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K. L. Brady
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K. L. Brady

Author Revealed:
Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. Experience is the only teacher that gives the test first and the lesson later.
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K. L. Brady Revealed
About K. L. Brady
  • What is your birthdate?:
    2/7
  • Previous occupations:
    Intelligence Analyst, Senior Intelligence Analyst
  • Favorite job:
    Working at the Pentagon supporting the warfighters.
  • High school and/or college:
    Bellaire High School, University of the District of Columbia, University of Maryland University College
  • Name of your favorite composer or music artist?:
    Too Many to Name
  • Favorite movie:
    Love Jones
  • Favorite television show:
    Run's House, T.O. Show, any Real Housewives, and Bethanny Gets Married? (4-way tie)
Revealing Questions
Q. How would you describe your life in only 8 words?
A. Single mom, author, editor, busy busy busy busy....
Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. Experience is the only teacher that gives the test first and the lesson later.
Q. How would you describe perfect happiness?
A. Mortgage paid. Happy well-adjusted child. Writing for a living. Chocolate. Grey Goose.
Q. What’s your greatest fear?
A. Failure.
Q. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you choose to be?
A. On a warm beach on some distant Caribbean island.
Q. What are your most overused words or phrases?
A. For real? Nuh uhhh. Whatever!
Q. What do you regret most?
A. Realizing my love for writing so late in life.
Q. If you could acquire any talent, what would it be?
A. I would learn to play the drums. I've always wanted to be a drummer in a cool band.
Q. What is your greatest achievement?
A. I'm not sure I've achieved it yet. Hopefully good things are to come.
Q. What’s your greatest flaw?
A. Stubborn, slow to trust people, and a perfectionist. Okay...that's three isn't ?
Q. What’s your best quality?
A. Fiercely loyal.
Q. If you could be any person or thing, who or what would it be?
A. A best selling author...
Q. What trait is most noticeable about you?
A. My height I guess. I'm a friggin' Amazon.
Q. Who is your favorite fictional hero?
A. Elizabeth Bennet. I love her character...and the lovely woman who wrote her.
Q. Who is your favorite fictional villain?
A. Voldemort. I don't think they get much cooler than that.
Q. What is your biggest pet peeve?
A. Lying for no good reason. If you're gonna lie, at least make sure you have a worthy reason.
Q. What is your favorite occupation, when you’re not writing?
A. I'm an editor for a military organization.
Q. What’s your fantasy profession?
A. Best-selling author...or drummer.
Q. What 3 personal qualities are most important to you?
A. Honesty, sense of humor, integrity
Q. If you could eat only one thing for the rest of your days, what would it be?
A. I'm sorry....is there anything else besides chocolate?
Q. What are your 5 favorite songs?
A. For right now... Why would you stay? by Kem; Ultraviolet by the Stiff Dylans, Fall in Love by Estelle w/John Legend,One in a million by Ne-Yo, Come to Rock by Diggy Simmons (No, I'm not 12)
On Books and Writing
Q. Is there a book you love to reread?
A. Pride and Prejudice
Q. Do you have one sentence of advice for new writers?
A. Get your but in a chair and your fingers on the keyboard--just write!
Q. What comment do you hear most often from your readers?
A. laugh out loud funny!