Let me start by saying Kelsey is an amazing individual. I have known her for the last year and a half. We met during the Darkened Veil Universe project where I voiced the Cretan Creature Minotauros and she voiced the Witch of Camelot Morgan Le Fey. Our characters wound up married and Kelsey and I became really close friends. I’m excited and honored for her to be my first ever author interview.
Tell me about yourself
By day, I work in customer service for an insurance company. In 2018, I got my Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre Performance from the University of Wyoming. I love dogs, reading, crystals, tea, and Dungeons and Dragons.
What inspired you to write?
Tamora Pierce, ultimately. I started reading her books in middle school, and that’s what got me to love reading. And from a love of reading, a love of writing naturally evolved.
What is your favorite genre to read?
Sci-Fi/Fantasy
To write?
Same, though I want to dabble in many genres.
What is your favorite piece of work you’ve written?
That would be my current work-in-progres, Indifferent. It’s like nothing I’ve written before and something I never thought I was going to write, but it has played a major part of my life now and I am excited to share it with the world.
How do you handle good and bad reviews of your work?
Frankly, I don’t read reviews. The reviews are for the readers. I get my feedback during the Critique Partner and Beta-Reader phases. I have someone send me good reviews to add to my motivation folder, but other than that, I don’t look at the reviews that weren’t from the ARCs.
What is your favorite part about writing?
Probably brainstorming. It is such an endorphin rush to come up with an idea and start fleshing out the ideas for characters, setting, world, and plot.
Least favorite?
Trying to find the right words. You wouldn’t think it would be so hard.
What social media site has been the most beneficial for your writing?
Pinterest. I love being able to visualize certain parts of my novels, and Pinterest really helps with that.
What does the future hold for you?
Right now I’m working on moving into my new apartment. I am also writing for Rewritten Realms online magazines, In The Pantheon and In The Crescent. And when I’m not at work, I’m going to be editing my novel Indifferent and preparing it for beta-readers.
Any advice you would like to give other authors?
If you are considering becoming a writer because you think you’re going to make your fortune that way, you are not going to succeed. People who can make a living off of their writing are the blessed few, and if money is your only motivation, you are not gonna finish that first draft. Because this shit is HARD.
Anything you would like to add?
Never wrong a writer. They get their revenge in print.
Social media, website, etc. links
Twitter: @KelseyALovelady
Instagram: kelseyannelovelady
TikTok: KelseyAnneLovelady
YouTube: Kelsey Anne Lovelady
Website: kelseyannelovelady.com
