Dragon Soul Press had a moment to interview Kelle Kranendonk, an author featured in The Damned and Soul Ink: Volume One.

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1. Introduce yourself.
   • My name is Kellee Kranendonk and I’m a Canadian author.
2. What prompted you to begin writing?
   • I don’t remember a time in my life when I wasn’t writing. My late grandfather claimed I
     must have been born with a pen in one hand and paper in the other. I have no idea what
     may have prompted my first story but now it’s for enjoyment, and to keep me sane.
     Maybe that was always the reason. (Of course I like any money my writing earns me.
     Who wouldn’t?)
3. Do you have a favorite story or poem you’ve written? What’s it about?
   • I think most of my pieces have been my favourite at one time or another. But overall I
     guess I’d have to say my favourite ”story” is actually a non-fiction piece about the time I
     got to meet the gal from the US that I’d been writing to for almost 40 years. It was the
     first time I got to see her in person. It’s been more than that now and we still keep in
     touch.
4. What is your writing process like?
   • I’d describe my writing process as chaotic. I’ll write any time I feel like it (as long as I
     have the time) but I don’t have any set schedule. More often than not I’m working on
     more than one piece at a time, moving between or among them as inspiration strikes. I
     work in multiple genres as well.
5. Where do you draw inspiration from?
   • Everything and everywhere.
6. Who is your favorite author?
   • Stephen King and Kathy Reichs are a couple of my favourite authors.
7. What do you hope readers enjoy most from your work?
   • I hope they enjoy the words I’ve strung together to make them feel something – joy or
     fear, or something to make them say “wow, I’m glad I got the chance to read that.”
8. Where can readers learn more about you?
   • On Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Bsky, and Mastodon.