Ask the Author: Kristina Born

Kritina Born’s The Village Called Hurty was a finalist in our most recent writing contest. She talks with us about her hurty place, the magic she wants and her favorite werewolf.

1. Where is your hurty place?

I bruise like a peach and am really pretty astonishingly clumsy, so I hurty all over most days.

2. What would you throw in the bride’s face at a wedding?

I would probably accuse her of buying blood diamonds or something.

3. How did you build “The Village Called Hurty”?

It started when I was real hurty after a breakup, and became harder and harder to finish as the hurty went away. I thought it was going to be a breakup novel but a breakup page is more positive, and my mom is always telling me to be more positive.

4. What magic would you like to have?

When I was a kid, I used to always want the ability to freeze time so I could steal ice cream from the convenience store. That still sounds alright to me.

5. Teen Wolf, Simon Le Bon, or Wolfman Jack: who is your favorite werewolf and why?

Dudes, Oz from Buffy is the best werewolf. He plays in a rock ‘n’ roll band, okay?

6. How do you let a romance boil off?

You take it off the love stove? I don’t know. Something to do with private parts, probably.