Last Words Anthology Interview with Author KT Webb!

Today, I’m starting a series of author interviews for “From Now On: The Last Words Anthology.” It’s a set of awesome dystopian stories all taking place in different worlds and characters. You can preorder the anthology here and it will arrive on your Kindle June 10th! All proceeds go to help JDRF and kids with diabetes. Our first author is the founder of the anthology, KT Webb!
How did you become a writer? Any people, books, or movies inspire you to fulfill your dream?

I was born one. Honestly, I was always a storyteller and had a big imagination. I ended up writing my first story in third grade, it was a murder mystery that got me sent to the principal’s office (I wrote about a student poisoning the teacher’s Diet Coke).

How did you become involved in The Last Words anthology?

My sister made a crazy suggestion that it would be cool to do an anthology like this. I reached out to my friends and BOOM we were working on The Last Words Anthology.

What is your story about? How did you come up with this idea?

In my story, we see a snippet of the events that will lead to a dystopian society. A biologist is given the tools he needs to perform great work and doesn’t think twice when he’s asked to genetically engineered a virus that could wipe out humanity. When he tries to fix what he’s done, he ends up making matters worse by created a mutated version of the virus with some gruesome side effects.

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What do you feel draws people to reading dystopian stories?

Redemption. I think people like the dystopian genre because they get to imagine what the world could become if we let the worst in humanity reign supreme. The protagonist is who we hope we would be if faced with living in that world. It gives us hope that we can change the world even if those before us screw it up royally.

If you could choose any book world to live in for one week, which would you choose and why?

Harry Potter. I don’t think that needs an explanation.