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1. What do you think was the biggest influence on your passion for writing and the creativity of your stories?
Probably not a what, but a who. My mom homeschooled me and my two sisters from when I was in second grade onward. Before that, even, she bought us tons of books and amassed a sizeable library. Being homeschooled gave me the time to chase inspirations, research endlessly, and actually sit down and write novel-length manuscripts. Couldn’t have done it without my mom!
2. You wrote a lot of stories at a young age. Do you ever think you will revisit those characters for a later book?

I’m definitely tempted, sometimes. In a manuscript called Celandine’s Wings, there’s an albino winged girl named Celandine who lives on a tropical island. She would be interesting to revive; there’s also Red Janenet, a fiery redheaded pirate from the same story as Celandine, who likes to wield two pistols and stock her ship with plunder, like any good pirate. Also, even farther back, there’s a medieval minstrel named Wendel who happens to be a werewolf cursed with a disease that will kill him if he changes. I think pieces of Wendel crept into Bloodborn, actually…
3. If you could be a shapeshifting spirit, what creature would you like to be?
Why, a pooka, of course. All the quality shapeshifters are pookas nowadays.

4. What has been the most surprising part of this process? What has shocked you the most since Other was released?
Most surprising… hmmm. That would probably be being asked to write a second book, Bloodborn, and then a third, Foxfire, months before Other even came out! After Other released, I haven’t been very shocked, but pleasantly surprised at all the good reviews.
5. Bloodborn, the sequel to Other, will be released in 2011. Is there anything you would like to share about this upcoming book?
Have you wondered what happened to Brock, who hunts werewolves in Other, and ends up getting bitten and turned into a werewolf himself? Or what life is like within the Bitterroot Pack? Or even how Others in different states live? All these questions—and more—will be answered in Bloodborn …

Other by Karen Kincy Publisher: Flux (July 1st, 2010) Reading Level: Young Adult Series: Other, book #1 Seventeen-year-old Gwen hides a dangerous secret: she’s Other. Half-pooka, to be exact, thanks to the father she never met. Most Americans don’t exactly roll out the welcome mat for Others, especially not the small-town folks of Klikamuks, Washington. As if this isn’t bad enough, Gwen’s on the brink of revealing her true identity to her long-time boyfriend, Zack, but she’s scared he’ll lump her with the likes of bloodthirsty vampires and feral werewolves.

When a pack of werewolves chooses the national forest behind Gwen’s home as their new territory, the tensions in Klikamuks escalate-into murder. It soon becomes clear a serial killer is methodically slaying Others. The police turn a blind eye, leaving Gwen to find the killer before the killer finds her. As she hunts for clues, she uncovers more Others living nearby than she ever expected. Like Tavian, a sexy Japanese fox-spirit who rivals Zack and challenges her to embrace her Otherness. Gwen must struggle with her own conflicted identity, learn who she can trust, and-most importantly-stay alive.

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