K. Ries Interview

Today, I’m speaking with author, K. Ries. Hello K. thanks for speaking with me. Tell me, what made you decide to become a writer?

I loved telling stories. You get to use your imagination to create worlds that aren’t your own.

I love that too. Tell me, how long did it take to get published the first time and how did it happen?

About 8 month, but it was written way before that. I was on vacation with my best friend and the universe decided to “tell” us that we needed to publish the story we were writing.

Would you do anything differently the next time? If so, what would it be?

I took more time and made sure the story was what I wanted it to be.

What advice would you give an aspiring author?

Just keep writing. Ignore those who say you can’t or laugh at you. Write for you and NO ONE else. Who cares what anyone thinks, as long as you’re happy with the story that is all that matters. Do your homework. Don’t try to be like anyone else. Be your own person.

What (or who) inspires or influences your writing?

I get ideas from songs a lot of the time, or photos, or random conversations with friends.

What are your latest releases and when/where can we find them?

“Out of my Head” will be released on January 19th. “Soulmates” is my latest release which came out in July. I also took part in an anthology which debuted in November to help raise money for Autism.

How long have you been writing professionally and do you write full-time or part-time?

A year and two months professionally. Non-professionally at least 8 years, but prior to that I hadn’t written even a poem for thirteen years. I am a full-time writer who can only write part of the time thanks to life, kids, and things like that.

I can relate to that. So, K., what do you do for fun when you are not writing?

I read. I listen to music.

Cool. Where do you reside?