Kimberley Freeman

Kimberley Freeman Revealed

About Kimberley Freeman

What is your birthdate?:

12/22
Previous occupations:

I have worked for every major fast food chain
Favorite job:

I love my part-time day job now, which is lecturing in writing and medieval literature at University of Queensland
High school and/or college:

I went to high school at Redcliffe, on the Queensland coast. I went all the way through to get a PhD at University of Queensland, in Brisbane.
Name of your favorite composer or music artist?:

I love Led Zeppelin and Blondie a lot. At the moment I am really digging Sigur Ros.
Favorite movie:

The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Favorite television show:

30 Rock

Revealing Questions

Q. How would you describe your life in only 8 words?: A. Working class girl was smarter than she thought
Q. What is your motto or maxim?: A. Kiss slowly and forgive quickly
Q. How would you describe perfect happiness?: A. Snuggled inside on a cold, rainy day, reading a book.
Q. What’s your greatest fear?: A. Something bad happening to my children.
Q. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you choose to be?: A. Apart from home? Maybe in a pub somewhere on the Cornish coast.
Q. With whom in history do you most identify?: A. Mary Shelley
Q. Which living person do you most admire?: A. My mum
Q. What are your most overused words or phrases?: A. I swear too much!
Q. What do you regret most?: A. Not taking up the offer of studying literature at Oxford in 1999
Q. If you could acquire any talent, what would it be?: A. Playing piano
Q. What is your greatest achievement?: A. Pulling myself out of working class/alcoholic father misery.
Q. What’s your greatest flaw?: A. Workaholic tendencies.
Q. What’s your best quality?: A. I'm kind. I think kindness is underrated.
Q. If you could be any person or thing, who or what would it be?: A. I'd be me. How boring is that! Though I guess it would be nice to be a bird living near the sea.
Q. What trait is most noticeable about you?: A. I smile a lot.
Q. Who is your favorite fictional hero?: A. Scarlett O'Hara, of course!!
Q. Who is your favorite fictional villain?: A. Hannibal Lecter...
Q. If you could meet any historical character, who would it be and what would you say to him or her?: A. I would like to meet Elizabeth the first, and I would probably ask her if it was true she was a virgin ;)
Q. What is your biggest pet peeve?: A. Passive aggressive people.
Q. What is your favorite occupation, when you’re not writing?: A. Reading! I also love computer role playing games because I am a nerd.
Q. What’s your fantasy profession?: A. I'm doing it.
Q. What 3 personal qualities are most important to you?: A. Kindness, humour, wisdom.
Q. If you could eat only one thing for the rest of your days, what would it be?: A. Cheese. It's the perfect food. Though I would like some crackers to go with it.
Q. What are your 5 favorite songs?: A. Hoppipolla (Sigur Ros); Over the Hills and Far Away (Led Zeppelin); Happiness (Goldfrapp); Here Comes the Sun (The Beatles); Heart of Glass (Blondie)

On Books and Writing

Q. Who are your favorite authors?: A. Marian Keyes, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Robin Hobb, Georgette Heyer, Neil Gaiman, Victoria Holt
Q. What are your 5 favorite books of all time?: A. The Mists of Avalon (Marion Zimmer Bradley)
A Woman of Substance (Barbara Taylor Bradford)
The Brightest Star in the Sky (Marian Keyes)
Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
The Veil of Gold (Kim Wilkins) (I'm being cheeky: that's my book under a different name ;))
Q. Is there a book you love to reread?: A. I've read Jane Eyre several times
Q. Do you have one sentence of advice for new writers?: A. Do the work.
Q. What comment do you hear most often from your readers?: A. I couldn't put it down, I read it in a day. Which is annoying because it took me a year to write!