darling is a firm believer that some of the best stories happen when love meets comedy. Which is why she has so much fun writing YA romantic comedy books. Her books span contemporary, teen fantasy romance, and YA Greek mythology, and range from stand alones to series. For Tellulah, teen romance is the most passionate, intense, and awkward there is – a comedy goldmine. Plus smart, mouthy, teen girls rock.
Author
links:
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