Ask the Author: K.K. Edwards
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K.K. Edwards
Sorry about the delay in answering, Diety. How would that work?
K.K. Edwards
Re: Your first question--I've felt compelled to write stories, sure. Not for personal reasons, per se--although, one might argue that the need to write is wholly personal. Ginger is more confident of her writing abilities than I was at her age, but I'm quite sure I write better than she does now. :)
I've written 6 novels.. .
The first, GINGERSNAP, has been trunked (with good reason), but there are parts in there that are good-- really good--and I've plucked from that novel.
TWINK is about a young man, arrested for speeding and DUI, who shares a jail cell overnight with a really handsome drifter who might be a psychopath. Or worse. Or much worse. TWINK refuses to crest 52K words, so it's pretty short for a novel. But it's good and I hope to find it a home.
MY FRIEND MIKE, psychological suspense, is about a young woman, arrested for stabbing her stepfather to death, who can't remember the last ten years of her life. MIKE is a dark novel dealing w/tough subject matter. We'll see how it goes.
EFFIN' ALBERT is a fan favorite. It's about two kids, brothers, who find themselves living with a killer. Everybody who's read this novel loves Mike and Albert. I love those boys, too!
CHERRY, which landed me a literary agent, is about a lonely, miserable man--twice-divorced, a drinker--who ends up in a relationship with a suicidal gay male hooker, the sweet and innocent Cherry. Ultimately, CHERRY is a love story with elements of suspense.
My latest is SOULLESS, about two boys--a 13 y/o bully and his 9 y/o victim--who end up as allies one crazy summer, when they stumble across a murderer's killing field. Thriller all the way.
Now that I've broken the publishing barrier with SOMEBODY KNOWS SOMETHING (squeee!), hoping that good things happen soon with those other works. We'll see!
I've written 6 novels.. .
The first, GINGERSNAP, has been trunked (with good reason), but there are parts in there that are good-- really good--and I've plucked from that novel.
TWINK is about a young man, arrested for speeding and DUI, who shares a jail cell overnight with a really handsome drifter who might be a psychopath. Or worse. Or much worse. TWINK refuses to crest 52K words, so it's pretty short for a novel. But it's good and I hope to find it a home.
MY FRIEND MIKE, psychological suspense, is about a young woman, arrested for stabbing her stepfather to death, who can't remember the last ten years of her life. MIKE is a dark novel dealing w/tough subject matter. We'll see how it goes.
EFFIN' ALBERT is a fan favorite. It's about two kids, brothers, who find themselves living with a killer. Everybody who's read this novel loves Mike and Albert. I love those boys, too!
CHERRY, which landed me a literary agent, is about a lonely, miserable man--twice-divorced, a drinker--who ends up in a relationship with a suicidal gay male hooker, the sweet and innocent Cherry. Ultimately, CHERRY is a love story with elements of suspense.
My latest is SOULLESS, about two boys--a 13 y/o bully and his 9 y/o victim--who end up as allies one crazy summer, when they stumble across a murderer's killing field. Thriller all the way.
Now that I've broken the publishing barrier with SOMEBODY KNOWS SOMETHING (squeee!), hoping that good things happen soon with those other works. We'll see!
K.K. Edwards
On a day road trip one summer, my husband and I happened upon a shoe tree. I had no idea those things existed: trees with hundreds of shoes dangling from branches and more strewn all over the ground.
The very first time I saw that tree, I knew I had to write a story about it: A murderer throws his young victims' shoes into the arms of a great bur oak--his "special place" to visit later, and remember...
Eek.
Shoe trees appear in a few of my novels now. They're kind of haunting; I mean, think of all the people whose shoes have been tossed up there and left to rot. I can't help but think, You poor forgotten people, I see your shoes; now tell me your stories...
The very first time I saw that tree, I knew I had to write a story about it: A murderer throws his young victims' shoes into the arms of a great bur oak--his "special place" to visit later, and remember...
Eek.
Shoe trees appear in a few of my novels now. They're kind of haunting; I mean, think of all the people whose shoes have been tossed up there and left to rot. I can't help but think, You poor forgotten people, I see your shoes; now tell me your stories...
K.K. Edwards
Writing is the way I communicate best. For some reason, when I try to verbalize my thoughts . . . oy. But if I write them down as they tumble out of my brain,. . .
Except for times like right now. :)
Except for times like right now. :)
K.K. Edwards
Four bits of advice:
1) Write what you want to write.
2) Edit the hell out of your work.
3) Grow a thick skin, and
4) Don't write in a vacuum.
If you'd like to read the unabridged version of my answers, please check out my author interview, here: https://www.indienovella.co.uk/post/k...
1) Write what you want to write.
2) Edit the hell out of your work.
3) Grow a thick skin, and
4) Don't write in a vacuum.
If you'd like to read the unabridged version of my answers, please check out my author interview, here: https://www.indienovella.co.uk/post/k...
K.K. Edwards
Typically, I'll go for a ride, usually just before sunrise, to my nature trail about a half hour from my house. As I drive, I'm thinking, thinking. . .sometimes I talk it out. That's the beauty of being by myself on the road: nobody cares if I drive slow or talk to myself, and Nature is a great balm for my soul. Sometimes, that's all I need.
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