About K. Manna
K. Manna has written poetry and short monologues, but didn’t realize her passion for writing until she attempted writing a book as a creative outlet. And with this Royals Rise was born, growing from an itty-bitty seedling into a ginormous willow tree. Impressed that she wrote an entire book, it wasn’t until years later that she decided to pursue her goal of sharing Royals Rise with others. Yes, she very self-consciously forced herself to take her first baby step into the self-publishing world.
K. Manna lives in the Twin Cities of MN with her long-time love and two daughters (gor and liddle gal). She is a Radiologic Technologist by day and a when-possible writer by night. Finding quiet time to write can be difficult, but this doesn’t stop her. If staying up into the wee hours of night is the only way for her to create another world, another story, she will do so; for through creation is the only way K. Manna’s imagination can run wild and become a ‘sense of real’ all at once.
22 Things You Don’t Know About Me:
1. It took me four months to write Royals Rise.
2. If I could choose only one place to travel to, it would be Greece.
3. A couple of my paper boyfriends are Christopher Hemsworth and Sam Heughen.
4. The only sport that I enjoy watching is UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship).
5. I wrote Royals Rise freehand, which felt more therapeutic than typing.
6. Three foods I wouldn’t want to live without: sushi, red Thai curry, and an Indian dish called Beef Josh.
7. Finding great deals while thrift shopping excites me.
8. One skill I would love to learn how to do well is cook like a fancy chef.
9. I remember many of my odd nighttime dreams, which I’ve incorporated into Go-Go’s dreams.
10. A great book-to-screen is Outlander.
11. Learning about natural health and wellness amazes me.
12. Some of my favorite singers are Sia, Billie Eilish, and Amy Winehouse.
13. I have never broken a bone (knock on wood), but I have seen many in my profession.
14. Royals Rise is the first book that I ever attempted writing.
15. I’m a sucker for dramedies.
16. Some day I hope to experience walking through ancient ruins and castles.
17. My favorite of the four seasons is fall, and least favorite is the brittle cold winter.
18. Movies that never fail to make me cry: Braveheart and The Notebook.
19. My favorite high school subject was art, and I still enjoy many forms of art.
20. I find myself making up nicknames for people. This I owe to my mother and late grandfather, which I once thought was terribly annoying.
21. When I was young my mother said that I was a very bossy child. I bossed around childhood friends and an invisible friend, too, apparently.
22. I’m not a fan of scary movies. I blame the movie Poltergeist for this.