Interview with Karleen Koen
Earlier this summer I read and loved Before Versailles and I'm over-the-moon at sharing my interview with author Karleen Koen.
What was the plot of your very first piece of fiction?
My very first piece of fiction would have to be short stories written for junior high.....something about a South American pyramid and time travel or something like that......I did write a send up of the Cinderella story for elementary, in which Cinderella was played by a big guy in a dress.....
Do you have any writing rituals or routines?
I'm always trying different things.....nothing sticks.....nothing makes the not-knowingness of the process any easier. I do have a fairly regular meditation practice, and that seems to help the stress.
Was Before Versailles the original title of your book?
I started with KING......had someone say, "As in Martin Luther?".....then I went to MONARCH.....thinking of the metamorphosis of a butterfly. My agent felt that title was too baldly masculine. Doodling…
What was the plot of your very first piece of fiction?
My very first piece of fiction would have to be short stories written for junior high.....something about a South American pyramid and time travel or something like that......I did write a send up of the Cinderella story for elementary, in which Cinderella was played by a big guy in a dress.....
Do you have any writing rituals or routines?
I'm always trying different things.....nothing sticks.....nothing makes the not-knowingness of the process any easier. I do have a fairly regular meditation practice, and that seems to help the stress.
Was Before Versailles the original title of your book?
I started with KING......had someone say, "As in Martin Luther?".....then I went to MONARCH.....thinking of the metamorphosis of a butterfly. My agent felt that title was too baldly masculine. Doodling…
