Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Kathleen Kelly is a USA Today Best Selling Author and was born in Penrith, NSW, Australia. When she was four her family moved to Brisbane, QLD, Australia. Although born in NSW she considers herself a QUEENSLANDER!!
She married her childhood sweetheart and they live in Toowoomba.
Kathleen enjoys writing contemporary, romance novels with a little bit of steam. She draws her inspiration from family, friends and the people around her. She can often be found in cafes writing and observing the locals.
Currently I have out 25 books with many more planned.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Spark of Redemption.
It’s a band of brothers series. This one follows the youngest in the MacKenny family and I loved the idea of following brothers in a series to see where they would end up. I am part of a large family with six sisters and two brothers and we couldn’t be more different. I wanted to explore this in a series. It is not based on my family but more on the complexities of relationships between siblings and how I wish my own family was closer.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
When I’m at home I need silence. No music, no TV, absolute silence.
But I write more words if I am in a cafe with all the hustle and bustle around me.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I love JR Ward and her Black Dagger Brotherhood.
For an Independent Author it would have to be MariaLisa DeMora, she is a true wordsmith.
What are you working on now?
Book 2 in my Grinders series. It’s called Curtis: The Grinders Book 2.
It’s based around a bass guitarist in a rock band. He’s a hopeless romantic who is forever getting married and getting taken to the cleaners as he never gets to sign a pre-nup. Curtis is a gorgeous character with a lot of love to give but he’s forever picking the wrong ones and it’s not until he finds himself that he realizes he doesn’t need a woman to make him whole.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
My own newsletter is gold for promoting myself. These are normally “real” fans who want to know more about me and whenever I send out a newsletter, I sell more books.
Red Feather is a paid promotions company and always does well for me.
BookBub IF you can get one and I haven’t for a long time.
Lastly, Facebook for paid advertising.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write, publish, repeat.
Keep going.
Surround yourself with a group of like-minded authors who can offer advice, support and encouragement.
Not everyone is going to like your book and that’s okay, I’m sure you don’t like everything you read.
Don’t be a douchebag to other Authors, NEVER leave less than a 5 star review on someone else’s book. If you don’t like it, don’t review it.
Be nice.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Writing the book is easy.
The hard part is marketing the book, learn how to do it all.
What are you reading now?
Prize by LV Lane. Her first one, Prey, was VERY good.
What’s next for you as a writer?
To keep going.
To finish all my series this year and then start new projects.
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
Lover Eternal by JR Ward
Alace Sweets by MariaLisa DeMora
The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay
Savage Stalker by Kathleen Kelly – ME 🙂
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