I am thrilled today to have author K. D. Carrillo with us.
Tell us about yourself.
I am a Midwestern girl transplanted to the Pacific
Northwest. My family moved to Washington
State when I
was 15. I attended Central
Washington University in Ellensburg, WA after graduating high school. I loved it so much I stayed and got my M.A.
from there. I majored in History and
minored in French.
I am married with a son, and currently call Idaho home. But my heart will always belong in
Washington.
What is your favorite thing about being a writer?
My favorite thing
about writing is creating alternate realities.
It gives me the ability to share my daydreams. It feels daring and vulnerable at the same
time, sharing this private creation with the public.
Why do you think
people should choose your books over another author?
I don't know that I want people to choose me over another writer. There are so many great writers out
there. Colleen Hoover, Abbi Glines, J.
A. Redmerski, Jennifer Armentrout, and many others are my favorites. My hope is that people add me to their list
of their favorite authors.
I think people will like my work because I write strong
female characters. I don't like
weak-minded too stupid to live girls who are dependent on a man for their
survival. In Fighting Destiny all of my
characters are equals. I try not to
idolize my characters because they are supernaturals. They have insecurities, problems, and broken
hearts just like the rest of us.
What do you hope
readers take with them after reading one of your stories?
I want my readers to follow their hearts. Life is short, and you have to fight to
discover yourself and follow your passion.
Stop looking at others and believing their lives are better, or they are
more deserving of happiness. No one's
life is perfect.
What’s something fans
would find fascinating about you?
I have a Master of Arts in Early Modern European History and
Environmental History from Central Washington University. I speak French and Spanish, and did two
summer language courses in Pau, France.
I worked for three years as a teaching assistant working with immigrants
and refugees.
Do you work on one
project at a time? Or do you multi-task?
I have ADD, so I usually work on at least two projects at
once. They are two different series. I
find when my ideas dry up on one story I can switch to the other and then back
again. I have another book coming out
later this summer.
Please share with us
your future projects and upcoming releases.
I am working on the sequel to Fighting Destiny, titled
Burning. I am also editing my second
novel Self Destruct, a contemporary New Adult Romance that is the first of
three books.
Where can readers find
you?
Follow me on twitter @centralcoven, friend me on FaceBook K.
D. Carrillo, or read my blog kdcarrillo.blogspot.com
Chloë desperately
wants a normal life. She wants to go to college, make friends, fall in love,
and just be an 18 year old girl. There is only one problem, Chloë is a witch.
Soon after
arriving at the university Chloë meets Finn, Anita, and Dean. The four college
freshmen become inseparable. Love and friendship blossoms, but their carefree
college days are violently interrupted. College students begin to go missing,
and so have several powerful supernatural beings. Chloë and her friends are
drawn to investigate by a mysterious visitor.
The four learn that
the supernatural world has plans and expectations for them, plans they aren't
happy with. Can they fight their destiny, or will they learn to accept it?
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