#ThisorThatThursday Author Interview with Tricia Copeland
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I’d like to welcome Tricia Copeland back to the blog for #ThisorThatThursday!
Hardest thing about being a writer: The hardest thing about being a writer is wondering if readers will like my work.
Easiest thing about being a writer: The easiest thing about being a writer is getting lost in my characters and world.
Things you need for your writing sessions: Must haves for my writing sessions are Diet Coke and quiet.
Things that hamper your writing: Things that hamper my writing are lots of distractions and noise.
Words that describe you: Words that describe me are patient, quirky, and reserved.
Words that describe you, but you wish they didn’t: Words that I wish didn’t describe me, most of the time, are structured and neat-freak.
Things you’d walk a mile for: I’d walk a mile for Diet Coke, chocolate, and one last hug from my sister which I’d walk many, many miles for.
Things that make you want to run screaming from the room: I hate wet socks, a messy room, and mean people.
Things you always put in your books: I always include a fun romance in my books.
Things you never put in your books: I’ll never include graphic violence or detailed intimate scenes in my books.
Favorite books (or genre): My most recent favorite book is A Million Junes by Emily Henry, but I love just about any YA fantasy, books by Cassandra Clare and L.J. Smith, and the like.
Books you wouldn’t buy: I never buy erotica and rarely horror or political thrillers.
Favorite things to do: I love reading, mostly in the form of audiobooks, and hiking and running.
Things you’d run through a fire or eat bugs to get out of doing: I hate washing dishes and folding laundry.
Most daring thing you’ve ever done: The most daring thing I’ve done is publish a book.
Something you chickened out from doing: In middle school I chickened out of joining the track team.
The nicest thing a reader said to you: The nicest things readers say to me is that they loved a character.
The craziest thing a reader said to you: A reader once told me that my face was very symmetrical.
Besides writing, what’s the most creative thing you’ve done: I love creating video trailers for my books and audiobooks.
A project that didn’t quite turn out the way you planned it: Three words: I can’t draw.
My favorite book as a child: Dorothy and the Wizard In Oz
A book I’ve read more than once: I’ve read Twilight, Lord of the Rings, Gone with the Wind multiple times each.
About Tricia:
Award-winning author and podcaster, Tricia Copeland writes young adult fantasy. Her audiobooks have garnered critical acclaim with To be a Fae Guardian winning the Benjamin Franklin Award for YA Fantasy. With the Kingdom Journals urban fantasy all released in audiobook, the final audiobooks of the fae fantasy Realm Chronicles will release in 2026. You can find all of Tricia’s books on her website at www.triciacopeland.com.
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