Jenna
Kay Bio
Jenna
Kay has always had a vivid imagination.
At the age of thirty she decided it was time to put her imagination to
work.
Growing
up with three older brothers made her strong and one tough cookie. She was blessed with two loving parents, both
that encouraged her to follow her dreams and always made sure that she was in
Church. Her mama is her biggest
fan. She graduated from high school in
Georgia, where she played varsity basketball. Later, she obtained a cosmetology
license from the State of Georgia and practiced cosmetology for 8 years before
becoming a full time mother and author.
Her works include Mark of the Seer, Broken (The Seer Society Series),
Silver Mortal (The Gracen Chronicles), and Beyond the Never Anthology.
Jenna
currently resides in North Georgia where, when not writing, she spends time with her three young children and her
loving husband.
Pages to stalk me!!
Facebook
Goodreads
Twitter
Website/Blog
Interview:
1. Where do you get your writing inspiration
from?
Music plays a big part in my inspiration. I have to have music playing to write, and a
mixture of tunes, including rock, pop,
Christian Metal...whatever I feel like listening to.
2. Did
you have to do any research for your books? If so what?
Oh yes, definitely! With the Seer Society Series I had to study
up on spiritual warfare, and with The Gracen Chronicles I studied up on
mythical creatures and slayers. In both series
I put my own twists on the way the human world saw monsters (vampires,
werewolves, faeries, etc.). And of
course I had to read lots and lot of Young Adult novels.
3. What
are you working on now?
I'm about to publish a prequel to Silver Mortal
called Silver Identity. It's a short
story about a thirteen year old Gracen Potts and the day she received her
Silver Mortal powers. It comes out
11/16/12. Also Broken, book two in the
Seer Society Series, is coming out 11/23/12 through Crushing Hearts and Black Butterfly
Publishing. Starting December I'm going
to be digging in to Night Viper, book two in The Gracen Chronicles. I also have another series I want to start, I
just can't find the time!
4. What
is the hardest part of writing for you?
With a husband and three kids the hardest part is
finding the time! Especially this time
of year with the holidays coming up.
5. What
can readers expect next?
I'll be writing more short stories, but Night
Viper will be my next full-length novel.
My goal is to have it published Spring 2013. After that book three in the Seer Society
series will be finished. The title of it
is The Masquerader.
6. What
question have you always wanted to be asked in an interview and how would you
answer that question?
Hmm,
that's a toughie. Man, I have no
idea. I'll get back to you on that one.
lol
7. If
you were writing a book about your life, what would the title be?
“A Chaotic Simple Life”... At least that's what it
would be called today. Tomorrow it could
be called “Why Me?” or “We're Out of Coffee...NO!!!!”. Yeah, haven't really though on that one. :p
8. Who
is your favorite author?
I have a few, but today I'll stick to some of my
favorite Indie authors. Madison Daniel,
Jennifer Laurens, Abra Ebner, Pete Turner, Teric Darken, Keary Taylor, Ednah
Walters...just to name a few!
9. What
is your guilty pleasure?
Chocolate
Pudding Cake with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
My hubby makes a killer cake!
10. Highest
point of your writing career?
I don't have one highest point, I have many. It comes from my readers who love my
work. It warms my heart when someone
reads my book and then shares the love.
My readers keep me writing, that's for sure!
11. Advice
for aspiring authors?
To follow your heart and sit down and WRITE! That book will never get done if you don't
write. Also, surround yourself with
uplifting and positive people. Find the
people that will encourage and support you no matter what. And another also, ignore the haters. They are everywhere!
12. Last
song that was stuck in your head?
Flyleaf's
newest song “Fire Fire”. Love it!
Thank you so much for the spotlight! Us indie authors need all the help we can get for people to hear of our work. I'm very blessed to be here. Love to all! :)
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