Featured Interview With Author Kim Carter Award -Winning Novelist
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was raised just south of Atlanta in the small town of Fairburn.
I currently split my time between Newnan, Georgia, and Biloxi, Mississippi.
I have two AMAZING grandsons and a granddaughter on the way! I am the proud owner of a blue tick coonhound named Lily and two mutt rescues named Leonard and Wally. Running a close third are my three grown sons and daughter. (I’m sure they’ll appreciate that). LOL…
I stay busy with all of the exciting activities in Biloxi and surrounding areas: writing, gardening, and traveling. My favorite activity, hands down, is visiting book clubs and meeting people who enjoy my books. If one of my books is your book club’s pick, don't hesitate to contact my publicist at lyonmedia@aol.com.
If it fits into my schedule, I’d love to take part!
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
My mother read to me from the time I was a toddler. How fortunate was I?
That instilled a love of reading in me. I had a public library just around the corner from my childhood home, and I can remember getting my first library card like it was yesterday.
After a stern talk about how serious the responsibility I was undertaking, librarians Mrs. Hart and Mrs. Tierney presented it to me. The first books I recall checking out were "The Boxcar Children, Henry Reed’s series, and Encyclopedia Brown." After reading them, I’d start over again, returning to the familiar spot where I was certain to find them.
I couldn’t wait to get out of school for the summer so I could participate in library activities. If I read a certain number of books, I receive a very coveted certificate, which I proudly post in my room. No, we didn’t get a free pizza or a ticket to Six Flags! In the olden days, a certificate of achievement meant much more.
I never imagined that one day I would be a writer myself. I enjoyed the work of others far too much. As I began pecking at the keys as a hobby, I realized there might be some interesting stories in this noggin of mine.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My favorite genre, surprise, surprise, is mystery.
I have many favorite authors, including, but not limited to, Sue Grafton, Karin Slaughter, John Grisham, and Tami Hoag. I think my biggest inspiration came from watching Angela Lansbury’s television series, Murder, She Wrote.
My parents and I watched it every Tuesday night at 8:00 when I was in High School. My mother would make popcorn in a stockpot, and we’d drink ice water. I loved Cabot Cove and the setting. Places continue to inspire me. Once I find the perfect place for my novel to be set, then inspiration comes to me.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
My latest book, which just released, is a Clara and Iris novel.
For those of you not familiar with these two ladies, you have missed out.
Inspired by my late mother and her best friend of over fifty years, these characters are funny and intuitive, and despite their unconventional investigative methods, they are quite successful.
In their mid-seventies, recently retired and widowed, they both decided to open a private eye business. The pair makes for very unassuming investigators, making them all the more effective. This particular case is not their typical one. The crime happened seven years prior and has not only been solved but the two convicted of the double murder are already incarcerated.
The sister of one of the convicted men and the sister of one of the murder victims are convinced the Atlanta Police Department has the wrong two people in prison, but they have to convince Clara and Iris that they’re onto something. With the help of their trusted team, the PIs embark on a dangerous pursuit of justice.
Will they discover the men are innocent and will they live long enough to prove it?
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