It's unfair how the kids who are starving for attention tended to be so annoying that people had no inclination to give it to them.
Lauren MyracleAlso, as an author, character has always been what I'm most interested in - much more so than plot or setting, although those are good things too.
Lauren MyracleI've written a lot of novels for teens and tweens ... but I'd never really tackled the North Carolina side of me. And it's so strong and so important, and yet I hadn't acknowledged it. And so one of the things I wanted to do in "Shine" is take that on.
Lauren Myracle