Tell us your name and then a bit about yourself.
K.L. Kreig: As a USA Today Bestselling author, I write stories that are deeply emotional with flawed characters, because humans ARE flawed and if we read about perfect characters living in their perfect world, first of all, snoozer, but secondly, we never experience the gratification of redemption.
Outside of writing, I’m just a regular ol’ Midwest girl who likes Game of Thrones and am obsessed with Modern Family and The Goldbergs. I run, I eat, I run, I eat. It’s a vicous cycle. I love carbs, but there’s love-hate relationship with my ass and thighs. Mostly hate. I like a good cocktail (oh hell…who am I kidding? I love any cocktail). I’m a huge creature of habit, but I’ll tell you I’m flexible. I read every single day and if I don’t get a chance…watch the hell out. My iPad and me: BFFs. I’m direct and I make no apologies for it. I swear too much. I love alternative music and in my next life I want to be a bad-ass female rocker. I hate, hate, hate spiders, telemarketers, liver, acne, winter and loose hairs that fall down my shirt (don’t ask, it’s a thing).
When and Why did you start to write?
I didn’t start writing until I was in my mid-40’s and I started writing because, truthfully, I was reading a lot of less than stellar books and wondered if I could do better. I wrote 2 1/2 books before publishing my first one, Surrendering, in Dec 2014.
What authors do you always read or suggest to others?
Pepper Winters and CD Reiss are my two go-to’s. I’ll one-click anything they write whether I’ve read the blurb or not. Other favorites include, JA Huss, Skye Warren, Lisa Renee Jones, Julie Kenner, Meghan March, Trisha Wolfe, and Callie Hart. There are so many more. I could go on for hours.
What is the most surprising thing you have found out with the writing process?
That it’s by far the easiest part of everything book related. I didn’t fully realize when I got into this business, not only would I have to not only put out an top notch product, but that I’d have to become a marketing expert, teaser and trailer designer, swag artist, PR guru, CEO/CFO/CMO/COO and any other “chiefs” you can think of. Luckily my husband has helped me with as many of these things as he possibly can, so I can focus as much time on writing as possible.
What are you working on now?
My new Finding Me duet. Book 1, Lost In Between, releases Feb 20 and I’m currently finishing up writing the conclusion to that, called Found Underneath, which is expected to release sometime in May 2017 (date TBD). Then after that I have a couple of spin-offs from other books I’ve written planned. After that…who knows.
When writing are you a pantser or plotter?
Haha. Writing is probably the only part of my life where I DO fly by the seat of my pants. Do I plot? Sure, but only high level. Do I outline every chapter before I start? Hell no. A) that’s too much work, and B) for me, I find I need to let my characters lead me and not the other way around. Every single book I’ve written has turned out differently than what I originally planned. Sometimes even the twists I planned don’t pan out. I thought about getting a little more structured and maybe I’ll need at some point if I think of a complex series or whatnot but so far it’s worked for me and I’m not about to fix what isn’t broken.
What are your social links?
Website: http://klkreig.com
GR Author link: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/9845429.K_L_Kreig
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/KL-Kreig/808927362462053
Twitter: https://twitter.com/klkreig
Amazon Author Page: amazon.com/author/klkreig
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/klkreig/
Instagram: http://instagram.com/klkreig/
Kreig’s Babes (Private Fan page): https://www.facebook.com/groups/646655825434751/
Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/k-l-kreig
What are your buy links?
\Too many to list! You can find all of my books/buy links on my website at http://klkreig.com
Also, if you haven’t given me a try yet and want to test my writing style, I have a free short intro into my Colloway Brothers series called FINDING GRAY. You can find it on all of the following:
Amazon US: http://amzn.to/2b2jH4h
Amazon UK: https://goo.gl/UYQwcp
iBooks: https://goo.gl/l47NYM
B&N: http://goo.gl/fZyTGN
Kobo: https://goo.gl/GZDYjN
Forsaking Gray HERE
Black Swan Affair HERE