- a self-published sci-fi/fantasy author, who dabbles in graphic novels and screenplays.
Readers, thanks for checking out another Author Spotlight Interview. Let’s give a good, hearty welcome to this week’s guest!
A. K. Child is originally from the west coast but now lives on the east coast. She makes a meager living by editing government audit reports, but prefers writing and editing fiction. Though prolific, she is late to the publishing scene, beginning her illustrious novelling career with the publication of Steamroller, in July 2016. A.K. is a regular participant in National Novel Writing Month and associated events, and is a co-Municipal Liaison for the Northern Virginia region. She also writes original graphic novel/comic books, and was a finalist in 2017 for the Silver Scream Film and Comic Festival award.
A.K. , thanks for agreeing to be here today. Most author spotlight interviews start off with the boring stuff, but I know what readers REALLY want to know.
If you could have any pet (real/fantasy/no-allergies/no worries about feeding it) what would it be?
My first instinct is to say dragon. Who doesn’t want a dragon? But there’s a good chance they may be sentient, so my second choice would be a whole pack of wolves.
Very classical choices. I like.
What do you write? And how did you get started?
I mostly write sci-fi/fantasy with an emphasis on the sci-fi side.
I started writing when I was around 10 years old. I had dreams (I still have dreams) and those dreams wanted to be stories. It just seemed like a natural progression.
I’ve definitely had the vague dream that I had to turn into a book so I can find out what happens!
What do you like to read?
I mostly read sci-fi/fantasy. They say to write what you know, and I know this because I mostly consume it. Sci-fi/fantasy is a broad category though. I’ll read more realistic stuff to completely outlandish. These days I tend to read mostly independent authors if only because I’m part of a review group for indy authors and my time is limited.
What great taste!
Do you snack when you write/edit? What are your favorites!
Despite my outward appearance, I’m not a snacker. I might nibble something when the hunger strikes, but I don’t have a go-to snack for writing time. Then again, I don’t have a specific writing time, so maybe that coincides.
I know we’re not all snack-fueled. I’m glad it works for you.
What do you drink when you write/edit?
Like snacking, I don’t have a specific thing, but I drink mostly water and tea (both hot and iced (black, unsweetened)).
I’m a water gal myself.
Name one commonly accepted piece of writing advice that doesn’t work for you
Outline!
Planning of any sort. You can keep that noise.
Oh dear, you’re one of those exploratory writers. I’ll just be over here, aiming at my planned endpoint.
Name one commonly accepted piece of writing advice they can pry out of your cold, dead hands
Get other eyes on your piece.
Keeping something to yourself until you’re ready to throw it out into the world is the best way to fail and you’ll never grow as a writer without outside feedback.
I’m a huge fan of beta readers and sharing my polished drafts with a small group.
Shameless Self-Promotion time!
The Scow: Free Flight
GalaXcow is in serious trouble.
The Central Brain has gone missing, the fleet of garbage scows is drifting off into space, and Nashville Tennessee’s lunch is once again disagreeing with him.
When the universe’s most powerful garbage collection company is beset by computer problems, everyone suffers. Prophitonian power mogul, Memphis Tennessee, is on the verge of losing his paranoid mind when he’s accidentally pulled into his own computer system and faces the evil lurking inside. His illegitimate son, Nashville, and the intrepid crew of GalaXcow Vessel 4 drift into space and encounter the god-like Syllestians, while GalaXcow’s Vice President of Monitoring does his best to take over the company.
Join the insanity as lives change forever and the universe is turned topsy-turvy in a riotous romp through the stars and inside the very make-up of humanity.
Steamroller
Meet Colton Reed. A man with a past and false identity. A smuggler and a pilot, just trying find his way in the world. And then the job of a lifetime lands in his lap. When Samantha Loral appears at his door with the simple task of retrieving an aged scientist’s research, Colton finds himself opening old wounds as he tries to save the world.
He also finds a small ray of hope. In a land stripped bare by the rise of industry, Colton ventures into an underground compound that not only holds tools of war, but a vast and thriving forest. Within that forest he finds a child who reminds him where he came from and shows him that there are some things in the world worth dying for.
The Conspiracy Trilogy (#1-3 complete)
Conspiracy’s Doorstep (#1)
A conspiracy is brewing among the stars, and twins Zy’Lin and Zy’Soln are caught in the middle.
Born with psychic abilities, Lin and Soln are left with the powerful Eiger family by their father Zy’Gossin as he searches space for their mother’s murderer. The epic adventure unfolds as Lin and Soln grow up in the dysfunctional Eiger home, constant outcasts on a planet once at war with their father’s home world. The identity of their mother and the circumstances of her death are carefully shrouded in shadows, and their father’s whereabouts remain largely unknown.
Whispers of the mysterious Syndicate hide around every corner, a charming stranger threatens the twin’s safety, and the Protectorate is a few too many steps behind.
WRITING TIPS & WRITERLY MUSINGS 
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