Kimberly Kinrade gets comfortable in THE HOTSEAT, Author of “Forbidden Mind”

This is my very first Author Interview. It excites me. I wanna do more. So you have what it takes to sit in the HOT SEAT and be asked the questions others fail to ask, then hit my contact button and send me a line.
The chair is waiting.

Kimbery Kinrade, Author of Forbidden Mind

My take on this book:
If you like books where kids can hover in the air, read minds, and walk through walls--then THIS is just the book for you. AND if you like conspiracy and bad guys who manipulate kids (thinking the kids will NEVER figure out what's going on because they're "just kids"), then be prepared to double your pleasure, my friend.

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Forbidden Mind
She reads minds. He controls minds.
Together, they might get out alive.

Meet Sam. She reads minds. It’s why she's spent her life raised in a secret school and rented out to the rich and powerful as a paranormal spy. But soon she’ll be eighteen and free.

At least that’s what she thought before she met Drake, a paranormal who controls minds. Now, everything she ever believed is challenged, and what she thought would be her freedom turns out to be her worst nightmare.

Will their powers be enough to save them before it’s too late?

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Kimberly Kinrade get's comfortable in THE HOT SEAT

The Important Questions  will be followed by:
the Super Important Questions
then The Super, SUPER Important Questions,
and then The MOST important question of all

The Important Questions:

In less than 140 characters (twitter sized), how would you describe your novel?  
 It's X-Men meets human trafficking. Sam reads mind. Drake controls minds. Together, they might get out alive.

Now, we know that your characters in this novel, “Forbidden Mind” have special parapowers, like reading minds and mind control. If you were given a parapower, what would you hope it would be? And what do you think would be the worst parapower to have?
I would LOVE to be able to fly or teleport. Knowing when people are lying would also be cool. I think reading minds would be pretty miserable. After spending so much time in Sam's head, I'm glad I don't know every thought every person has. 

How do you market your work? What avenues have you found to work best for your genre?
I'm still learning a lot about this, but twitter is a huge marketing tool--if you use it to build real relationships and not to spam everyone. My Facebook author page has been lots of fun lately and I'm enjoying connecting with my fans that way. I also do blog tours, reviews, guest posts, interviews and word of mouth from those who read and loved my books!

I've also co-founded WordOne2Done.com, a site devoted to teaching teens the craft and business of writing from the first word to the final product. We hope that this will also help us connect with fans of our work and give back to them as well!

What advice would you give to a new author?
Build your platform before you launch your first book! Establish yourself as friendly, professional and approachable.  Research your genre and demographic and keep writing!

What are you currently working on?
"Forbidden Fire," the sequel to "Forbidden Mind." Also, in the next few months, look for "Forbidden Life," the final book in the trilogy, "Death by Destiny," the first of a new trilogy, and "The Reluctant Familiar," another first in a longer series.

The Super Important Questions:

What is the last book you’ve read? Did you enjoy it?
"Hunt" by Patti Larsen, the last book in THE HUNTED series. OMG SO great! Epic! This is a must read YA thriller series. 

If you could be any character in fiction, whom would you be?
Hmmm... tough question. I think I would Laura Croft, Tomb Raider. Does that count? lol Actually, I'd really want to be Corinne Driscol from my book "Death by Destiny." She's a strong, magical woman from another world. She has some problems, like living under two conflicting prophesies and several groups of people trying to kill her, but other than that, it would be cool to be her!

We know that you write YA, but if given the opportunity, what other genre would you love to take a crack at?
Between you and me? Erotic paranormal thrillers. I actually have a series planned that I hope to launch next year under a pen name. Shhh... don't tell anyone! :)

The SUPER, SUPER Important Questions:

If I were to look in your refrigerator, right now, what would I find?
Wilting salad. Cheese. Tortillas. Water. Milk. Bagged veggie stirfry. Chicken. Random, half-filled bottles of salad dressing, salsa and spaghetti sauce. Garlic.

Do you prefer light or dark chocolate?
Dark. And white!

What is your favorite scent?
Cinnamon and mint. It makes me think of fall and winter, my favorite times of the year.

What is a pet peeve of yours?
The sound of chewing! I CAN'T STAND IT! Even the sound of my own chewing drives me nuts. I know. I'm not well. 

Why do you think manhole covers are round?
Because they look scarier in horror flicks. You get a better grip with something square. The round ones are harder to grab and have a whole 'being swallowed by a mouth' feel. It's the whole creep factor. 

Lastly, The MOST Important Question of All:

What is your favorite zombie movie and why?
I Am Legend. Because that's the only one I can think of at all. I'm not a huge zombie fan. Though my fiance, Dmytry Karpov, is writing an epic book called "The Lion, The Leprechaun & The Lonely Girl" and it features a whole zombie theme that I love. So maybe I'm coming around! When his book is made into a movie, that will be my most favorite. :)

To find out more about Kimberly, you can check out her blog HERE.