A: I really don't know. It is a long process getting everything ready but if you keep checking back with this website I will update it as soon as the book is available.
Q: How many books will there be?
A: There are a total of 3 books planned. There may be more if the series goes well. Q: Why have such a gruesome beginning? A: That is a very good question and I am glad you asked that. Some people say the 1st chapter (Preface) is gruesome and unnecessary, others say it is an attention grabber and will explain the rest of the story. I've had some parents say that they don't want their children reading about that, my comment to them is; that's fine. If you want to protect your children please do so, however, if you watch the news or read the papers you are subjected to that kind of thing day in and day out. If you come back and say; that is one thing, but my children shouldn't have to read it in a book, then my comment is that is a matter of opinion. The fact of the matter is people are molded into whom they will become in life - by their life experiences, either yours or someone else'. Why so extreme? In retrospect my books' Preface falls along the same line as Batman watching his parents get mugged and shot in broad daylight, or Superman realizing his entire planet was destroyed and his parents died on it. Even the new hit series Harry Potter begins with an orphaned baby whose parents had just been murdered. It is what those people did with that knowledge, with that life experience that made them into the heroes that they became. Q: Kaitlyn goes through a "bad girl" phase towards the end of the book. Was that really necessary?
A: Necessary is a matter of opinion. I could have made her character go in a number of directions, I chose this direction so she could learn an important lesson - which I remind you is what is necessary to learn and to grow. The story is full of emotion and I felt it necessary to include the entire array of those emotions. Kaitlyn starts the book by feeling alone and vulnerable. It was that vulnerability that made her decide to do something to change. As she takes charge of her life and then learns of her abilities, her self esteem grows, she becomes happy, proud and strong. Then as circumstances change and she becomes sad, even depressed and then turns angry, that anger mixed with her strength; made her in all aspects "evil". She feels she can't go any further down, she’s too strong to allow herself to feel vulnerable again so that is where the "bad girl" phase falls into play. But like any life lesson she realizes that the "bad girl" phase is only hurting her and she regrets and repents her mistakes which helped her to mature. It was all an important step to take in order to successfully broaden the characters mentality. Q: Why Telepathy?
A: Why not? I mean, what teenage girl in high school hasn't for a moment, wondered what her boyfriend was thinking about? What student wouldn't want the ability to talk to his or her friend across the room while the teacher was speaking? It's an ability that could be realistic without going to the extreme of flying across the skies, doing magical spells or X-ray vision. Q: Okay, But Kaitlyn has other abilities, Telekinesis, Flashes that see into the future, and the strength of six men, Do you think these additions make it any less realistic?
A: Absolutely not. The abilities Kaitlyn learned were similar in nature. All of which are mental abilities that with time, practice and patience could be honed by a determined individual. These abilities came to Kaitlyn due to her mothers extreme circumstances while being held captive. Kaitlyn's mother talked to her unborn child through mental communication. It was that mental communication that opened Kaitlyn's mind to those options, to tap into those unknown abilities. However, as with any mental ability it is very hard if not nearly impossible for the average person to use which is why the telekinesis is not prevalent in the book. It is not realistic enough to believe wholly. Q: Yes but what about the strength of six men? How do you explain that one?
A: The mothers prayer. Kaitlyn's mother prayed Kaitlyn would be able to communicate with someone special, to see the future before it happened, and to help others using the strength of THE six men who took her mother captive. It was a prayer, a wish that came true and with practice and strength training, Kaitlyn was able to get that ability. As with any practice and training, most all things are possible. Which brings me right back to the first chapter and why it was so gruesome. It was necessary to express the traumatic reality of Kaitlyn's mother's predicament, in order to help the reader fully understand how powerfully strong that prayer was that she said every day. She wanted her child to be safe and strong, to have the ability to keep this from happening to herself or others. It was a selfless prayer from a dying mother which allowed the possibility of these gifts. Something I selfishly hope could be possible under such extremely traumatic circumstances. Q: How can I find out more about Telepathy?
A: Well what I did was a basic MSN search for telepathy which pulled up thousands of websites and I started from site number one. I wanted to learn as much as I could both fact and fiction so I could understand about this ability since I personally don't have this gift myself. Q: Who killed Kaitlyn's father and Tom McKinney?
A: Read the next book of the series to discover those answers, I'm not going to spoil it for anyone. What I will say is this: What you find out will be incredibly shocking. Q: Are there any unabridged audio book versions of all the Kaitlyn Jones series books?
A: Unabridged audio books are not available yet but I hope they will be soon for the person who doesn't read that much. Q: Who will be interested in this book? A: Anyone who is young or young at heart. Anyone searching to find their place in the world. Anyone who has been lied to in the past. Anyone who has ever been in or wants to be in a relationship. Anyone who has dealt with a bully. And anyone who has ever wanted to be special, different, stronger or more popular is going to like this book. About Publishing with 1st Books/AuthorHouse Q: What is 1st Books Library / AuthorHouse? A: 1st books Library recently changed their name to Author House but they are still the same great On-Demand Publishing Company. AuthorHouse was founded by an aspiring author who saw the need for a simple and effective self-publishing process.
AuthorHouse is committed to providing the highest level of customer service in publishing. Each author is assigned a personal advocate who spends hours guiding them through each step of the publishing process. They provide a broad array of tools and services to allow authors to make their own choices throughout the publishing process. Authors retain all rights, maintain editorial control and choose the exact selection of services that best suits their goals. In short, every author can control his or her own publishing destiny.
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