Author Revealed -- Hannah Smith

Hannah Smith is this week’s featured author in Author Revealed. Her main genres are fiction, romance and teen, and even though she doesn’t have any finished stories so far, she plans on getting two books finished by March and hopes to get published someday.

At this moment, it is… A really great day for writing just like every day.

I am known for… Right at this moment I am known for "Secrets make friends not secrets" and "Forever is only a word"

Instead of doing this, I should… Probably be working on my fall break A.I.M.S packet

I am the best at…Helping others work out their issues

I envy the people who…Have someone to share all their secrets with

I wish I were better at…Holding my temper

When I am old I…Will live at the ocean and continue writing and reading

I love…Life, the sun, and the moon

I don’t like…When people act selfish, better than you, and mouthy

I’d really want to…Be an amazing writer when I grow-up

I shouldn’t laugh at…People getting hurt

One day I will…Have someone to tell all my secrets to

I have learned the hard way…That life is always trying to break you

I couldn’t live without…Family and friends {Though some friends I could live without)

When I look in the mirror…I see exactly who I want to be staring back at me

I will never…Give up

I want to move to…Galveston Texas

I love singing along to…Any song playing{Except for Nicky Manaj,Miley Cyrus,and Justin Beiber}

One book I recommend is…"Marked"By P.C. cast

I want to watch…Anime

I love life because…Without it I wouldn't have experienced being alive

I am terrified of…What’s in the dark

My guilty pleasure is…Hershey dark chocolate bar

Sleep is… One of my favorite hobbies

I prefer…Being free

Sometimes I should…Think before I speak

If I could go back in time…I wouldn't do a thing as it might alter the time line

Last time I stood in line…Was for the midnight premier of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"

I don’t see myself writing…For me not to be writing I would have to be sleeping or both my hands broken

I would steal if…My family lost everything and were starving

One day I will write a story that…Makes every person smile and be happy

The smell of…Home makes me happiest

A song I could keep listening to is…Iris by the Googoo dolls

When I watch TV…It's flipped to whatever sounds good

My motto in life is no other than…Hakuna matata

Big discovery: I'm a book nerd

I'm a list freak, as in: I make lists all the time, lists about the most random things. I even have lists that contain random facts *begins to speak inaudibly* about myself *cough* And the first fact on that list of random facts is: "I love random facts"... I didn't see that one coming.

So yes, back to what I wanted to say. I'm in the middle of "re-modeling" my bedroom and I've made quite some interesting discoveries so far. For one, I found my Walkman and it made me feel so old, yet, one day I'm going to spend an afternoon listening to my old cassettes. A long time ago, I could sit next to my radio for hours, recording my own radio shows.

Another of these discoveries is a part of the very long list of books that I've read. This part of the list covers all the books that I've read in 2003 and I know that I used to read way more than I do now, but 94 books really is a lot, in my opinion. Especially compared to the book challenge I did on Goodreads. At the beginning of the year, you could challenge yourself to read a certain amount of books. I picked 25 and I'm not even halfway, even though it's October already.

But yes, despite that I don't manage to read as much as I used to, there's still nothing that tops getting sucked into a good story!

Author Revealed -- Rachel Kramer

Rachel Kramer is this week’s featured author in Author Revealed. Rachel is a 24-year old, aspiring author from the US. She studied creative Writing at CSULB and plans on getting published someday. So far, Rachel has finished writing two novels already, one of them is Demon Sense (previously known as Angels in Alleyways) and Rachel is currently in the middle of revising this story. Hopefully we’ll be seeing it in stores soon. 

At this moment, it is…a little after 2am, and eerily quiet. I think I’ll play some music now.

I am known for…being too nice, according to friends and fam. As for Wattpad, I’m probably best known for “Angels in Alleyways”.

Instead of doing this, I should…probably be writing/editing. Or sleeping.

I am the best at…procrastinating.

I envy the people who…can just have a smooth, engaging conversation with a random stranger or acquaintance. I have a tendency to be socially awkward…like, really awkward.

One of my strangest habits is... washing my hands. It’s not the action that’s weird, rather the amount of times I wash them. In the last hour alone, I’ve washed them 5 times for no real reason. Don’t judge me…

I wish I were better at…making a more organized, and productive schedule. Also, breakdance-fighting.

When I am old I…plan on being the most awesome, strangest old person ever. I will have themed days where I dress-up like a pirate, wizard, etc. I will also hoard small, adorable animals.

I love…pumpkin flavored anything, caffeine, sushi, music, reading, writing, and spontaneous adventures.

I don’t like…hypocrites, lima beans, bad drivers, and bills.

Tomorrow...I plan to get coffee, write/revise, and be social.

I’d really want to…get coffee, read, and maybe be social.

I shouldn’t laugh at…people, but sometimes I just can’t help it. It’s their own fault.

One day I will…have written at least one New York Times Best Seller

I have learned the hard way…to truly think before I act.

I couldn’t live without…water. But if we’re being metaphorical, the answer would be: my laptop, coffee, and music.

When I look in the mirror…I see unruly hair, and a twenty-something girl still trying to figure out life.

I will never…truly understand anything.

I want to move to…Dublin...Or Seattle. The latter seems more likely.

I love singing along to…really happy, upbeat music.

One book I recommend is… “If I Stay” by Gayle Foreman.

I want to watch…The season premiere of Vampire Diaries, but my DVR failed. Also, I can’t wait for the season premiere of Bones! So excited!

My favorite superhero is...Superman. Without a doubt. It’s an obsession.

I look forward to...sleeping. My dreams are always crazy and entertaining.

I love life because…it’s amazing, exciting, and full of surprises and lessons. If reincarnation exists, and I had the choice to move on to some utopian paradise or be reborn on Earth, I’d choose the latter. That is how much I love life.

In my pockets I have…absolutely nothing. My pj pants don’t have pockets.

I am terrified of…zombies and roaches

My guilty pleasure is…urban fantasy/paranormal romance. I feel like an uber nerd reading that genre. So much so, that I usually only read them on my kindle, that way if I’m in a public setting, no one will see the obvious cover.

Sleep is…pretty much the greatest escape ever.

I prefer…a rainy day over a sunny day.

Sometimes I should…go to bed earlier.

If I could go back in time…I’d only change one thing. Yes, I have regrets, but there’s only one thing I care strongly enough about to actually want to change.

Last time I stood in line…was yesterday at Starbucks. Though, I wasn’t actually standing—I was sitting in my car in the drive-thru. Hmm...guess that makes me a lazy American.

I don’t see myself writing…Sci-Fi. I love the genre, but I’m technologically challenged. I can’t even work my laptop at times, there’s no way I’d even be able to invent my own fictional technologies.

I would steal if…it meant saving someone’s life.

One day I will write a story that…speaks to your soul.

The smell of…coffee grinds perks me up.

A song I could keep listening to is…”Wolf and I” by Oh Land.

When I watch TV…I make an occasion out of it because it’s quite rare. I curl up with a blanket, snacks, and a drink, and then I veg out.

My motto in life is no other than…be honest, be happy, be kind. Good things will almost always come of it, but even if they don’t, at least you’ll like yourself better for it.

Find Rachel on:

Wattpad: http://www.wattpad.com/user/rachloves2write

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/RacheldesireeKramer

Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/RachelKWrites

Livejournal: http://rachel-kramer.livejournal.com/

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5946229-rachel-kramer