Today's guest is Laurel C. Fox, author of the memoir, BRAVEING THE WAY. Laurel is here with us today to tell us more about the author behind the book.
Laurel C. Fox was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and raised in Aspen, Colorado from the age of nine, through high school. After graduating college with a BA in Liberal Arts, Laurel wound up living in Los Angeles for thirty five years, raising two daughters, and having several careers. Laurel worked for Neil Diamond in the music business for fifteen of those years and traveled the world. Laurel now lives back in Colorado with her husband, John. She works as a voice-over actor and can be heard in many popular television shows such as Lethal Weapon, Angie Tribeca, and Manifest, to name a few. Laurel enjoys being a substitute teacher for the public and private elementary schools in the Roaring Fork Valley. She also sings in a local band, and dabbles on the theater stage whenever she can.
You can visit the author’s web page at www.braveingtheway.com and Instagram at https://instagram.com/laurelcarini.
1. Are you a morning writer or a night writer?
Early morning usually.
2. Do you outline or are you a pantster?
I’m a pantster in the sense of sitting down and kind of letting if flow out of me —and then going back later to either delete, keep it or edit it. Also, I started an outline toward the end to get an idea of the flow of the book and also the order of chapters.
3. Which comes first – plot or character?
My book is non-fiction and because it’s about a “situation” I was in with my daughter -I would say the characters were definitely there first and then the story, plot and ending each came later.
4. Noise or quiet when working on your manuscript?
Quiet for sure.
5. Favorite TV show?
Both comedies and dramas. The Office, Friends, Bad Sisters —to name a few.
6. Favorite type of music?
Oldies. Pop and country.
7. Favorite craft besides writing?
I sing in a local cover band which is super fun.
8. Do you play a musical instrument?
I’m a singer and I tinker on the guitar.
9. Single or married?
Newly and happily married to my second (and forever) husband.
10. Children or no?
Yes, two daughters 24 and 22 years old.
11. Pets?
None.
12. Favorite place to write?
Always at a desk, and mostly in my own house.
13. Favorite restaurant?
New York City, Mastro’s steak house.
14. Do you work outside the home?
Yes, I’m a SAG voice-over actor and substitute teacher in the elementary schools.
15. What was the name of the last movie you saw?
Cast Away —a throw back.
16. Favorite outdoor activity?
Playing tennis.
17. Pet peeve?
Trash left by humans.
18. Your goal in life?
To be a great mom, wife and mentor.
19. Your most exciting moment?
I have a lot of them but I would have to say giving birth for the first time.
20. The love of your life?
My husband John and my daughters.
When Laurel’s fourteen-year-old daughter experiences a life-altering event, her entire world is upended overnight. Faced with her child’s precarious fight to survive and the daunting road of rehabilitation ahead, Laurel discovers fountains of courage and devotion she didn’t know she possessed.
Despite the hardships and her own private grief, Laurel tackles each grueling day with positivity, resilience, and humor. She becomes a tireless advocate for her daughter by pushing past exhaustion and uncertainty, focusing on savoring small triumphs, finding meaning amidst tragedy, and opening the door to the healing force of community.
Sharing her deeply personal experience, she delivers an emotionally charged story that reveals the extraordinary power of a mother’s love, underscoring the lengths a parent will go to for their children. Laurel’s own self-discovery will both encourage and inspire you.
Laurel says to her readers “My book is about a trauma that happened to my daughter, Taylor, when she was fourteen years old. My story ‘braveing the way’ takes you deep into my own journey while being beside my daughter in her separate journey of survival.”
Braveing the Way is available at Amazon.
