Featured Interview With Carol McKibben
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born in Savannah, Georgia, but my family moved to Asheville, North Carolina, when I was three. I grew up there and attended the University of Georgia and then graduated from the University of Kentucky with a major in English and minor in Journalism. I got my education degree and then later a Master of Arts in Teaching.
My husband and I moved to Los Angeles in 1982 after living in upstate New York, Florida and Washington, D.C. We have two children and three grandchildren, three dogs – Neo, a 100-lb. Labradoodle; Thor, a Yellow Lab, Ty, a Siberian Husky and Aramis, a 1,300-lb. Friesian horse. We’re definitely dog and horse people!
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I have always loved to read and write. I started keeping journals when I was a young child. By the time I went to high school I worked on the school newspaper. When I was 14, I gave my daddy a story I had written to read. When he finished, he looked up at me and declared, “You are a writer.” And, it went on from there. I have been writing and editing as a book and magazine editor all my life.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
John Irving and Stephen King. I love anything quirky, like Irving, or anything unusual or paranormal, like King. They have both inspired me to be a little quirky and a lot unusual.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
Snow Blood: A Vampire Mystery Thriller (Season 2) is the sequel to Season 1, the story of the original vampire as told through the eyes of his kindred dog. I have always loved vampire novels, but didn’t feel any of them explained the origin of vampirism. I went to the Vampire Bible for the legend and then wrote it in Season 1. In both books, there is always a sinister plot to destroy Brogio (the original vampire), Snow Blood (his kindred dog) and those they love. And, of course, it involves a great love story as well. I am working on Season 3 right now. I’ve tried to make all of the books unique … and a lot of the reviews say that the Snow Blood Series is like nothing you’ve ever read before.
By the way, it usually takes me about a year to write a book.
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