Today's special guest is Kaizen
Love, an up and coming writer who spins words into a beautiful web that
should enrich the lives of all who read them. She has a positive and fresh take
on life, and has mastered the art of storytelling. She grew up reading books by
authors from every style, race, nationality, culture, and religious
perspective; drawing inspiration from each one. Her greatest mission is to
share love.
AN INTERVIEW WITH THE AUTHOR
I asked Kaizen why she chose to be an author. Here is her response:
I have been asked this question
several times over the past few years. Each time, I try to reflect on how it
feels when I sit down to write, and I base my answer off of that feeling. But
recently, this question has been affecting me rather deeply. Being an author
simply isn't an occupation, career choice, or hobby for me. It is a vital part
of my spiritual journey; it is how I connect to the infinite universe and
exercise my right as a creative being. As an author, how to describe what I get
out of the writing process is like asking a dolphin, what it gets out of swimming.
So how does one answer such a profound question?
Writing to me, is as necessary as
air, and as beautiful as the sun setting over the ocean. It is my constant
journey into the inner most depths of my mind, each trip going farther than the
one before it. When I was young, I knew
that I wanted to write, so much so that I would sit in my room and write for
hours and hours. Being the youngest of seven children and the only girl, my
words became my best friends. I created characters that I could talk to, bond
with, and share my secrets with. These characters grew with me; their stories
intertwined with my own, and eventually they have evolved into my
consciousness.
What drives me to write is in an
innate desire to pull something out of myself that will benefit others. When I
write, or create characters I don't do an outline on paper, but instead, I
allow my mind to wander into their lives. I ask myself, what kind of human do I want to create? What is their message? What
gift can I give to others through the telling of their story? It is the
ability to shine a light into the dark corners of our lives that carries me
through, especially on those days when I realize that my words don't yet pay
the bills.
I consider myself one of those lucky
people who have always known what they wanted to be when they grew up. I may
never know if I chose to be a writer, or if somehow writing chose me. When I am
asleep I dream of my stories, I see them unfold in my mind, and as the sun
peeks over the Miami sky, my eyes peek out into the world that I am able to
create through the magic of words. I am a writer, because that is intrinsically
what I am.
ABOUT THE BOOK
My Name Is
Thank-You allows us into the worlds of two very different thirteen-year-old
girls. Each girl’s voice carries its own unique tone, as the girls beckon us to
follow magically into their lives. One is a joyous story of hope against all
odds, the search for acceptance, and the longing for unconditional love; the
other a sad tale of unspeakable abuse, constant rejection, and an overwhelming
sense of loneliness. Thank-You and Josephine create around us a world rich with
emotion, one that will leave you inspired, breathless, and yearning for more
words.
AN EXCERPT
"Everybody got a story. It
don’t matter who you is or where you come from, as long as you got breath in yo
body you got a story to tell. The more people start sharing they stories the
faster we gonna learn to appreciate each other, and recognize how similar we
all is. Every human bean is connected to the other, despite the color they was
born wearing or the language they was born speaking." (My Name Is Thank-You)
SPECIAL LINKS
Amazon
Link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LPLHQ3W
Website:
http://kaizenlove.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/KaiZenLove
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com
Kaizen Love will
be awarding a $15 BN/Amazon GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter
during the tour.
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