Sensational 7 Q & A with Kimberly Derting!

Have you ever wanted to know what it would be like to hang out with your favorite author(s)? In an attempt to get a better understanding of authors, my Sensational Seven Q & A takes a closer or more personal look at these authors to give you a glimpse of the personalities behind the writing of your favorite books.

“Talent alone cannot make a writer. There must be a man behind the book; a personality which, by birth and quality, is pledged to the doctrines there set forth, and which exists to see and state things so, and not otherwise.” By Ralph Waldo Emerson

Kimberly Derting lives in the Pacific Northwest, which is the ideal place to be writing anything dark or creepy...a gloomy day can set the perfect mood. She lives with her husband and their three beautiful (and often mouthy) children, who serve as an endless source of inspiration for her writing. Her debut novel, THE BODY FINDER is in stores today!

If you were given a chance to travel back in time, what year or place would you go / Why?
My serious answer is probably sometime during the Renaissance, to be alive when the arts were being reborn, to meet great artists and writers, to experience such a dramatic change in the world. But my not-so-serious answer is: six weeks ago. I really want to know where I lost my Bluetooth.

Describe your novel in seven words or less?
A girl finds dead bodies. And love.

Please share with us about your favorite book and fictional crush to date?
Uhh, this is so hard! I’m going to skip my favorite book because A) there are far too many to name just one, and B) no one really cares which books I like…I’m not that interesting! So I’ll just go right to boys! Favorite fictional crushes (see, how I did that? I have more than one!): Seth from WICKED LOVELY, Sam from SHIVER, I just started HUSH, HUSH and can’t forget Patch, and then I kind of have to go old-school and name one that no one ever knows, Clayton from WHITNEY, MY LOVE.

If you could be any character in fiction, whom would you be / Why?
Katniss Everdeen, because she’s completely bad-ass and the absolute, 100% opposite of me. I am so not bad-ass.

If Hollywood made a movie about your life, whom would you like to see play the lead role as you/ Why?
David Spade. He’s short, he’s blonde, and he’s hilarious. Plus, I’m pretty sure he can rock a dress like nobody’s business. Either him, or Reese Witherspoon. ;)

If someone wrote a biography about you, what do you think the title should be – please explain?
OVER THE LINE. My husband and kids always accuse me of taking jokes a little too far and making people uncomfortable. If they want me to stop, they should probably stop encouraging me!

How would you describe yourself/life in seven words?
A rocky beginning…but an amazing journey.

Bonus:

**Is there any additional info you would like to share with your readers about what’s next for you and your books?**
The follow-up to THE BODY FINDER, titled DESIRES OF THE DEAD, is scheduled for release March 2011.

Thanks Kimberly for stopping by!

For more information about Kimberly Derting and her books, please visit her website here.