Meet the Voices presents debut author Kit Wilkinson! Kit is a former Ph.D. student who once wrote discussions on the medieval feminine voice. She now prefers weaving stories of romance and redemption. Her first inspirational manuscript won the prestigious RWA Golden Heart and sold to Steeple Hill Books.
Besides writing, she loves hanging out with friends and family, cooking for lots of people, and participating in almost any sport. She and her husband reside in Virginia with their two young children and spazzy black mutt.
What is the biggest writing challenge you’ve encountered this past year – craft, career, writing life, etc.?
Selling a second story was a huge challenge for me this past year. My first contract went through in December of 08 so just after this my agent sent in a second completed manuscript. My editor loved the story line but the structure of the novel did not fit the suspense line so she asked for some major revisions.
How did you solve it?
It actually took hefty two rounds of revisions to transform the story (originally a mystery-romance) into a suspense novel. A lot of rewriting! (And I might have complained once or twice while I was at it.) But the characters and the story survived the transformation and I think/hope the outcome was successful.
What is the one thing you learned that you can share with other writers?
Get a mentor! Find someone a little further down the road than you are and learn from him/her.
Tell us about your current WIP.
I’m working on another romantic suspense. It’s set in Savannah, Georgia, and involves a Coast Guard officer and woman who runs a water guided tour service.
Kit, thanks for sharing with us! Voices can visit Kit’s website and learn more about her writing journey! Visit the Meet the Voices thread in the My Book Therapy forum to discuss writing, life, and everything in between with Kit.
Be sure to join us on Friday, October 2 at 8 pm EST/7 pm CST for a My Book Therapy chat with Kit and our book therapists, Susan and/or Rachel. To access the chat forum:
• Log onto My Book Therapy.
• Click on the forum button.
• Sign in with your username and password, if necessary.
• Along the bottom of your browser window, you will see MBT Voices Chat. Click on that and the chat window will pop up.
• Your name will show up in the box on the right hand side. To comment, type in the box in the bottom under the yellow smiley face.
• In the chat room, we will abide by chat etiquette–type ? for question, type ! for comment, and type GA for go ahead after you’re completed your question or comment.
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