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Bio:
Kaizen Love
is an up and coming writer from Miami, Fl. Her gift is the ability to spin
words into a beautiful web that should enrich the lives of all who read them.
She has a positive and fresh take on life, and has mastered the art of
storytelling. She has spent her time quietly listening to the world around her,
waiting on the moment to share her message of love with the world.
My debut
novel is titled My Name Is Thank-You and
it is about two thirteen-year-old girls, one being named Thank-You, and the
other, Josephine. We follow their stories as each chapter alternates between
voices. We follow as they face abuse, fear, rejection, and loneliness. We learn
with them as they discover what it means to forgive, love unconditionally, and
ultimately become a light.
What inspired you to write this book?
I had a
pretty rough childhood myself, so to keep myself distracted, I spent a lot of
time burying my head in books. I would sit in my closet with the tiniest bit of
light sneaking in, and I would use that light to read. As an adult I have
learned forgiveness, humility, mindfulness, and gratitude, amongst other vital
lessons. What inspired me to write this book was the thought, that maybe if I
had a book like "My Name Is Thank-You" when I was a kid, one that
spoke about adult issues in a child's voice, one that would have given me the
insight into all of those things that I would learn as an adult, then maybe I
would not have had to wait so long to understand that life is truly what you
make it, and we all have the ability to choose everyday what kind of day we
will have, what kind of person we will be. Maybe, my journey into gratitude
would have begun a little bit sooner...
Excerpt:
"Everybody got a story. It don’t matter who you is or
where you come from, as long as you got breath in yo body you got a story to
tell. The more people start sharing they stories the faster we gonna learn to
appreciate each other, and recognize how similar we all is. Every human bean is
connected to the other, despite the color they was born wearing or the language
they was born speaking."
What exciting story are you working on
next?
My next novel
is going to be a cross between a journey of self-discovery and romance; I don't
want to give to many details away because I know that my story line can change
at any moment until I type "The End".
When did you first consider yourself a
writer?
Writing to me
has always been as natural as breathing. There isn't a time where I can recall
not considering myself a writer.
Do you write full-time? If so, what's
your work day like? If not, what do you
do other than write and how do you find time to write?
I am
blessed enough to be able to write full time. It can be a challenge at times,
but it is definitely worth it.
What would you say is your interesting
writing quirk?
I talk to
myself out loud while I am writing. Sometimes I catch myself speaking in the
dialects or voices of my characters.
As a child, what did you want to be
when you grew up?
I always
knew I wanted to be a writer. That was my dream.
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6 comments:
A great interview.
Hi Again Kaizen!
So..you are a full time writer. Congratulations!! How do you keep yourself from procrastinating?
A wonderful interview. Loved learning a little about you.
I really enjoyed your interview. Keep on writing. This sounds like a great YA story.
It is great you are able to write full time, it seems like so many have to have another job to get by
A nice interview
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