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About . .
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I
wrote my first story in 1st grade - about a watermelon who could
talk and became friends with a young girl. Many years later, my
writing evolved :-) in the form of screenplays for which I received
many awards and finalist placings such as the Disney Fellowships in
Writing, Austin film Festival, ScreenArts Foundation, Hollywood
Symposium, Open Door, Red Inkworks... Primarily I wrote romantic
dramas and comedies. I've gone to Hollywood several times to
pitch projects and meet producers. I have a wonderful creative
partner, a former producer of the TV show, ALIAS. I also had the
opportunity of meeting several of the actors on the show -- a
highlight of my career thus far. A few summers ago, I was awarded a grant
fellowship in screenwriting by the North Carolina Arts Council.
Eventually, screenwriting led to fiction. I wrote my first novel in a
studio apartment in Burbank, California five years ago. With a three
week span of alone time, I started and completed the book, a
romantic comedy, only stopping to eat, shower and sleep. The book
was awful! But, I proved to myself that I could write a novel. After
that, I didn't stop.
Once I actually commit to an idea (the hardest
part for me since I have an ever-growing notebook of ideas), I write
pretty quickly. I've written six novels to date, (a few screenplays
and reality TV shows in between), and a few works in progress that
may never, EVER, see the light of day. I've written in many genres:
mainstream, romantic comedy, and paranormal/fantasy fiction. After
going through all those genres and screenplays, I'm relieved to say
I finally found my niche -- urban fantasy and YA fantasy.
2005 was a great year for me; in fiction, I won the Laurie award for
best single title manuscript for my book, BED & BREAKFAST, which was
also nominated for an RWA Golden Heart award in the paranormal category.
I've spent the last three years writing two more novels, the last of
which, garnered me my wonderful literary agent, Colleen. After
signing with Colleen, I learned that two of my manuscripts finaled
in the 2008 Golden Hearts, making me a three-time GH finalist!
(Never thought lightning would strike again, much less twice).
In June 2008, I sold my urban fantasy novel in a two-book deal to
Pocket Books!
Stay tuned...
Kelly
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