It's time for another Kilby Q&A in honor of my new book, Forrest for the Trees, Book 1 of Green Valley Heroes, published by Penny Reid’s Smartypants Romance. Read on for all the hidden secrets of my grumpy/sunshine rom-com, that was so, so, so fun to write…
Q: Were there elements of your original concept that didn’t make the final version of the book?
A: Sierra’s name, as I originally wrote it, was Naomi. After I turned the manuscript in…
Read MoreIt's time for another installment of Kilby Q&A! This week, I answer 10 questions about A More Perfect Union, the new voting-oriented anthology I’m involved in. I may or may not talk about how I used to write fan fiction, and how I wrote fan fiction for The West Wing. And how Josh and Sam were my favorite couple. And how I wrote a few Donna and Josh, too. And how I studied political science and thought I would be a diplomat. Yeah, I may or may not talk about those things.
Read MoreIt's time for another installment of Kilby Q&A! This week, I answer 10 questions about my newest culinary romance!
Q1: First of all: yay! This is the follow-up to your much-loved novel, The Secret Ingredient! Why did you decide to turn it into a series? A: Mostly, because I’m a huge foodie and there’s no way for me to not write about food.
Read MoreIt's time for another installment of Kilby Q&A! This week, I answer ten questions about my award-winning gay romance novel, Adam Bomb! There’s always a story behind the story…
Q1: First things first: Adam Bomb is about a guy who can’t fall out of love with his best friend. Has that ever actually happened to you? A: Ummm…kind of? I was best friends with a woman I later ended up in a relationship with.
Read MoreIt's time for another installment of Kilby Q&A! This week, I answer 10 questions about my award-winning culinary romance!
Q1: Why write chef? What’s so hot about kitchens? Pun intended. A: Food is such an intimate experience—the cooking and eating of it—of course it’s a place where love belongs. It’s a place that’s really ripe for passion and flirtation.
Read MoreSince Snapdragon's release, I've been getting questions and comments about certain plot points, character traits, etc. At the top of this list are questions about the scene in which we find out that Michael has been with guys.
Believe me--my wise and beautiful beta M.K. Gilher called me right out on this and my Snapdragon beta, L.G. O'Connor had some opinions on it, too. Now I'll say to you what I said to them in my decision to keep this scene.
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