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MEET SeRENA RoBAR |
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 Serena
Robar spent her school days addicted to reading
romances of all kinds. She would tuck a Romance
in her open science book and pretend to be
following along with class when she was really
lost in a fantasy world of happily ever after.
Though her knowledge of mitochondria is woefully
limited, she can boast a vast array of trivia
about the pirate trade of the 16th century,
American pioneer life and Regency etiquette of
the Ton.
Serena lives in the Pacific Northwest
frantically writing her next YA book. It is
Serena's hope that her work will find its way
inside school books, sparking the imagination
and talent of the next generation of writers.
Her apologies to teachers everywhere.
Check out her site at
www.serenarobar.com
You can drop her a line
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SeRENA'S FaVORITE QuOTE |
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"I aim to misbehave." -Mal
from Serenity
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SeRENA's Q & A |
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What did you do before you became
a writer and why is being a writer better?
I used to run events
and communities for large game sites, such as
zone.com and playsite.com. Like Mari, I am
a total game geek. Being a writer is way
better because I get to work in my pajamas and
people actually celebrate my oddness.
Growing up, I always felt a little different
from everyone else. I went to a small rural
school and no one wanted to know about the
stories in my head or the characters from those
stories talking to me. I learned quickly
not to share that kind of information :)
Being a writer liberates me. I have found
an entire community of people who are different,
like me. It rocks.
What's your fave movie
or TV show of all time and why?
My favorite tv show
was Firefly and Fox completely screwed the pooch
by marketing it wrong and then didn't even show
the pilot at the beginning. So sad.
It was cancelled but then became a major motion
picture called Serenity when the fans petitioned
enough. I love the power of the internet
and like-minded people. As for movies, I
love teen movies. Clueless is probably one
of my favorites but I also love Period Adventure
movies like Last of the Mohicans. I am all
over the place on that one I guess.
I am currently addicted to LOST, Bones, American
Idol and Malcom in the Middle.
How do you know so much about teens?
Easy, I never grew up. I am still a
teen (in my head) my body is just too stupid to
stop aging. :) And, I can still
remember being a teen. It was the toughest
and most exciting time. Feeling everything
for the first time. Nothing will ever feel
as real and intense as your first love.
But then nothing will ever feel as intense and
real as your first break-up.
Where do you get the ideas for your books?
There is a story everywhere, if you look with
your story eyes. My first book,
braced2bite, began after I read MaryJanice
Davidson's Undead series. I wondered what
it would be like to be a vampire and since I had
6 teeth removed for braces including my fang
teeth, when I was a teen, I began to
wonder what it would be like to be a vampire
without fangs. Suddenly, Colby was born.
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