#ThisorThatThursday Author Interview with Lauri Schoenfeld
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I’d like to welcome author Lauri Schoenfeld to the blog this week!
Things you need for your writing sessions: a lit candle, peppermints, headphones, notebooks, a charged computer, colorful pens, and my phone turned off.
Things that hamper your writing: Snacks, noise, and phone.
Hardest thing about being a writer: For me, the hardest part is cutting scenes and going through multiple edits to get it to the sweet spot of the story.
Easiest thing about being a writer: Typing all my thoughts and ideas! There’s so many amazing characters, concepts, and theme’s that play in my mind constantly and I love investigating and putting those ideas into story form.
Favorite foods: I love chicken nuggets, French fries, and Nacho’s. I also really like a good salad bar with ranch and lots of toppings.
Things that make you want to gag: Oysters, French dip sandwiches, overcooked steak.
Favorite beverage: I love Chai Tea or Cream Soda.
Something that gives you a sour face: Sour Patch Kids
Favorite smell: Pumpkin Spice
Something that makes you hold your nose: Stinky socks. That’s the worst smell . . . EVER.
Something you like to do: I’d love to sing at a Jazz bar and a be wearing a dazzling red dress.
Something you wish you’d never done: I wish I had never let go of singing.
Things you’d walk a mile for: To see a sunset, waterfall, or meadow.
Things that make you want to run screaming from the room: clowns and snakes.
Things to say to an author: Keep writing. What you have to say matters.
Things to say to an author if you want to be fictionally killed off in their next book: Writing a book looks easy. I’m sure it’s not that hard to do.
Favorite things to do: I love to write, sing, create mystery boxes, play piano, binge my favorite shows, read, and talk.
Things you’d run through a fire or eat bugs to get out of doing: I’d run throw a fire instead of cleaning up throw-up, teaching math, or getting a spinal tap.
Most embarrassing moment: My embarrassing moment was when I hit a community pole into oncoming traffic after trying to save the Valentines meal that I made for my then boyfriend, now husband. There was ham sliding down my windows when the cop pulled up to the scene.
Proudest moment: My proudest moment was writing Little Owl and showing my younger self that dreams do come true with lots of grit, determination, hard work and resilience.
Let’s Be Social:
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www.twitter.com/LauriSchoenfeld
Amazon.com: Little Owl: 9781735233116: Schoenfeld, Lauri: Books
About Lauri:
Lauri Schoenfeld currently resides in Utah with her hubby, three kids, and dog Jack Wyatt Wolverine. She’s an advocate for scoliosis and child abuse awareness, a Nancy Drew enthusiast, and a cyborg. Teaching creative writing classes and workshops is one of her favorite things to do. When she's not having long conversations with her characters and creating stories, Lauri's hosting The Enlightenment Podcast, reading, playing the piano, or solving a mystery.
She’s the owner of Inner Enlightenment, a business built around connecting to your inner child within through stillness, play, and self-expression. Her goal and focus are to turn a negative experience into something positive by changing the toxic cycles and creating a new chapter with unconditional love and healing for generations to come.
