1. What
is your name and where do you call home?
My name is Kelsey Miller. I am from Pennsylvania, but I am now in
Massachusetts for school.
2. What
is the name of your most recent book and if you had to sum it up in 20 or less
words, what would you say?
I just
published my first book, Retribution.
It features a vampire who doesn’t drink blood and a werewolf who is forced into
his human form whenever he fights the vampire.
3. Do you
have plans for a new book? Is this book part of a series?
I definitely
do! Retribution is the first book in
a series, so I am planning to begin working on the sequel shortly.
4. What
or who inspired you to start writing? And how long have you been writing?
I’m not really
sure what first inspired me to start writing. Apparently I’ve been writing
since I was a couple years old. My mom kept all of these “books”. They’re
scribbles. I do remember looking at picture books and making up stories to go
along with the pictures since I couldn’t understand the words.
5. Do you gift books to readers for book reviews?
Of course!
Although I’m a poor college student so hundreds of free books would be outside
my economic means. I would say contact me on goodreads or through email and let
me know. If you have a blog or something I’d probably be more likely to.
6. How
did you come up with the cover? Who designed the cover of your book?
I did
everything for my book, including the cover. I don’t own any fancy graphic design
software, so to make the cover I took one of my photos for the background. Then
I drew the characters on the cover and scanned them into the computer. It was
mostly a lot of fiddling around with colors and such. But I’m pretty proud of
the end result.
7. Do you
have a book trailer? And what are your thoughts on book trailers?
I think book
trailers are pretty cool! It’s nice to find out about a book by watching a
slick video. Unfortunately I don’t have a book trailer, since I neither know
how to make one nor have the software to do it. But one would be awesome.
8. Do you
prefer e-books, paperbacks, hardcovers or audiobooks?
Good question!
It depends on my level of interest in the book.
Hardcovers:
OMG-this-book-is-awesome-I’ll-love-it-forever.
Paperbacks:
Yeah, this book is pretty awesome.
E-books: Meh, I
just want to know how it ends.
9. Are
you a self-published / Indie author?
Yes, and proud
of it!
10. Have
you ever read a book more than once? And if so what was it?
That question
has the potential to have a really
long answer. I have read Pride &
Prejudice a couple times. Anything John Green related is like comfort food,
so his books are well-used. (If you don’t know who John Green is GOOGLE HIM
NOW.) If it has the words Harry and Potter in it chances are I’ve read it
multiple times.
11. Have
you ever bought a specific edition of a book because of its cover? (For example
a UK, US or Canadian version)
Oh, yeah. You have
to get the pretty ones. I’m also guilty of selecting a
certain version on goodreads because I like the cover better…
12. Have
you ever read a book just based on its cover?
“Don’t judge a
book by its cover” is a cliché for a reason! And I am guilty. But I would also
say that books with not as good covers can be great books, and books with
stupendous covers can be terrible. I would say a better diagnostic would be to
open up the first page and read it.
13. Has
the quality of the cover of a book ever put you off of reading it?
Unfortunately,
yes. It was probably good, too.
14. What
book are you reading at the moment? And in what format?
Right now I’m
reading Steve Jobs by Walter
Isaacson. It’s really good. I never knew that Jobs was such a prankster! I
would definitely recommend it if you love Apple. But then again, I would
recommend it, period. It’s a hardcover.
15. Do you
have any advice for other writers? And what’s the best advice that you have
been given when it comes to writing?
Do NOT stop
writing. Writing is hard, and it has to be done by yourself. But you’re not alone; every writer knows how hard it is
to keep writing through that wall.
Do NOT let
people tell you that your book will never be published. That is crap. With
services like createspace and kindle direct publishing you will be able to
publish your book, even if it’s not conventionally.
Do NOT write
something because you think it will be popular or it is popular. Write about
something that interests you.
Do NOT think
anything is a stupid idea. You thought it up, it’s probably pretty cool.
Do NOT lose
your sanity while writing.
I remember
someone telling me to keep reading. That seems like pretty good advice.
16. Where
can your readers follow you?
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/kelsey_miller
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/miller_books
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Kelsey-Miller/e/B005SE6WHI/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1322945801&sr=8-1
Thankyou so much for taking the time to do this interview and allowing us a glimpse into your writing world!
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