About Kay
Well, for starters… unlike some writers, I wasn’t born with a pencil in my hand. Yes, I went through a phase of writing two-page mysteries when I was eight where characters had names like Mary Alice Higgenbotham and the villain was occasionally a cat. But aside from that brief attack of the writing bug, I didn’t really start writing until I was in my early
In my younger days, I was a pretty normal girl. Boy crazy since kindergarten, I think I had my first “boyfriend” in fourth grade. Dates back then consisted of meeting at the roller rink (wheels had just been invented) and grabbing the combs out of each other’s back pockets. Très romantic, I know. I was also obsessed with makeovers. There’s just something magical about the idea of reinventing yourself, isn’t there?
Gimme a C!
By the time I hit junior high and high school, I was Cheerleader Girl. I played other sports along the way–volleyball, track, gymnastics, diving–but only when I could fit it around cheering. I wasn’t a bookaholic, but I was a sucker for teen romances and the Cheerleaders series (short-lived, but addicting).
College went by in a flash. I did a bit of cheering, rushed a sorority, studied and hung out with friends. Before I knew it, I was graduating and jumping into the world of grown-ups. Writing came along a while after that. I did my time as a good little Corporate girl, got married, got my MBA…
Wait, are you still with me? I heard some snoring there and thought it might be you. (I know. It bored me too. Which leads me to…)
Time for a little shake & bake
Eventually, I got sick of reading business books and needed something to shake things up. One quick trip to my local library, and I was hooked on fiction again. I’d forgotten how much fun reading books without bar charts could be!
Unfortunately, this did not bode well for my hubby when I declared that I would much rather write fun books than have a “real” job. (Hello? Who wouldn’t?) In the end, I decided it was way more entertaining to relive my teenage years by writing fiction that I wish was based on my real life. Lucky for me, the hubster is very supportive and sent me on my merry way to pursue the writing life.
Which brings us back to being Writer Girl. I started off being a boy-crazy, cheerleading fanatic who loved makeovers and turned into a happily wedded writer who writes about boys, cheerleading and makeovers. Sometimes you have to go all the way out and back to realize you had it all together at the beginning. But it’s the ride that makes it fun.
