Hybrid paranormal romance author Lauren Dawes writes the Half Blood series, four novels of the Helheim Wolf Pack, and the Dark trilogy, tales of ancient Norse gods living and battling amongst humanity. The Dark series are published by Pan MacMillan, while Lauren self-publishes the Half Blood series herself.
Lauren was born in South Africa to English parents who then raised her and her brother in Sydney. She loves reading, naturally, but also travelling and, perhaps unsurprisingly given the action-packed nature of her novels, muay thai kick boxing. Her love of urban fantasy and paranormal romance sprang from reading authors like Laurell K. Hamilton, J.R. Ward and Charlaine Harris.
Lauren and I have a great chat about what Stephenie Meyer did to the vampire genre, the author’s burden of the rejection slip, juggling writing with raising a youngster while the armed forces make off with your husband, the work of world building, going from writing a novel in private to speaking at panels in conventions.

Huge thanks to my guest for episode 83, Kimberley Clark, for recommending Lauren to me!
Lauren Dawes

 
 
Official Website
Lauren Dawes on Facebook
Lauren Dawes on Twitter
Lauren’s Loves
Vikings
Authors
Brandon Sanderson
Gemma Arlington (Facebook)
Neil Gaiman
Larissa Ione (Demonica series)
Laurell K. Hamilton (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter and the Merry Gentry (fae princess) series)
Anne Rice

* The Vampire Chronicles

Publishers and Agents
Alex Adsett Publishing Services
Pan MacMIllan
Novelist Resources
Query Tracker
Romance Society of Australia
Conventions
Australian Movie & Comic Expo (formerly Armageddon)
Book Expo Australia: October 8th-9th, Sydney
Oz Comic-Con
Supanova
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