... Kimberly Webb to the blog this week. Thanks very much for making time in your busy schedule to be here today. So tell me, what is your current release?
KW Jillian’s Island – a novel with love, laughter, a shipwreck, and seven castaways on a deserted island. What could go wrong … that hasn’t already?
AW What first got you into writing and why?
KW I loved to read as a young teenager – I read and reread Harry Pottery, The Chronicles of Narnia, and Ella Enchanted so often the covers fell off. I realized that I could make the stories last longer if I started writing my own, so when I was in high school I worked for years on my first novel, and I’ve never been able to stop writing ever since.
AW You write Romantic Comedy Mysteries. Is it all imagination or do you do research?
KW While all the characters and places are fictional, I do have to research to stay grounded in reality. If I want my story and characters to be believable, I have to make sure that I get things right. So, while I’m not having to learn a country’s entire history, I do need to know the current standards for a lifeboat, what exactly is a nautical mile, and how do you work a HAM radio?
AW Have you tried/dabbled with other genres or writing for other forms of media?
KW I have! Right now, I’m writing romcoms, but I began with fantasy/fairytale, and I’ve explored a story in Historical Fiction. I hope to write that one someday, but for now I’m trying to focus on one genre to get really good at that!
AW Famous authors such as Roald Dahl and Dylan Thomas had a special space for writing. Do you have a writing shed of your own?
KW I’m lucky enough to have a spare room downstairs that my husband graciously agreed to let me turn into my office. I do about half of my work there and the other half in my recliner with a laptop, simultaneously trying to concentrate and looking after my two rambunctious little kids! The work in the office is probably better quality, but the armchair work is more fun!
AW And finally, you find yourself alone on a dessert island with just enough battery power to make one call. Who would you call and why?
KW A perfect question (since this is a topic in my book!). I assume you don’t want the boring answer of “Call the coast guard!” so I would call my husband to let him know I’m okay and could he please use his MacGyver skills to rig up whatever he needs to do to come rescue me! I know he’d do it, too!
about the author… Kimberly has loved books and writing stories since she was 14, falling in love again and again with fictional heroes. She earned an English degree from BYU-Idaho, but her true education came from the countless books that swept her away on grand adventures.
When she’s not writing, Kimberly can be found jogging, getting lost in a good book, or chasing a bit of everyday magic with her husband and three children. She still believes in the wonder of Disneyland, the thrill of a well-told tale, and the idea that the best adventures often begin with a single, unexpected detour.
about the book…Tagline: Stranded in paradise. Seven strangers. One unforgettable adventure. Jillian knows how to keep her cool. She’s spent years smoothing over chaos as a yacht stewardess, but nothing could prepare her for the real storm: when her grandfather’s yacht is shipwrecked on a remote Bahamian island.
With Grandpa Skippy and five other castaways stranded alongside her, Jillian must navigate more than just survival. Mysterious ruins, unexpected dangers, and the island’s secrets test their limits. And then there’s Dr. Carter Buckley, a marine biology professor who’s far too distracting for this deserted-island scenario.
As friendships form and romance stirs under swaying palms, Jillian realizes getting off the island might not be the only adventure fate has in store.
You can get the book on Amazon
