About Me

Quickie Facts 

• I love the rain. Lots and lots of rain. Storms of just about any kind excite me.
• I spend more time in my head than in the real world.
• I have secrets. Many many secrets. Dark secrets *insert evil laugh*
• My celebrity crushes: Nicole Scherzinger, Orlando Bloom, Natalie Portman, & Ben Barnes.
• Oh, I'm also a writer and YouTuber.

Reading, Writing, and Me 

Cartoon Me

Hello, my name is Lindsay Mead. I am an avid book reader and have been so since a very young age. It first started with Dick and Jane, then it became All American Girls (Felicity was my fave). That turned into Thoroughbred books and then I was introduced to the The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe-- My life was never the same.  Many years went by after that where I read any fantasy book that I could get my hands on, which wasn't much. Living out in the country, trips to the bookstore were rare. I remember reading Tamora Pierce books as slow as possible just to make them last longer-- that was not always easy. 

Me in my 3D glasses.

            Somewhere around the seventh or eighth grade I wasn't happy with the way a book had ended and decided to do it my way. Next came a decade long pursuit to create an amazing novel, and it's still going. I know this may seem like a long time to some people, but not all of us have the luxury of writing a novel in three months. Nope, I had a lot to do first. I had to feel the loss of death, the glory of love and along with that the pain of heartache. I had to see things, do things, learn things, and as I grew-- so did my characters. Now I have more ideas than I can handle and I'm pushing to get them out there.   

YouTube

        I first stumbled upon youtube in 2007. I remember specifically that I was bored because I typed "bored" into the search bar. That's how I found a video by Charlieissocoollike. I was hooked. From there I found Philip Defranco, Michael Buckley, TheVlogBrothers, and other greats. 

Bored? Me too. Video by Charlieissocoollike

            It wasn't long before I had my own camera (a $20 POS bought on ebay). It had to be the worst camera ever made. It makes me wonder why anyone would choose to create such a product. I started posting videos on my own channel; videos that were greatly hindered by the camera's lacking abilities. I still somehow managed to amass a small following, but I had no purpose and every channel needs a purpose.

Jedi Lindsay

            A few years passed where I stuck with youtube making videos about anything that seemed interesting, but it wasn't until I noticed that my most popular videos were my book reviews that I got my idea. They had the highest views, most comments, and were continuously on my top watched list. Clearly there was a great need for book reviewers on youtube and I wanted to fill that.
            There has been a lot of trial and error in creating a book channel. Finding my style and figuring out what the viewers want has been an ever changing process. But I do think that is the nature of YouTube. A YouTuber should always be working to improve their channel. Adapt or die right?
              I think the best part about becoming a BookTuber is the relationships that I have formed. I have met a lot of really awesome fellow Tubers and subscribers that I just love sharing with. They are the reason that I keep doing this. They make the long editing hours worth it.

Cartoon Suzie

Suzie Q
             Suzie, at the moment, is my only pet. She was a rescue that came directly from an abusive home. The effects of that life still linger today. Sometimes she's sweet and loving, while other times she's as mean as the devil. 

             Suzie has been a big inspiration to me. First, she stared in her own youtube series called "The Suzie Adventures". She loves to be in front of the camera. Her ears come forward and her attention becomes completely focused on what she needs to do. She's such a natural that her first video even won a youtube contest.

                Most recently she even inspired a Gremlin Demon in my series-in-development. That should give you some indicator as to what kind of dog she is like :)  Sure, she's trouble and sometimes she makes me want to scream, but she's still my lil Suzie. I'll love her till the end.