Marilyn's Musings

Marilyn: Kim, will you please tell me something about your background? Kim: I grew up in South Sacramento. One of my ancestor’s is buried in the Sacramento Historical Cemetery where some of the founding fathers of the city are buried. I’m the oldest of seven. That doesn’t count my half brother and sister. With my mother’s remarriage, there’s now twelve kids! I’m a former first grade school teacher. After teaching for fifteen years I decided to stay home to take care of my son and also to concentrate on my writing. I took writing classes at UCI extension with the fab Lou Nelson, who teaches Writing the Novel. Currently I’m homeschooling my son and finishing revisions on my third YA fantasy/romance, No Goddesses Allowed. I’m working on the sequel to Crossed Out. Plus an edgier, more intense novel is in the works too. Marilyn: When did you realize you wanted to be a writer? Kim: In the sixth grade we were assigned to do a paper on the Nixon visit to China. I decided to act like a...

Medium is one of my favorite shows on TV for several reasons. I love the supernatural aspect of the stories--the writers do a great job of coming up with new ideas each week. The main character looks like a real woman, one who might be your neighbor or the gal down the street. Her teeth on perfect, she's bit on the plump side, and though she's nice looking, she's not a raging beauty. She and her husband love one another. He puts up with a lot--but continues to support her because he understand her gift--which sometimes seems to be more like a curse. He's pleasant looking, but not certainly not a handsome leading man type. They have a family that looks like it might really be theirs. None of the children are perfect specimens though certainly healthy looking. The two oldest girls are good actors. The youngest not so, but she looks like a real kid, a bit gangly and wears glasses. The show does a great job portraying a woman with a sometimes troubling ability who has a fam...