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Have you missed the regular Chit-chat on Spring4Sims? Now it’s back and it’s not only about creators for The Sims, but also more about “real” Simmers who will talk about their experience with the Sims and their special hobbies. So today welcome Lauren K. Pomeroy who not only has a big passion for Sims, but also for writing. She’s published 2 books already and I’m sure many more will follow. Here’s what she has to say about it.

S4S: Lauren, can you tell us what do you like the most about the Sims?

Lauren: I think my biggest fave of The Sims 3 games was that they have more characteristics than The Sims 2 did — I like how you can make “twins” and have one who is an angel, and then the evil twin! I also like the fact that in The Sims 3 everything else in your neighborhood is still going on around you, which I think is cool. One thing I definitely can’t wait for is The Sims 3 Pets!!! I need a Dalmatian to complete my family!

S4S: How has the game helped you with your writing?

Lauren: The actual Sims 3 game itself hasn’t helped me because I write fantasy fiction and since it’s more every day life, when I played The Sims Medieval, that helped me more with remembering how for example, men courted women, or the rules of royalty and each position there was beneath the king. Not only that, but the characteristics and the one “fatal flaw” each character has, because it is completely true when crafting a novel such as this! Each character is always bound by some type of deep, inner battle or perhaps the entire book is based from their struggle, needless to say, everyone has their own inner flaws.

Lauren as a writer in The Sims 3.

S4S: When did you realize you wanted to be a writer?

Lauren: I wanted to be a writer since I was about eleven — at that time, I wrote my first trilogy all over 250 pages, yet when I finished it all at 13 years old, it didn’t quite flow as well as I had thought. From then on I wrote more stories just trying to get better, and finally ended up with 9 books. Out of those I only published my two favorites.

S4S: 9 books, now that a big number and a great amount of time you needed to get them written… Tell us something about the two books you’ve published.

Lauren: The two books I have published on Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble, the first Alexander: Vanquish the Night and Corruption are both fantasy fiction novels. The first one is a fantasy spinoff of the old story of Dracula and my epic version of how vampires had really come to be, meaning they had to  be around sometime in the middle ages before they became thee domestic citizens we see in Twilight ha-ha! It is very adventurous, epic fantasy in a 3 part book — this one is my dad’s absolute favorite and definitely number one on my list.

The second, Corruption, is another epic fantasy novel based on the extreme betrayal of those in power — not too complicated, keep in mind I write for young adults and general adults! However, it is about a true chivalrous knight who is suddenly betrayed by the king and guard captain when they brutally murder his wife — the rest of the book is his journey to seek justice. I wrote this, with the basic understanding of today’s world – lately I feel there is a lot of backstabbing, betrayal, deceit, and justice trying to be done and this stories is the embodiment of where the betrayal can get you, and what it also means to have true friends.

S4S: I think Alexander could be quite a hit considering vamps are very “in” these days. Buit which of your characters would you like to be for one day?

Lauren: A character I would like to be for a day… I think I would want to be Constantine from Alexander because he’s my favorite secondary male character — probably the bravest and boldest male I have ever created, he’s that dangerous, dark type which is very exciting.

Don’t forget to follow Lauren on Twitter and take a look at her official site where you can find all updates about her books available for Kindle!

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