Writer Interview -- K.T. Hanna!
Tell us a bit about yourself.
My name is K.T. Hanna and since I'm female, I graciously decline to give my age. Suffice it to say you're only as old as you feel.
Originally I'm from Brisbane, Australia. I met my husband in on online game called Everquest 2, moved to Kansas USA in 2007 and got married, and have been here ever since.
What genre are you most comfortable writing?
Anything dark – be it sci-fi or fantasy. What I write usually verges on the speculative or weird side of things, and I do have a penchant for horror.
Do you ever try out different genres?
I've tried to dabble in romance before, but I'm very bad at it. Whenever I try to venture into mystery crime fiction, it always ends up having supernatural elements. So, though I do try them, I never actually succeed in staying within their parameters.
What do you write? (Novels, novellas, short stories, poetry, non-fiction, flash fiction)
Most of my ideas are far too complex and involved for anything but a novel, or a series of novels. Thanks for that brain.
I have, however, been practicing my hand at short stories. A few of my ideas seem to be perfectly comfortable just being a short story. I hope I continue to have those, I do like short stories.
How long have you been writing for? Is writing your full time job?
It sounds very clichéd but I've been writing since I was about eight years of age. On and off I've written multiple books, but I've never been published. I have a bad habit of writing, finishing and never revising, which isn't really conducive to getting published.
Writing is sadly not my full time job, although that might help me develop a more consistent habit of it. I work full time and squeeze writing in all other times of the day – even in my lunch hours.
What do you prefer to read, stand-alone novels or series?
Either or. If the cover appeals to me, and the blurb on the back catches my attention, I'm fine with reading pretty much anything. I love stand-alones, trilogies, and long running series just as much as each other. Although stand-alones often leave me wanting more of those specific characters.
What can I say, I get attached easily ;)
Who is your favourite author? Did they inspire you to write?
Louise Cooper is my favourite author. Probably a little obscure for most, but I remember the first time I read her Timer Master trilogy and being blown away by the fact that at the end of the books I couldn't tell if the side who won was good or evil.
She didn't inspire me to write, but she inspired me to be an author.
Was there anyone else or anything else that inspired you?
I loved the stories my mother would read to me as a child. When I got old enough to read by myself, I was so surprised that my name wasn't in the books. She'd inserted me as a character as she read them to me.
So, I guess in a way, my mother inspired me to write and create worlds of wonder.
What's your favourite book? How many times have you read it?
My favourite book is a series of three books by Louise Cooper called: The Time Master Trilogy. The Initiate. The Outcast. The Master
I think I've read the entire trilogy at least twenty times.
Do you have any fears? If so, give us a list!
I hate spiders. I hate bugs
I also hate thunder.
Do you write with music, or without?
It depends. Sometimes the story calls for me to write with music. Sometimes I require complete silence.
And other times, I have to write music, but that's a different story
Are you forever coaxed on caffeine (like so many)?
Not always. I like decaf as well. I just love the flavour of coffee, not always the caffeine. I don't sleep much anyhu.
What's your poison ;)?
If you're meaning alcohol? I don't drink. If you mean poison, then I'm rather partial to arsenic ;)
So that's your coping mechanism, arsenic.
Are you planner or are you pantser?
I used to be a pantser. EverythingI ever wrote was pantsed. But I found it extremely difficult to finish what I started or to care about it if I did finish it.
Recently I've started planning and developed a system that is very involved and complete – and completely perfect for me.
It let me write the first book in my current trilogy inside of nine days. Granted, it's only a 90k first draft – but hey, the story has to start somewhere, right?
Would you like to share any writing tips?
Love what you're writing and don't try to be anyone else while you're writing your work. It's your story and should have your voice and style, not a mimicry of what might happen to be popular at any given time.
Believe in yourself.
Do you have anything published (self-published)?
Not yet – I'm still practicing, but I will get there, hopefully soon.
Where can people find YOU!
Blog: http://www.kthanna.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000887343491 (this is just my personal facebook, I do not yet have a writer/author page… yet)
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/KTHanna
Other: http://kthanna.livejournal.com/
Thank you for this opportunity :D
No problem, it was great having you here!
~Joseph Eastwood
My name is K.T. Hanna and since I'm female, I graciously decline to give my age. Suffice it to say you're only as old as you feel.
Originally I'm from Brisbane, Australia. I met my husband in on online game called Everquest 2, moved to Kansas USA in 2007 and got married, and have been here ever since.
What genre are you most comfortable writing?
Anything dark – be it sci-fi or fantasy. What I write usually verges on the speculative or weird side of things, and I do have a penchant for horror.
Do you ever try out different genres?
I've tried to dabble in romance before, but I'm very bad at it. Whenever I try to venture into mystery crime fiction, it always ends up having supernatural elements. So, though I do try them, I never actually succeed in staying within their parameters.
What do you write? (Novels, novellas, short stories, poetry, non-fiction, flash fiction)
Most of my ideas are far too complex and involved for anything but a novel, or a series of novels. Thanks for that brain.
I have, however, been practicing my hand at short stories. A few of my ideas seem to be perfectly comfortable just being a short story. I hope I continue to have those, I do like short stories.
How long have you been writing for? Is writing your full time job?
It sounds very clichéd but I've been writing since I was about eight years of age. On and off I've written multiple books, but I've never been published. I have a bad habit of writing, finishing and never revising, which isn't really conducive to getting published.
Writing is sadly not my full time job, although that might help me develop a more consistent habit of it. I work full time and squeeze writing in all other times of the day – even in my lunch hours.
What do you prefer to read, stand-alone novels or series?
Either or. If the cover appeals to me, and the blurb on the back catches my attention, I'm fine with reading pretty much anything. I love stand-alones, trilogies, and long running series just as much as each other. Although stand-alones often leave me wanting more of those specific characters.
What can I say, I get attached easily ;)
Who is your favourite author? Did they inspire you to write?
Louise Cooper is my favourite author. Probably a little obscure for most, but I remember the first time I read her Timer Master trilogy and being blown away by the fact that at the end of the books I couldn't tell if the side who won was good or evil.
She didn't inspire me to write, but she inspired me to be an author.
Was there anyone else or anything else that inspired you?
I loved the stories my mother would read to me as a child. When I got old enough to read by myself, I was so surprised that my name wasn't in the books. She'd inserted me as a character as she read them to me.
So, I guess in a way, my mother inspired me to write and create worlds of wonder.
What's your favourite book? How many times have you read it?
My favourite book is a series of three books by Louise Cooper called: The Time Master Trilogy. The Initiate. The Outcast. The Master
I think I've read the entire trilogy at least twenty times.
Do you have any fears? If so, give us a list!
I hate spiders. I hate bugs
I also hate thunder.
Do you write with music, or without?
It depends. Sometimes the story calls for me to write with music. Sometimes I require complete silence.
And other times, I have to write music, but that's a different story
Are you forever coaxed on caffeine (like so many)?
Not always. I like decaf as well. I just love the flavour of coffee, not always the caffeine. I don't sleep much anyhu.
What's your poison ;)?
If you're meaning alcohol? I don't drink. If you mean poison, then I'm rather partial to arsenic ;)
So that's your coping mechanism, arsenic.
Are you planner or are you pantser?
I used to be a pantser. EverythingI ever wrote was pantsed. But I found it extremely difficult to finish what I started or to care about it if I did finish it.
Recently I've started planning and developed a system that is very involved and complete – and completely perfect for me.
It let me write the first book in my current trilogy inside of nine days. Granted, it's only a 90k first draft – but hey, the story has to start somewhere, right?
Would you like to share any writing tips?
Love what you're writing and don't try to be anyone else while you're writing your work. It's your story and should have your voice and style, not a mimicry of what might happen to be popular at any given time.
Believe in yourself.
Do you have anything published (self-published)?
Not yet – I'm still practicing, but I will get there, hopefully soon.
Where can people find YOU!
Blog: http://www.kthanna.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000887343491 (this is just my personal facebook, I do not yet have a writer/author page… yet)
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/KTHanna
Other: http://kthanna.livejournal.com/
Thank you for this opportunity :D
No problem, it was great having you here!
~Joseph Eastwood
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