Interview
with the Author:
1. The concept of
your new book, The Apollo Academy, is very interesting and unique. <--Thank
you! How did you think of it? I feel
like I've been collecting pieces of The
Apollo Academy my entire life. From nights spent looking through a
telescope, Space Camp, flying lessons, to reading science fiction books. Little
pieces of this story were collecting in my mind until one day I finally decided
it was time to write it all down. It
wasn't until I finished writing TAA that I realized this was the book I'd been
wanting to find in my own reading pile. A book about a young woman who loved to
fly. One that wasn't historical. One that was fun and sexy....The Apollo
Academy stemmed from this idea. I don't think I've ever read a book about
astronaut training that's been done in a fun, young way.
2. What was one of
the challenges you faced while writing your book? Believing that I could
write the story in the first place. When I began writing The Apollo Academy, I had zero experience with writing or with the
publishing industry. There was a lot to learn! It wasn't until I was about half
way through the book that I truly began to believe I could do it.
3. What was the best
part of writing your book? Being able to pour my knowledge and love of
space exploration and aviation into the story.
4. What do you think
your readers will enjoy most about your book? The flying scenes!
5. How can this book
be accessed? Physcial copy? eBook? Both? Both. You can purchase The Apollo Academy at Amazon
and Barnes & Noble.
6. Is there any book
or author that inspired you to write? I'm an avid reader, so there are a
ton of authors I look up to. Cinda Williams Chima, Kimberly Derting, Cassandra
Clare, Cora Carmack, Marisa Meyer, Colleen Houck, the list goes on....Though I
do think Ben Bova was the first author to get me really excited about realistic
science fiction novels.
7. Most everybody has
a book that got them into reading. What was yours? That's a tough one! I'll
go with Mars by Ben Bova, which I read for the first time in ninth grade!
8. Currently, what's
your top three favorite books? Throne of Glass, Poison Princess, and the Tiger's
Curse series.
9. Young adult, new
adult, or adult novels? Which do you prefer? Right now, YA. And that's only
because there's so much to offer--Fantasy/Contemp/SciFi/etc. But as New Adult
continues to grow and we see authors move outside of the NA contemp genre, I
think my favorite will eventually switch to NA. It's such a fun age to read.
Giveaway:
As the heiress to Titon Technologies, eighteen-year-old Aurora Titon can have whatever she wants—clothes, expensive gadgets, anything money can buy. All she really wants is to escape her pampered, paparazzi-prone life for the stars. Becoming the first female pilot to train as an astronaut for the Apollo Academy is exactly the chance for which she has been waiting. Everything would be perfect if it weren't for her unreciprocated crush on a fellow student, the sexy astronaut bent on making her life hell, and the fact that someone keeps trying to kill her.
Kimberly P. Chase holds a Bachelor's Degree in Aeronautical Science from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, which basically means she's kind of a geek and loves flying airplanes. Naturally, her books tend to include aviation, hot flight instructors, aviator glasses, and—let's not forget—kissing! When Kimberly's not writing or reading, she's hanging out with her husband, four-year-old son, and two dogs.
