Q&A with Liz

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Several weeks ago, I did the Get to Know Me Tag, and encouraged you to ask me questions about “myself, my writing, my top-secret heists, my devastating good looks, you name it.” Today I am finally going to answer those inquiries. 

Ashley G. @ [insert title here] asks: 

Do you own a unicorn?

Unfortunately, someone stole my unicorn a couple years back, so now I have a pet kraken named Pip instead. 

Have you ever ventured over the rainbow bridge to Asgard?

Although I have on several occasions, I am not permitted to discloses the details of my visits. My apologies. 

Do you prefer Norse Myth or Greek myth?

Tricky question. I know a good deal more about Greek mythology than I do about Norse. So in that respect, I would have to say Greek, since I feel fairly confident discussing it. But I like what I do know about Norse mythology, and when I have learned more, my preferences could potentially change. 

What is one of your favorite Lizzy Bennet quotes?

“What are men to rocks and mountains?”—Jane Austen, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE

Have your read the Lunar Chronicles? 

I have read all of them, except for STARS ABOVE (which I won on Ashley's lovely blog—thank you, Ashley!), and I hope to reread the series later on in the year. 

Do you ever paint your nails? 

When the mood strikes me, I will, but that doesn’t happen often. 

Do you have a favorite pizza topping? Or a favorite pizza restaurant? 

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I am rather fond of bacon on pizza, although capers are wonderful as well. When I lived in Maine, my favorite pizza restaurant was Pat’s Pizza. Here in Virginia, though, I haven’t been to enough pizza places to pick a favorite, yet. 

What is your favorite fairy tale?

I’ve always been especially fond of Little Red Riding Hood. 

Do you like to write with multiple POV characters or just one? 

As a general rule, I prefer using only one point of view, but I do have a couple stories with multiple POV characters. It all depends on the book and my mood when I start writing it. 

Cait @ Paper Fury asks: 

How long does it take you to write a book draft? 

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Writing the first draft of a book can take me anywhere from two days to two weeks, depending on how consistently I’m working on it. 

When you get published, how do you plan to celebrate? 

I plan to purchase an inordinate number of books and coffee mugs, like these ones . After that, I want to buy an embarrassing amount of Twenty One Pilots merch. I’d definitely do some bookish giveaways on ze blog as well. Then I would freak out because I didn’t even leave myself enough money to take my family and friends out for pizza. (Also, I very much appreciate your vote of confidence. *gives you coffee*) 

Is there a book you really really want to write but haven’t yet? TELL US ALL. (Please?) [Ashley G. asked this question as well.]

There are so many books I’ve been wanting to write for ages, it’s difficult to choose one in particular. But I guess I would have to say I especially want to finish this lame apocalyptic novel I started writing years ago. Overall, it has a similar feel to The Walking Dead, except it doesn’t have zombies—it has something else. I’m just not going to tell you what that something else is. *evil laugh* 

The one thing that’s been holding me back in finishing this particular novel (I left off at about 36K words) is the fact that I highly doubt there would be a market for it at this time. But I enjoyed working on it, and I’ve decided that’s more important. So there. 

Are you agreeable to coffee cake? 

YES. 

Opal @ Opal Swirls asks: 

What’s the longest it’s ever taken you to read a book? 

If I am remembering correctly, I spent about seven years on BRISINGR. But I wasn’t reading it consistently, so I don’t know if that counts. WAR AND PEACE took me about three months of relatively consistent reading (25-45 minutes a day). 

What shade of green is your favorite? 

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In general, I prefer the color of new leaves, but for clothing items, I favor dark green. Blue green is nice as well. Honestly, most shades of green make me happy, so it’s difficult to choose an absolute favorite. (I’m so decisive today—can you tell?)

Victoria @ Stori Tori’s Blog asks: 

Who’s your favorite Star Trek character? 

It’s a tie between Spock from the originals and Deanna Troi from Next Generation. 

Do you like originals or NG better? 

As much as I love the originals, and as much as they are creative and wonderfully kooky, I have to say that I prefer Next Generation. This is partially because I was exposed to NG first, but also partially because the overall tone of NG appeals to my mind more. And let’s face it, Captain Kirk is decent, but Captain Picard is better. (Please don't hurt me, Captain Kirk fans—I will give you coffee in exchange for my life.)

Heather @ Sometimes I’m a Story asks: 

If you could eat one thing you’ve never tried before at no cost to you (in case you want to eat million dollar jello or whatever), what would you ask to try? 

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Million dollar jello does sound rather tempting. *ponders this* But if I had to choose, I think I would try shark fin soup. *hides from PETA*

Alexa @ Summer Snowflakes asks: 

If your heists are top-secret, can we even ask about them? 

You can ask. I just won’t answer. *evil laugh* 

And that is it for today, little coffee beans. To everyone who asked me stuff, thank you so much! I hope my answers were satisfactory. Feel free to comment with your own answers to some of the questions!