Ask the Author: E. Kay Sims
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E. Kay Sims
I do research. Sometimes the research just inspires me to write in a whole new direction than I intended and takes the story to a new level. I also edit and listen to music. I love to draw, I'm not very good, but I really enjoy it, and it's helped end the writer's block on several occasions.
E. Kay Sims
It's a dream job! And it's a very humbling experience. People read my words and that is such an honor. I get to do research on my subject, which is really fun for me because I've always been kind of a closet nerd. Before I went into the Air Force, I worked as a reference librarian on a military post. Loved being surrounded by books and always dreamed of seeing something that I wrote on the shelves.
E. Kay Sims
The next 5 books in this series! They are all connected.
E. Kay Sims
So many ways! I love music. I have a background in commercial and community radio. Music takes me into a whole other world. In fact, some songs inspire me to create stories or scenes for my books. I love nature and and the outdoors. Taking a walk is always inspiring. I'm a yoga teacher as well, so sometimes my yoga practice opens up places in my body and my mind too, which gets the creative juices flowing.
E. Kay Sims
It's been in my head for years. I served in the Air Force and so did two of my younger sisters. I also have a sister who served in the Navy. The book is based on many stories I've heard over the years from other military sisters and brothers. I was stationed in Okinawa and that is where I met and fell in love with my husband, so part of the story takes place there. This story was written as a sort of tribute to military life and from the perspective of a service member living in a foreign country. Also, I've always wanted to write a story about cyborgs in the military. Our world is headed in that direction now.
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