The second after we finished The Body Finder we knew that we had to talk to the genius behind it and here is what she said:RTR: What inspired you to be a writer?
Kimberly: I’ve always wanted to write, although I wasn’t sure exactly what kind of writer I would be. As a teen, I had big plans to be an Investigative Journalist, until I found out what traipsing around scary, war-torn regions of the world actually looked like (snakes, bugs, sniper gunfire!). So I decided to try to write fiction instead…far more fun and much safer!
RTR: How long did it take you to get The Body Finder published?
Kimberly: It was like a whirlwind. I got an agent, went on submission, and got offers all in the course of a couple of months. While that may sound incredibly fast (which it was), I do have stacks and stacks of rejection letters for another manuscript that I wrote before The Body Finder.
RTR: How did you come up with the ideas from The Body Finder (specifically Violet’s ability and echoes)?
Kimberly: My husband loves it when I get this question. He will jokingly (I think!) call himself my “co-author” because he was the one who first said: “What if there was a kid who could find dead bodies?” Of course, what he conveniently forgets is that his idea was for a middle-grade boy adventure…and that I’m the one who actually wrote the book!
Once I had the general idea for Violet’s ability, the rest actually came pretty easily. It was so fun to sit down and create the rules of her “gift.”
RTR: What are your guilty pleasures?
Kimberly: Skittles, Tea, and Pirate’s Booty popcorn…although I’ve never really felt guilt about any of them.
RTR: If you could have lunch with anyone, alive or dead, who would you choose and why?
Kimberly: Hmm…that’s tough. I think I’d choose JK Rowling, mostly because she’s such an incredible writer, such a huge super-star, and so extremely private that I’d probably never actually have the chance in real life. Her or Oprah. Gotta love Oprah!
RTR: Do you have any weird talents or hobbies?
Kimberly: I’m pretty boring, although I can walk on the tops of my toes. Does that count??? My daughter has inherited this wonderfully useless talent as well.
RTR: Have you always wanted to be a writer?
Kimberly: Yes, although there were points in my childhood when I wanted to be a Veterinarian, Princess Leia, and a Lady Trucker (doesn’t everyone go through their “Lady Trucker” phase???). But mostly a writer.
RTR: Do you consider Violet’s ability a gift or a curse?
Kimberly: Of course as an outsider (and as the author), I think it’s pretty cool. Plus, the way she uses it in The Body Finder and Desires of the Dead would make me lean more towards the gift side of things. Violet might have other thoughts about this.
RTR: Which character from The Body Finder do you relate to the most?
Kimberly: Although Violet and I can both find dead bodies by the echoes they leave behind (umm…yeah, right…), I have to say Chelsea! My husband always tells me that I don’t have that internal filter, which is exactly like Chelsea. It’s fun to shock people once in a while!
RTR: Would you ever want Violet’s ability?
Kimberly: Not a chance! I’m definitely a run-the-other-way-screaming kind of gal.
RTR: What do you think your echo would be?
Kimberly: Mmm, chocolate…
Yep, definitely something chocolate-related. (Is it bad that I’ve actually given this some thought???)
Thank you Kimberly! We can’t wait until Desires of the Dead!!!!
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