About Lauren FAQ
About Lauren FAQ
1. How do you pronounce your last name?
THO-man. With a soft “th” sound as in “three,” long “o” as in “hope,” rhymes with “woman.”
2. Did you always want to be a writer?
Nope. I’ve always been a reader, and I’ve always loved to analyze the books and films and shows I enjoyed, but it didn’t occur to me to try my hand at writing my own stories until around 2012. Once I started, though, I couldn’t stop.
3. Do you have a writing degree?
My degree is actually in music education. I taught band and choir for about five minutes before realizing that was not the path for me.
4. Is I'll Stop the World your first book?
It’s the first book I sold, but not the first book I’ve written. It’s not even the first book I tried to sell. For every “yes” I have heard since I started writing toward publication, I’ve gotten dozens of “no”s. But I can honestly say I’m a much better writer now because of it. And I still have hopes that those previous books won’t stay on their shelves forever.
5. What does your bio mean about "a fluctuating number of dogs?"
Right now, we have two dogs. We adopted Astrid in June of 2020, and Fezzik in June of 2021. Astrid is a Lab/Aussie mix, and Fezzik is a Shih Tzu. Both were puppies when we adopted them.
We also foster dogs, which means sometimes we have more than just Astrid and Fezzik. We love dogs, and think every dog deserves a loving home. If fostering helps a dog find their forever family, we are happy to do it.
6. Where are you from?
I was born and raised in a suburb of Philadelphia, PA, but my husband and I have lived outside Nashville, TN for most of our marriage.
7. What is your heritage?
My mother is white, and my father is Chinese. My grandparents immigrated from China to the United States when my dad was a baby.