K.R. Thompson
The Appalachian
Mountains in southwestern Virginia
Good morning, K.R., and welcome to Vision and Verse, the Place for Art and Authors. We're happy to have you here with us this morning. Can you tell us what have you written?
I have two series
started. My first, the Keeper Saga, which has two novels and a short story thus
far, is a young adult/paranormal series. And my other series, The Untold
Stories of Neverland, revolves around some of my favorite classic fairytale villains
and tells their stories from their point-of-views.
What is your favorite genre to write?
Favorite food.
Nearly anything
chocolate!
Tea or coffee?
Definitely tea, sweet
and iced, please.
Pizza or ice cream?
I love pizza, though
I’m the strange one that likes pineapple and ham on it as my favorite. (I don’t
typically turn down ice cream, though!)
Where would you like to
visit?
Scotland! I doubt I’d
be happy with just a visit, though. Given half a chance, I’d move there in a
heartbeat.
Me, too! We need to get together and see if we can get a group rate to Scotland. So many authors I've interviewed also want to go there. Favorite musical
artist. Do you listen to music when you
write? What?
I listen to a wide
variety of music while I’m driving, but I don’t have an all time favorite to
speak of. I don’t ever listen to music when I write. I have a four-year old
son. Silence is golden. J
What makes you laugh?
It’s more of a “who”
that makes me laugh. That same little four-year old boy who never likes to be
quiet.
Favorite work of art or
sculpture.
I’m not a visual art
admirer. (Yes, I know, shame on me.) I prefer the art in the telling of
stories.
I’ve loved books ever
since I was a little girl carrying around Nancy Drew stories. I only started
writing my own adventures about five years ago. (I’ll keep you guessing on how
old I am. ;) )
Describe your perfect
evening.
I have these quite
often. My favorite evening always includes spending time with my husband and
son, my two favorite people in the world.
Where do you get your inspiration?
Believe it or not, my
inspiration comes from reading. There is nothing that can bring your
imagination alive like the worlds that are in the pages of books.
What do you do when you
get a writer's block?
I do what any author
worth their salt does. I gripe. I complain. I take a break. Then, I get back to
it. Sometimes the block happens when your story isn’t going the way it should.
It helps to step back and take another look at it…after you are well finished
being aggravated, of course. ;)
Who is your favorite
author?
My favorite author of
all time is Diana Gabaldon.
Best book you ever
read.
Outlander…by Diana
Gabaldon.
Last book you read.
To Have and To Hold, by
Trae Stratton.
What would you do for a
living if you weren’t a writer?
Writing is actually my “night”
job/passion. My day job is at the US Postal Service as a rural mail carrier.
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Who is the one person who has influenced your personal life the most and why?
My daughter that I
miscarried five years ago. They say that everything in your life happens for a
reason, and it is very true. She was the reason I began my writing. Then, it
was escape. Now, writing is something that I love. That turn in my life five
years ago, changed everything.
If you could sit down
and have a conversation with ONE person, living or dead, real or fictional, who
would it be and why?
I’d want to sit down
with Mark Twain. I’d love to learn everything I possibly could from him.
What advice would you
give someone who aspired to be a writer?
Believe in
yourself—that’s the key. And don’t give up, no matter what.
Do you have any links for us to follow you?
Facebook:
Website:
Goodreads:
Twitter handle:
@TheKeeperSaga
Amazon author page:
Dear K. R.,
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by and telling us a little about the mind behind Hook! Come back and visit us again.
Hugs,
Carol