I've lived in twenty different homes and my current abode is my favorite. Which is definitely a good thing since I live here. I love the curb appeal and the layout. I also really appreciate the neighborhood. The people who live next door to me are kind and we keep each other informed when we are going to be on vacation and things like that. It's great to belong to a community that looks out for each other. Which is the way I feel about the writing community. I have "met" so many wonderful authors since becoming published and they are all so supportive and kind. I'm very thankful for all the friends I have met and all of the love they have given me. Including today's Five Question Friday guest. She is a wonderful person with fabulous books, you are sure to enjoy!

If you could have a book fair of your favorite authors, who would be there?

You said, “book fair,” and I flashed back to those amazing school book fairs. Those were the days. The authors I’d pick are: F. Scott Fitzgerald, Judy Blume, Charlotte Bronte, Edith Wharton, Francine Pascal, Ann M. Martin, Erika Tamar, Susan Shapiro, Cathy Cassidy, Leo Tolstoy, and Elizabeth Gilbert.

I did get to meet Francine Pascal (Sweet Valley High, the Victoria series, the Fearless series) at a writing conference and I started to choke up a little. I remember reading the Victoria books in grade school and being in awe of her. Plus, YA literature took on a whole new life because of her Sweet Valley series.

What’s your favorite beauty product?

Lipstick is my favorite because I can put just color on my lips and feel put together. I have this bright reddish-pink shade that feels very 1950’s movie star when I put it on.

What is your go to comfort food?

Chicken noodle soup. I make mine with gluten-free rice pasta and if I’m being lazy it’s just noodles and broth, but sometimes I will throw carrots or other veggies in it.

When is a time in your life where you have had to speak up for what’s right?

I was in a college class and people were taking credit for work someone else had done. I surprised myself doing it because I had to go up against this really tough girl, but I knew the people being taken advantage of wouldn’t speak up for themselves and they deserved credit for all the work they had done. One of the girls I stood up for dropped the class right after that, but the other one came up to me and we became very good friends after that. She was even at my wedding!

Did you participate in any extracurricular activities in high school?

When I was a teen I took dance lessons (ballet, tap, jazz and when I was younger I did baton). I did some modeling and played the piano, too. I was on a lot of committees for stuff, but to be honest that was more of a social thing for me and I’m not sure I got anything accomplished. I vaguely remember trying to do tissue paper flowers on the back of a float and giving up for the sake of the float’s dignity.

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Thank you to Ms. Hager for stopping by and be sure to check out her books for your Friday Reads!

Happy Reading,

~GINA