Karri Thompson, a native of San Diego, California, grew up
hanging out at the beach and playing sports.
When she’s not nerding out at San Diego Comic-Con, she can be seen doing
normal-people stuff like teaching high-school English, cooking delicious meals
for her family, and attending her son’s football games. In her spare time, she writes young adult and
new adult fiction and loves listening to hard rock. She hopes to live long and prosper, and that
you will, too.
If you could sing one song on The Voice, (or X-Factor
or American Idol), what would it be and why?
First of all, I would definitely want to sing on
The Voice, so I could meet and look at Adam Levine. I can’t sing. If I
auditioned for American Idol, I’d be one of the people they’d keep, so Simon
could say something to me like: "Last year I described someone as being
the worst singer in America. I think you're possibly the worst singer in the world,"
but I’d do my best with the song “Beautiful Dangerous.” It’s by Slash, but
Fergie (Black Eyed Peas) does the vocals. This song is sexy, gritty, and heavy
on the rock and roll. I love the chorus: “Now we're on this planet, I'm in love
with all your dangers, dangers. We can live forever, I can be your pagan angel,
angel, Beautiful dangerous.” I love this song, and the range is something I
could handle without my voice cracking. It would still be terrible, but I’d
wear something sexy, so at least I’d be dressing the part.
You're on a deserted island and uncover an ancient
looking box. When you open it, a genie appears and tells you to make one wish.
You can wish for anything--except more wishes or a way off the island. What do
you ask for?
I’m not sure if asking for a working satellite
phone counts as a way off the island or not. If I had the satellite phone, I
could call and let people know where I was without directly asking to be
rescued, and then they could come get me on their own. But if I couldn’t wish
for that, I’d wish for a puppy. I am a married, so the first thing I thought of
was wishing to have my husband there with me, but then I realized that would be
pretty selfish of me because I’d be denying him of his family, especially our son,
his friends, and all the luxuries of being in civilization. A dog wouldn’t know
the difference. As long as the dog had my company and love, it would be happy,
and then I wouldn’t be so lonely.
Most embarrassing teen moment- that you're
willing to admit publicly?
When was sixteen, I went to Hawaii with my
cousin for her senior trip. I brought a poster with me of a really hot guy who
was completely nude, except for the fact that he was turned to the side, so you
couldn’t see his “stuff.” I hung the poster up in our hotel room. On the second
night of our trip, my cousin and I went out to dinner and when we came back,
our hotel room was swarming with police officers. Apparently our room had been broken
into. I remember being so embarrassed while the cops were talking to me, asking
me questions, etc., and that poster was right there for everyone to see. I was mortified!
If you were to trade places with someone in a
young adult novel, who would it be and why?
OMG! This is a hard question. I’d love to say
that I’d switch with my own character, Cassie, from MIRROR X and ASCENDANCY
because Michael is a total hottie, but her life is way too crazy for me. So, I
guess I’d say Hermione Granger, not that her life isn’t crazy either, but at
least she has a wand and a broom to ride – and she gets to experience Hogwarts.
Unfortunately she also gets to experience Ron. Okay, he’s a great guy, but he’s
not really my type. I’d want to be Hermione for the magic, not the romance.
What's your go to writing snack? chocolate,
potato chips, whiskey?
I have two “go to writing snacks” – a tall glass
of unsweetened iced tea, and a tall glass of unsweetened iced coffee. I love
the taste of both and the caffeine keeps my mind awake and working. I’ll sip
one and then the other, just arbitrarily switching back and forth between the
two. When I get stuck on a sentence, how I want to word it, etc., I take a long
gulp of each, and if that doesn’t work, I get on the ground and do a few sit
ups or pushups. When I face my computer again, I always come up with what to
write. It works every time.
I’ll never let them control me…
I’ve been lied to, deceived, and
manipulated—again. You’d think I’d be treated with dignity and respect.
I’m the one who’s supposed to save humanity, right? I’m the one with the
power to re-populate this dying world. But the clones want to control
me, force me to give birth over and over again. And my daughters will
face the same fate—unless I change it.
My awakening into this future should have
been a chance for a new life, but it just promises a living death. With
Michael on my side, though, maybe I can save us. He’s the only person I
can trust.
I hear rumors of others… A secret society is growing. Tension is building.
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