![]() Me come to terms with it in the real world. Writing Death as something beautiful helps I tend to be a deeply cynical person, but in stories, even the darkest, Write worlds I want to live in, not necessary the one that I believe actuallyĮxists. Isn’t an ending, but rather a beginning to a journey. Not be expecting by creating a world in which Death is almost human, at times I wanted to bring out aspects readers might With both books was to explore the lighter side of darker themes, focusing onĭeath, the darkest theme of all. Kim Ventrella: The world actually started in my first book, SKELETON TREE.Īlthough SKELETON TREE and BONE HOLLOW are stand-alone novels, with differentĬharacters and a different feel, they do take place in the same world. ![]() Find out more at or follow Kim on Twitter and Instagram: Ībushaar: Where did you get the inspiration to create the Bone Hollow ![]() She lives in Oklahoma City with her dog and co-writer, Hera. Kim has held a variety of interesting jobs, including children’s librarian, scare actor, Peace Corps volunteer, French instructor and overnight staff at a women’s shelter, but her favorite job title is author. ![]() Her works explore difficult topics with big doses of humor, whimsy and hope. ![]() Kim Ventrella is the author of the middle grade novels Skeleton Tree (2017) and Bone Hollow (2019, Scholastic Press), and she is a contributor to the upcoming New Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark anthology (2020, HarperCollins). ![]()
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