Kelly Byrne
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Sports or Recreation |
| Occupation | Women's Fiction Author |
| Location | Los Angeles, CA, United States |
| Introduction | An award-winning writer in many a genre, I currently herd words into novels and short stories about wildly flawed, but lovable characters. A friend of mine once requested that I put love in everything I write. I’ve happily obliged, but if I can make you laugh with my protagonists on their journey too, well, mission accomplished. Because of my capacious gift for empathy, I’m inspired by stories of great personal sacrifice, like when I selflessly gave two whole squares of my favorite chocolate bar to my boyfriend. You know, great and terrible sacrifice. In my effort to spread kindness, I’ve been known to hug strangers, especially if they’re wearing something soft. I believe in the good in people, except when I don’t. I’m an avid pessimist reframing my worldview, so my glass is half empty. No, no, it’s half full. Wait, who cares? I just want to know who’s been drinking out of my glass. I’m sneakers not heels, comfy not binding, no bling on my rings. I live in Los Angeles with my desperately handsome boyfriend and loopy dog, Lucy, AKA The Goon, where I’m working on my next project. Thanks for spending your time with me. I know how precious it is. |
| Interests | Interval training, Writing, Chocolate, Time with boyfriend and crazy puppy, Motorcycles, Hiking, Mountain biking, Pool, Photography, Chocolate, Racing, Reading, Chocolate... and so on. |
| Favorite movies | WALL-E, The Princess Bride, Star Wars, The Usual Suspects, Memento, It's A Wonderful Life, Forrest Gump, American Beauty, Fargo, The Big Lebowski, Finding Nemo, Toy Story, Good Will Hunting, Awakenings, the list goes on and on. |
| Favorite music | I like it all except for most country and even there I'll make a few exceptions, like Carrie Underwood and Blake Shelton. |
| Favorite books | The Blind Assassin - Margaret Atwood, To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee, Second Glance - Jodi Picoult, A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole, Bag of Bones - Stephen King, Me Talk Pretty One Day - David Sedaris, Memoirs of A Geisha - Arthur Golden, Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban - JK Rowling, The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Universe - Douglas Adams... and so on. |