PAULINA ULRICH!!!!!!!
Paulina has penned the Flightless Bird Series and lucky for us she has a new book heading our way soon! Stay tuned next week for a sneak peek into that awesomeness!
Here's a lil background on my girl, Paulina....
Paulina Ulrich has always loved writing, telling stories,
and the idea of dreaming big. An English Major with emphasis in Creative
Writing, she is now a full-time author and has her very fluffy cat Juey to keep
her company while she writes. Not to mention she always has a full glass of
iced-tea nearby and music blaring in the background. Paulina is the author of
the Flightless Bird series and the Fighting Fate series. When she’s not
writing she’s out buying way too many cute shoes.
I'm so excited to have Paulina on the blog this month she is seriously the yin to my yang...I swear we were sisters in a past life because how else would someone get me like she does?! Really! Anyhow, I managed to wrangle her away from her writing and studies to answer a few questions...
I'm so excited to have Paulina on the blog this month she is seriously the yin to my yang...I swear we were sisters in a past life because how else would someone get me like she does?! Really! Anyhow, I managed to wrangle her away from her writing and studies to answer a few questions...
I always ask my indies this because everyone's response is so different. So, girl, what made you decide to take the
self-publishing leap?
It literally
was just me sitting at my desk, writing away, when I asked ‘what’s stopping
me?’ I sat there and thought about this for awhile and my decision was that
simple. Nothing was stopping me so I went for it because I love writing so
much. I can never forget though, Adrienne, one of my closest friends and cover
designer for the Flightless Bird series,
had always been the one friend who always gave me constructive criticism and
told me what I could strengthen and such. She didn’t just sit and praise my
stories and I thank her for that, she would tell me without hesitation what
needed work and what didn’t. She definitely pushes my writing and wants me to
pursue it to my full potential. I would like to think that without her
constructive criticisms, my writing may not be where it is today! Before I had
told anyone else I was going to take the leap into self-publishing, I consulted
her about it and it was like I was on the edge of a diving board and she shoved
me off, telling me to go for it. So I owe much of this plunge to her.
Adrienne wherever you are I applaud you! Thanks for giving this amazing writer that shove. ;) What is the last book you read?
I read Vain by Fisher Amelie and I positively
loved it. Seriously, such a well written story!
I really want to read that! It's sitting on my kindle waiting for me to find the time! Alrighty, what is your favorite 2012 or 2013
moment/memory?
How to I pick
just one? There are so many! Broken Wings
and Fair Feathered were published
in 2012 and those were really big moments! One of my favorite memories from
2012 would have to be when Adrienne bought me a special ordered meowing cat
piggy bank. That thing is so darn cute! It’s a cat that hides in a little box
and when you press a button, he peeks out and swipes your money into the box
with him! When I opened it, my face had cemented a smile for the rest of the
day!
Best. Gift. Ever. So, I know everyone is wondering, what's next for Paulina?
Next project?
Which one? I have like 50 lined up. *laughs* But right now my main focus is Chosen, the first book in my newest
series: The Fighting Fate series. I
hope to have this out at the end of March or early April but don’t quote me on
it.
Any events on the agenda for 2013?
I think if
anyone saw my calendar their eyes might go blind. It is jam packed with a ton
of things for me to do. I’m hoping to have Chosen
out by the end of March or early April, it just depends on how much I can get
done with my schedule. I expect the final book in the Flightless Bird series, Timeless
Sky, to be out this summer. Yay! Then from there I will continue to work on
the Fighting Fate series.
And you'll be meeting up with me for UTOPYA!!! Watch out peeps! 2013 is going to be an epic year! ;)
Okay, if you could have any
fictional character as your real life bestie, who would it be?
Ah! There is
so many to choose from but I’m going to choose Harry Potter. He’s so loyal, nice,
self-sacrificing, funny, and just awesome! We’d have so many adventures to go
on in the Wizarding World but first I’d have to be a wizard. I’m still waiting
on my letter to come from Hogwarts.
If you could have any
fictional character as your boy toy, who would it be?
Wha…..? How
will I ever pick just one?! There are so many fictional male characters that I
adore. I guess who I’ve been hung up on lately is Ian from Vain by Fisher Amelie. Holy smokes was he a swoon-worthy character
or what? So…yeah, it would most definitely be him.
Mental note, move Vain up on the TBR list right away! What is your most prized possession?
Besides my
stories? I would have to say…my cat Juey. My cat is spoiled rotten but he is such
a sweetheart and he’s the perfect cuddle buddy and he always sits next to me
when I write. Well, either sits by me or on my keyboard. I like to think that’s
his way of trying to assist me in my writing process. He gets into soooo much
trouble but he looks at me with that cute little face of his and my heart just
melts.
LOL! My cat does the same thing! Maybe you should include his name as co-author. :)
What is one thing no one/not many people
know about you?
Hmm…this is
kind of a tough one! But I suppose what people may not know is that I’m big
into music. I’m also a musician, nothing professional, but I can play the
violin, piano, and guitar and on occasion I write song lyrics. I was raised
playing these instruments, writing songs, and lyrics so music is such a huge
part of my life.
Ha! I knew it! I knew when I was reading Broken Wings that to write those piano scenes you had some musical history up your sleeve. Is there anything you can't do?
What book would you most like to see on
the big screen? Besides yours of course. ;)
Demon Kissed by H.M. Ward would be so awesome! I
really enjoyed that series so much and if it were turned into a movie I would
soooo be there to see it! I could picture each book perfectly in my head and it
would be amazing to see it as a movie. The action! The adventure! The romance!
Epicness would definitely ensue.
Oh my gosh! I love the Demon Kissed series and I so agree! Great choice!
What book would you most like to see
turned into a TV series?
This is a
really tough question actually but after giving it some thought, I think
Jennifer L. Armentrout’s Lux series
would be a really neat TV series just with the way the plot flows and what
takes place within the story.
Mental note #2 add that series to my TBR list right away!
If you could go anywhere, any time
period, where would you go and why?
I know for
sure that I would go back in time to the 1940’s during World War II. I’m a big
history geek and so I would go back to that era to really study the atmosphere
and what it was like to live during that time. I also feel like the 1940’s was
such a classic age with big bang music like Glenn Miller and the fashion style.
Even with the movement of women going into the work force was a huge shift in
the way culture has changed. Alright, I’m going to stop my inner history nerd
from droning on before I bore someone to sleep!
Responses like this is how I know we are seriously sisters from another mother! I love history, too!
Time for the speed round…respond with the
first thing that comes to mind:
Color? Purple
Song? Radioactive by Imagine Dragons
Food? Tortellini Alfredo
Place? London
Book? Pride and Prejudice
Movie? Moulin Rouge
Season? Spring
Animal? Cat
Thank you so very much for stopping by Paulina! You are the bestest!
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