tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252796744252207312024-02-19T09:26:45.360+01:00International Kimselius FansiteInternational Kimselius Fansitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11248163605922924034noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325279674425220731.post-35733428734296158252014-06-08T11:00:00.000+02:002014-06-08T11:00:00.400+02:00How to write a bookThis post is from Kim M Kimselius own webbsite. Don't hesitate to check it out here: <div>
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"The most frequent question that Kim gets when she's out lecturing, in letters and in e-mails is: How do I write a book?<br /><br />Below Kim gives you a few simple tips on writing a book/story. </div>
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<b>Befor you start writing your story</b></div>
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First you get a "Post-it"-pad (one of those little yellow/pink/grey sticky note pads). When an idea pops up, write it down on the paper. Next idea - next paper. Then gather them all either on a wall or in a book. (A wall is best, there you can look at your little papers all the time). <span style="line-height: 115%;">Read through the notes when you think
you have enough ideas. See if you have found ideas for a good beginning, a good
ending, enough chapters etc. If you can’t find an ending, try figure one out.
Otherwise you might risk getting stuck when you get there, not knowing what to
write. Don’t write too much on your sticky papers – you don’t want a full
chapter there, just hints for chapters. When you see and read the notes on the
wall, new ideas might come up, or if you see a note that doesn’t fit in, you
can just add to it or simply remove it. It must feel right! Don’t be afraid to
alter or cut out pieces in your story even when you think it’s finished.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><b>When you start writing your story</b></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Picture yourself the person you want to write about, try to be that person, feel what she/he feels, see what that person sees and write everything down.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Don't use an eraser and never mind the spelling when you start. Write from your heart and let your fantasy flow.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Write as much as you can when you start. Follow "the thread" and stick to something important to hold the story together. (here you use the things written on your sticky papers.)</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Not until you feel the story is readey you may start thinking about the spelling. Remember: you can alter the story, add to it or cut out pieces until you feel it is completely finished.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">It' not important to concentrate on the language when you sketch your story. You can polish the text later when the story is ready.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Don't forget to describe where the persons are, what is happening around them - are there more people around? - what they do when they talk. In other words: remember that a dialogue is not enough!</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><b>Finishing your story</b></span></div>
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It's a good idea to let someone you trust read what you have written. This someone must not be afraid to criticise you and honestly say what thay think. Sometimes it's difficult to see faults in your own writing. The story might seem complicated and mixed up and even hard to understand. This is what you need your friend to discover!</div>
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<b><i>Good luck with your writing!"</i></b></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325279674425220731.post-87879689974897684932014-05-11T12:00:00.001+02:002014-05-11T12:01:46.614+02:00Kim's books in other languages<div class="MsoNormal">
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would be translated into other languages, the time I was eight years old I
decided to become a writer . Now it's six languages in total and several
titles of each language. Here you can see them all:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Here is the English version of Back
to Pompeii, Back to Pompeii. It is the latest translated book.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><br />The very first translation was of
Curse of the Pharaoh, Pharaoh Novo prokletstvo, to Serbian.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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into Serbian was I'm not a witch, Ja nisam Vestica.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Serbian was Back to Pompeii, Povratak u Pompeju, which is actually the first
book in the series.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The second book in Finnish was Pharaoh's
curse, Faaraon Kirous. I like the Finnish book covers very much. I understand
why the foreign publishers make use of the Swedish covers because they are so
lovely.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The Norwegian Back to Pompeii,
Tilbake til Pompeii, was supposed to be followed by I'm Not a Witch, but the
publisher was closed and despite selling rights the book never published in
Norwegian.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Then came the turn of Spanish Back to
Pompeii, Pompeya Comienza la aventura. This book is the only one that has pictures
interspersed in the text, has become a bit more of a textbook than a fictional
book.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">I'm so happy for my Icelandic
translated books. The first book Back to Pompeii, Aftur til Pompei. The books
have done so that I have visited Iceland twice. This particular book was named
one of the year's best foreign language books for young people when it came out
in Iceland in 2009.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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curse, Bölvun Pharaoh. Here, the publisher decided to make their own covers.
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out was The Guillotine, Fallöxin, which means that the publisher has skipped
Hidden Inca, Viking thrall, the Black Death and Snapphanar. Something that has
not passed by the Icelandic fans. They have contacted me and wondered if the
books really come out in the order they were written.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Fifth Icelandic book is Knight's
value, Töfrasverdid. When the book came out, I was in Iceland and lectured and
the kids laughed at me when I tried to pronounce the Icelandic title.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Yes, that was the foreign books so
far. It will hopefully be several more languages, always fun to get set the
foreign books in the bookcase."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325279674425220731.post-50527180917673558422014-05-04T12:17:00.000+02:002014-05-04T12:17:00.021+02:00Writing with joy<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;">This is what Kim M. Kimselius wrote writing
with joy:</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">"Writing with joy is the name of
my notebook, but it's not the one I 'm going to talk about today.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">It's the joy of writing I want to
tell you about. For me there is almost nothing better than to write, but it's
not for everyone, that I know of all the letters and emails I get.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">So how do you find the joy to write?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">To me it's obvious to write to
myself, if something I like, something I'm passionate about, something I want
to convey to others.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">This is not obvious to everyone. Many
people write because they have a dream of becoming a writer, because they think
that you have to write in a particular way, expressing oneself as a writer,
using a special language, write a particular genre (mostly detective novels),
or write so an editor will enjoy the story.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">It's usually then it freezes. Because
if you've decided to write a book, like a detective story, just because it is
popular and can make you rich, but you do not have a that kind of story inside
you, then it becomes all wrong.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">If you are not good at finding the
intrigue around a murder, or know how the murderer will be found, then there
will be no good book because it forces you to write something you are really
passionate about.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">You should write about what you do
best, whatever that is popular reading at the moment. You might have a romantic
comedy within you, or a real harlequin story, with lots of love and sex. You
might want to write something dramatic and sad, to tell you about something
that has happened to you or someone in your vicinity.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">It is only when you open up your
thoughts and feelings and unleashes words you have within you that there will
be joy in the writing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Try to find your voice, your
specialty and not lock yourself by rules and musts. Write on and feel how fun
it is to let your fingers run up over the keys, or how the pen fills the papers
with words.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Be glad for all the words you put on
paper, instead of being sad and think that you have not posted enough. If it
only gets a single sentence written during the day, you have at least posted
something that you felt joy about when you wrote it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">As I write this text, I feel joy,
because I am passionate about inspiring others to write and learn to find joy
in writing. At the same time I'm filled with longing to write in my book, for
it is so that the more you write, the easier it becomes. So it is with
everything, the more you practice the better you get.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Sometimes when I'm lecturing in
primary school, they usually get to write short stories based on a color. I
urge them to write from the first color they see within themselves.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">It tends to be magical stories. Like
the little boy who saw black and then wrote a sad story about divorce and a lost
dog. Someone else saw yellow and wrote on a lovely summer vacation in the countryside
with his grandparents.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">What kind of color do you see within
you? Begin typing from that and then build on your story. Make sure to have fun
and let the smile spread from your mouth through your body, feel joy when you
write.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Good Luck!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Please look into Kimselius writing
tips, </span><span class="textexposedshow"><span style="background: white; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fkim-m-kimselius.blogspot.se%2Fp%2Fkimselius-skrivtips.html&h=GAQGtjLjL&s=1" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: windowtext; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">http://kim-m-kimselius.blogspot.se/p/kimselius-skrivtips.html</span></a></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">You can also find more tips on how to
write with joy in my book To write with joy, which can be borrowed at the
library, both as a regular book and e-book.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Hugs Kim M. Kimselius"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Are you up for the challenge? Write
from your heart and enjoy the words that are coming from within you!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Sharon Elbaz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Here is the sample of Kim M. Kimselius new book about the Grand Duchess, Anastasia!</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">"She sat hidden behind a dresser and
peeked out at those who inspected the tsarist family's furniture that would
soon be auctioned.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">She had to swallow the lump grew in
her throat, when the memories come to her. She remembered her father, so proud
and straight, unyielding, unable to be broken, she had all the same thought,
but fate wanted otherwise.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Her dear mother, so beautiful. Now
she was considerably older than her mother had become.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The siblings, the dear and sickly
brother, there loved dogs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Now they were all long gone. Fate had
been cruel, formed them to a life in which they never would live.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">People touch the table's shiny
surface, felt the silk fabric on the sofa and armchairs, the audited,
criticized and brought accolades. She saw and felt annoyance, longing, sadness
and anticipation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Tensely awaited her on the right
people, while she let the thoughts go.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Imagine how much speculation there had
been about the imperial family's fate, especially of Anastasia's fate. Many had
claimed to be the surviving Grand Duchess Anastasia. She thought of Anna
Andersson, who had claimed that she was the missing Grand Duchess.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Why would anyone want to claim the
title? It was risking there own life. Now, if they had made such great pains to
escape from death, why did they then reveal their identity?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">It was something she could not
possibly understand.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">She had been hiding during all the
decades, followed all the discussions, smiled at all the fake versions of the
Grand Duchess who did everything to get over the tsarist family fortune, the
one that no longer existed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Anna Andersson was the one who was
most like her aunt, whom many had long thought was the real Anastasia. She
sighed at how gullible people could be. Although she and her family had allowed
themselves to be fooled once for a very long time ago.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">She was tired, she had lived too long,
seen too much, seen untold suffering and death.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Her veined old hands trembled as she
rolled the chair forward to get a better overview of the premises. She had seen
a familiar figure enter the room.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The heart began to throb like a
teenage heart, so that it once had done when she first had seen the young man.
She had waited and longed to meet him again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Now he stood before her, as vibrant
as last, although it differed oceans of years between them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The wrinkled old cheeks were slightly
pink and her eyes filled with tears, as she thought of all she had been able to
experience, all she had missed out on, all the loved ones who had died.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">He was accompanied by the girl he had
talked so much about. They smiled at each other, which made her both excited
and happy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">When he sat down on the couch,
stroking the silk and put his hand on the wood bud, and in the next second,
disappear, it became too much for her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">She knew what he would experience,
she had been there, she was part of the young man's story. The memories poured
over her and they hurt. So evil that the heart cramped and stopped beating.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The old lady sank down into the chair
and her hand slid an envelope on which was written to Theo Aurelius ...."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325279674425220731.post-66753434106853306062014-04-20T11:14:00.000+02:002014-04-20T11:14:00.550+02:00"New book from Kim M. Kimselius"<div class="MsoNormal">
Now she has
done it again. Kim has finished writing yet another exciting book. It’s called Anastasia's
Destiny and deals with the Russian Imperial Family: Tsar Nicholas II, Tsaritsa
Alexandra, and their children, and the seventeen-year-old Grand Duchess, and
when the revolutionaries storm the Tsar's palace and takes the Russian Czar and
his family captive.</div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Anastasia's
Destiny comes out in Sweden in August 2014, and will be her 19th adventure book.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Excited to
read this book? If you can read Swedish, you can click on the link below and
read the first chapter of Anastasia's Destiny! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /><a href="http://kim-m-kimselius.blogspot.se/2014/04/las-forsta-kapitlet-ur-anastasias-ode.html">http://kim-m-kimselius.blogspot.se/2014/04/las-forsta-kapitlet-ur-anastasias-ode.html</a></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Tune in next week and read the sample in english!<br />
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/ / Sharon Elbaz</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325279674425220731.post-82048514025653182522014-04-13T10:41:00.000+02:002014-04-13T10:41:57.289+02:00Writing Trip<div class="MsoNormal">
I'm almost
just back from sunny Turkey where I went to get away a little bit and just
focus on one thing, my writing. Many would probably say that what I just did is
called a Writing Trip, when you go off to focus on just their own writing, an
occasion when you go away from everyday life and do a little mini vacation.</div>
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<span lang="EN-US">But must
such a trip be to a sunny and exotic location? Who can afford to go to Turkey
every other weekend to finish whatever you are writing?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Personally,
I think a writing trip can be done in many different ways. It may be that you
go to your summerhouse, although it would be a cold spring day and the heat is
not running in the house. It may be a trip to the library or even a picnic at
the nearest sea or lake. The meaning of a writing trip is to change the surroundings
and not just sit at your writing desk or writing corner.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Can you fit
a small excursion into your schedule? If not, it is possible to change a bit in
the schedule? I think it works if you just want to.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Therefore I
say; do it! Find a time and go away. Write! And if you do not write, then go
off and read! Change the surroundings and doing something you have long yearned
to do!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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/ / Sharon Elbaz</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325279674425220731.post-55315785860196818822014-03-24T08:53:00.000+01:002014-03-24T08:53:10.704+01:00Monday Morning<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">When the alarm
goes off and reminds you that it is the first day of the week then you should
think about not going in to a depression at once. See the day as if it's your
first day in a week of opportunities and try to find the joy of the week. Maybe
you'll meet someone you have not seen for a long time or find something you
have not done in a while. Look forward to the little things in life and you
will see that life will be so much more fun and so even this week.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"> “But,
there's nothing this week that I look forward to, it’s just full of boring
stuff”, you might say.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">At that I
would reply that if that is the case then you have a assignment for today. Your
mission is to plan something you enjoy doing. It might be to play a board game with
your family or maybe just to read a book. A book I believe everyone should read
every night and I have just the right author for you, an author who writes for
both young and adult. Kim's books are exciting and educational. Try one
of her books!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">//Sharon Elbaz</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325279674425220731.post-22577599864745576502014-03-20T11:13:00.000+01:002014-03-20T11:13:35.419+01:00A Writers Workday<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Many of you
out there in the world dream of being able to work and earn a living for your
writing, so would I, but what does it really mean to work as a writer? Is it
really as glamorous as it seems to write when you feel like it an then hang out
with your friends? No, if you are in the writing world you know what it takes
to finish a book. It takes time, effort and hard work. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">To get a
glimpse of what a normal day looks like for a real life author I have
translated a post from Kim M. Kimselius blog </span><a href="http://kim-m-kimselius.blogspot.se/2014/03/en-helt-vanlig-forfattardag.html"><span lang="EN-US">http://kim-m-kimselius.blogspot.se/2014/03/en-helt-vanlig-forfattardag.html</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Here she
writes how an ordinary day looks like for her:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">“A typical
day for me starts at some point around 4-5 in the morning. That is when I get
the first kisses from my dogs. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">At this
time a year it’s still dark outside so the first walk with my dogs are a short
one around our two acres of fenced land. Outside those fences sneaks boars and
grubs in the soil. Therefore we carefully stay inside the fences.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">When the
sun rises it’s time for the second walk with my three dogs, Ticki, Pluto and
Tudor.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Between the
two walks I have worked with my book. The second dog walk gives me renewed
energy. When I get home again it’s time for breakfast and a cup of gingertea.</div>
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Sometimes I’ll
get the surprise that the newspaper Sydöstran has appointed me to today’s
twitter person and sometimes I’ve been appointed the twitter person of the week
(see picture above)!</div>
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<span lang="EN-US">After
breakfast it is time to deal with e-mail, visit my Facebook friends, Twitter
and Goggle+, and write my daily blog post. It usually takes me two hours.
Sometimes I get around 200-250 e-mails in a day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">After all
that is done I continued writing on my book again, often inspired after I’ve
read all the e-mails from readers who tell me what they think of my books, or
after reading the positive posts from my writer colleagues.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Soon it’s
time for lunch, that we make at home, then it’s time for another walk. If the weather
is nice we spend the lunch hour in the garden, it’s like I’ve mentioned very
big and requires a lot of work. Tudor is always happy to help by pulling
branches.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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While Pluto,
the older male, prefers to sit by the branch pile and wait, because he knows
that we are going to come back there.</div>
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Tickie
tends to go on by her own in search of food, there is plenty to eat: cat poop,
a forgotten bone, a dead bird and moles. At other times of the year there is
much more to eat: snatch potatoes from the potato patch, stealing raspberries,
strawberries, currants, pick plums, apples and pears. In addition she usually
sits outside the greenhouse when I’m in there because she loves cucumber!</div>
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After lunch
the dogs usually sleep sweetly and snore loudly. At that time it’s perfect to disappear
away in to the fantasy world of mine for a while. Since Tudor is not yet an
adult it soon time for another pee break at around half past three in the
afternoon. At that point I also take the opportunity to make myself a cup of tea.
After that I write until five pm. Then it’s time for a new dog walk and dinner.</div>
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It tends to
get dark before we’re back home and we get to hurry up, because I do not want
to meet wild boars who loves to go just outside the meadow next to our house.
Do the dogs would like it, at least until the boars goes to attack.</div>
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Well, and then
that day was over… No, not quite yet. At this time I usually take a ride on the
exercise bike or walk on the band. After that I crawl up in my comfy armchair and read
a good book, or proofread some of my own. That is if it’s not so that my imagination
has taken over my head during the walk, because if it has I sit down and write
for a few more hours. After that it’s bedtime where I dream wonderful,
imaginative dreams that fill my head with words that I can put into writing
when I wake up the next morning.”</div>
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<span lang="EN-US">So, that
was a post from Kim’s own blog that is written in Swedish. Please visit it even
if you don’t read Swedish for there are many nice pictures to look at! The address
is: </span><a href="http://kim-m-kimselius.blogspot.se/2014/03/en-helt-vanlig-forfattardag.html"><span lang="EN-US">http://kim-m-kimselius.blogspot.se/2014/03/en-helt-vanlig-forfattardag.html</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Wow! What a
day, or do you not think that? Here we see that it takes a lot of work if we
want to be able to live on our writing. Are you willing to spend the time it
requires? Leave a comment below and tell us about your day or if you think that
it shows in Kim’s book the effort she puts in them!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325279674425220731.post-85817173607394939962014-03-16T11:00:00.000+01:002014-03-16T11:00:01.231+01:00A New Blogger<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Hello!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br />My name is
Sharon Elbaz and I'm the new blogger for this site. When Kim M. Kimselius herself
asked me if I wanted to take over this blog, I could not refuse.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br />So, who am
I, the girl who’s going to write to you from now on? I am a girl of 23 years
old this year and have only for a few months realized that I actually am good
at dealing with words. I have always had a good imagination so that was not a
problem. Since a young age I’ve told stories for my younger siblings with
stuffed animals, but it wasn’t until I was a teenager that I started to write.
Since then I haven’t stopped. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br />When I was
on a family party my cousin told me about a new book of hers called Back to
Pompeii. At that point I didn’t know about the author Kim M. Kimselius, in fact
I did barely now what an author was, but after reading her first book I would
never forget Kim’s name again. The story captured me after just the first
chapter and after that I was hooked. The tale of Ramona and her new friend Theo
was like no one that I’ve ever read before. With me home from my cousin I
brought all her books of Kimselius; Back to Pompeii, I am not a witch and The
Course of Pharaoh.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br />Since then
I’ve been a fan and I have many times been inspired of the woman who has
published 28 books so far. Below you can see a complete list of Kim’s books
that have been published up to the present.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br />I’m grateful
for the confidence that Kim gave me by allowing me to write here and I’ll do my
very best to update you all of all that concerns the writer Kim M. Kimselius!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b>The List of
Kim M. Kimselius books</b>:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Back
to Pompeii<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">I
am not a witch<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The
Curse of Pharaoh<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The
Hidden Inca Town<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Viking
Thrall<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The
Black Death<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Snapphanar<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The
Guillotine<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The Knight’s Sword<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The Forgotten War 1808 – 1809<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">A journey with Snapphanar<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The Chinese Dragon<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Kimberlie – Adventures in New Zealand<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Kimberlie – A new life<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Theo’s Pompeii<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Boudica’s Battle with the Romans<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Kimberlie – Strangers<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Life and Death in the shadow of the World
War II<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The flight from terror of the World War II<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The Mayan Secret<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The Joy of writing<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The day everything changed<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Mysrys – Short stories<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Harry’s adventurous life<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The Pearl of Persia<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The ghost at the bog<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The Moonestone<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span lang="EN-US">And for the
fun of it! Here are the <b>upcoming </b>books!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Save my little brother, will be out in May
2014<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Anastasia’s destiny, will be out in August
2014<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The horror journey with Titanic, will be
out in September 2014<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span lang="EN-US">If you
click on the link you’ll be able to see the covers of all the books:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://kimselius.se/hem/bockerna/index.html">http://kimselius.se/hem/bockerna/index.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Don’t be a stranger.
If you like what you read or if you don’t than please leave a comment! </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325279674425220731.post-48623974762698647492013-09-17T18:30:00.000+02:002013-09-17T18:30:00.830+02:00Author Kim M. Kimselius on passionate writing<h2 class="title">
<span style="font-size: small;">This interview is from <a href="http://interviewsthatmatter.net/2013/09/16/author-kim-m-kimselius-on-passionate-writing/"><u>INTERVIEWS THAT MATTER</u></a> by Johan Dahlberg.</span> </h2>
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Yes, they matter</h2>
Every
Monday I post a new interview. The subject? It can be anything, and
that's the beauty of it! With "Interviews That Matter" my aim is to
provide exciting reading material for your next coffee break. I want to
explore topics as far-fetched as space travels, as nerdy as medieval
role playing and as outrageous as gay rights. My three proclamations are
to amaze, inspire and enlighten you.<br />
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Author Kim M. Kimselius on passionate writing</h2>
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<a href="http://coolinterviews.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/kim1.jpg"><img alt="Kim M. Kimselius and some of her 26 books. Photo by Bertil Knoester." class="size-medium wp-image-589" height="285" src="http://coolinterviews.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/kim1.jpg?w=300&h=285" width="300" /></a><div class="wp-caption-text">
Kim M. Kimselius has a goal to write 100 books before she dies. Photo by Bertil Knoester.</div>
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<strong>Reviews often highlight how she fuses fiction with historical
facts. Her books can be found under the youth section, but the
enthralling writing attracts all ages. What’s the secret behind Kims’
passion of writing?</strong><br />
<br />
Kim M. Kimselius lives with her husband and three dogs, in a house in
the countryside. At the time of writing, she has released 26 books,
translated into six languages, including her debut <em>Back to Pompeii</em> from
1997. The majority are about Theo and Ramona, two youngsters who travel
back in time to numerous exciting historical places and time periods.<br />
<br />
But what’s driving her? Is it an urge to be seen, a need to teach and
share information – or just the inner satisfaction of seeing her
accomplishments lined up in a bookshelf?<br />
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<strong>Interviews That Matter: What does the “M” stand for?</strong><br />
<br />
<strong>Kim M. Kimselius:</strong> Mystique and magic is what I usually say. I build my lectures around the M, so I can’t tell.<br />
<br />
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<strong>ITM: Is being a writer living up to the expectations you may once have had?</strong><br />
<br />
<strong>KK:</strong> Yes, absolutely! My dream was to put my own
stories within hard covers in order to put them in my bookshelf. Then I
would proudly present them to others.<br />
<br />
But I never dreamed of my books being published. With 11 000 copies
sold within the first week of my debut, I have to say that being a
writer exceeded my expectations by far.<br />
<br />
<br />
<strong>ITM: What do you feel while writing?</strong><br />
<br />
<strong>KK:</strong> Enormous joy and creative desire.<br />
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I’m rich in life quality, since I get to do what I love. I’m rich in love since I get to be with the one I love.</h2>
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<strong>ITM: Have you ever googled your own name?</strong><br />
<br />
<strong>KK:</strong> Loads of times! It’s a good way to find reviews
of my books. The first time I did it, I was impressed that I got 4 000
hits. At the most, I’ve had 200 000. It varies all the time.<br />
<br />
<br />
<strong>ITM: Is it related to if you just released a new book?</strong><br />
<br />
<strong>KK:</strong> I don’t really know. Maybe it’s when there’s a new book, or maybe it’s when I’ve been out speaking a lot.<br />
<strong><a href="http://coolinterviews.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/kim2-small.jpg"><img alt="Photo by Bertil Knoester." class="alignleft size-full wp-image-593" src="http://coolinterviews.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/kim2-small.jpg?w=620" /></a> </strong><br />
<strong>ITM:
Whenever I read about you, you’re praised by readers and authors alike.
There’s never a bad word about you! Have you ever encountered any mean
comments that hurt you?</strong><br />
<br />
<strong>KK:</strong> Thank you for the kind words, now you made me
even happier! Unfortunately there’s always people who can’t grant other
people success. I’ve had a few mean glitches, but they’re a very small
part of all the positive comments, so I don’t care much about them.<br />
<br />
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<strong>ITM: I don’t want to ruin your good mood, but do you have any examples?</strong><br />
<br />
<strong>KK:</strong> No, no examples. The few negative comments are instantly buried. Jealous voices is all they are.<br />
<br />
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<strong>ITM: You’ve already mentioned your lectures twice. You do a
lot of those. Can you live on your writing alone, or is lecturing a
must?</strong><br />
<br />
<strong>KK:</strong> I can live on my writing, but the lectures do
help in many ways. They give an increased income and spread the
knowledge about me and my books.<br />
<br />
<br />
<strong>ITM: So they’re a marketing tool? What are they about?</strong><br />
<br />
<strong>KK:</strong> I do different kinds depending on what whoever
hires me wants. Historical ones, lectures about writing, about my books,
about being an author, writing courses, and so on. Of course those who
listen get curious about my books.<br />
<br />
<br />
<strong>ITM: Which is your primary source of income?</strong><br />
<br />
<strong>KK:</strong> The books, definitely.<br />
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<strong>ITM: Are you rich?</strong><br />
<br />
<strong>KK:</strong> When people ask that question during lectures I
always answer yes! I’m rich in life quality, since I get to do what I
love. I’m rich in love since I get to be with the one I love. Money
isn’t wealth. I manage, and that’s what matters to me.<br />
<br />
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<strong>ITM: When your books are translated, do you have any part in it or do you have to blindly trust the translators?</strong><br />
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<strong>KK:</strong> Unfortunately I have to blindly trust them,
since I don’t speak Slovenian, Finnish, Icelandic or Spanish. The
English one I’ve been more involved in.<br />
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<strong>ITM: Have you ever read any of your own books from cover to cover, after they’ve already been published and just for enjoyment?</strong><br />
<br />
<strong>KK:</strong> I’ve read them from cover to cover, something I
do every time it’s time to publish a new edition. But never for
enjoyment, there’s no time for that. No wait, that’s not true! <em>Boudica’s Battle with the Romans</em>
I had to read since it got such great reviews, and some said it was
better than Twlight, which was the hottest book at the time.<br />
<br />
<strong>ITM: So how does it feel as you stand there admiring your collection?</strong><br />
<br />
<strong>KK:</strong> Absolutely incredible! It warms my heart, my
stomach, my soul. It makes me shiver of joy when I see my books, and at
the same time I just want to write more to add to the bookshelf.<br />
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I forget to eat and shiver of anticipation to get the words down.</h2>
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<strong>ITM: Which of all your books is your favorite?</strong><br />
<br />
<strong>KK:</strong> <em>The flight from the terror of World War II</em>
is a book I like a lot because I managed to find so many strong women
to include in it. As you know, my books are independent historical
adventures based on real historical facts, and real people. I loved the
portraits of women and how I managed to make them come to life in the
book.<br />
<br />
But my absolute favorite is <em>The day everything changed</em>. It’s
a completely different type of book, something I wrote in my youth. It
was laying in my drawer and after around 30 years it was finally
published.<br />
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<a href="http://coolinterviews.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/kim_in_mexiko.jpg"><img alt="Kim enjoying the pool water in Mexico during a study trip for one of her books." class="size-medium wp-image-595" height="300" src="http://coolinterviews.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/kim_in_mexiko.jpg?w=232&h=300" width="232" /></a><div class="wp-caption-text">
Kim enjoying the pool water in Mexico during a study trip for one of her books.</div>
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<strong>ITM: Your books about the time travelling duo, Theo and
Ramona, range from ancient Egypt to the second world war. How do you
come up with the next place and time period to write about?</strong><br />
<br />
<strong>KK:</strong> It just comes to me. I get curious about a place or historical event, and then I just start gathering material.<br />
<br />
<br />
<strong>ITM: It might be impossible to answer, but in ten years, what
new places do you believe your characters will have visited? You must
at least have some idea…</strong><br />
<br />
<strong>KK:</strong> It’s not impossible to answer, but I don’t want
to. There’s a plan, but I won’t give it up in advance. There’s always
some other book that comes in between, some custom order.<br />
<br />
<br />
<strong>ITM: What books are such orders?</strong><br />
<br />
<strong>KK:</strong> <em>The forgotten war 1808-1809</em> is one, and <em>A journey with Snapphanar</em> another. The first was ordered by a cultural center in Finland, the other by four municipalities in Sweden.<br />
<br />
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<strong>ITM: I read that you get your inspiration from dreams. Examples?</strong><br />
<br />
<strong>KK:</strong> When I wake up in the morning I often have a
finished story in my head. Then I have to write the first and last
chapter down and write key parts for the rest. Then, the story has to
lie dormant for a while until I find the time to finish the whole thing.
Sometimes as I work on a book I dream and wake up with several chapters
complete in my head.<br />
<br />
<br />
<strong>ITM: Are you so into your writing that it takes you over completely?</strong><br />
<br />
<strong>KK:</strong> Absolutely! When I’m in it I forget to eat and shiver of anticipation to get the words down.<br />
<br />
<br />
<strong>ITM: Do you ever dream of new stories while working on
another one? Don’t they ever collide, and it all becomes too much to
handle?</strong><br />
<br />
<strong>KK:</strong> Of course it happens. But it’s never a problem.
As soon as I’ve written single chapters and key events, I put it aside
and keep working on the book that has to be done.<br />
<br />
<br />
<strong>ITM: Say I want to become a writer. What do I do?</strong><br />
<br />
<strong>KK:</strong> If it’s your dream, all you need to do is sit
down and write the book inside you. Write from your heart. Write to
yourself, without any thoughts of others reading what you write. Don’t
mind spelling and grammar, just let the words flow. That’s when the
story will turn out the best! Don’t give up, even if a publisher sends
your manuscript back to you. Look it through and send it again. Good
luck!<br />
<br />
<br />
<strong>ITM: Are those the final words of wisdom you want to end this interview with?</strong><br />
<br />
<strong>KK:</strong> Yes. Write from your heart, write for yourself, and write with passion!<br />
<em>To learn more about Kim and her books, visit <a href="http://www.kimselius.se/eng-index.html" target="_blank" title="Km M Kimselius">her website</a>.</em><br />
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International Kimselius Fansitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11248163605922924034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325279674425220731.post-65691470210363960782012-11-26T08:12:00.003+01:002012-11-26T08:12:41.335+01:00Fallöxin a new book from Kim M Kimselius<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sagan gerist á árinu 1793. Í Frakklandi er franska byltingin i fullum gangi og í París ríkir ógnarstj´rn. Fjöldi manns er hálshöggvinn med fallöxinni á hverjum degi og jafnvel konungurinn, Lodvik XVI, er tekinn af lífi opinberlega. Ölrögin haga pví svo ad Theó og Ramóna kynnast fallöxinni med skelfilegum afleidingum. "Ég aetla bara ad prófa", hvísladi Ramóna og greip um handfangid á fallöxinni. Theó hrópadi upp yfir sig og preif í hana sem vard til pess ad hún kipptist til og losadi festinguna. Hárbeitt axarbladid féll med havaerum og ógnvaenlegum hvin. Höfud féll í körfuna med dynk og blód skvettist um allt. Ramóna datt á jördina.<br />
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A new book at Iceland about Theo and Ramona !<br />
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<br />International Kimselius Fansitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11248163605922924034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325279674425220731.post-57500698669993859112012-01-26T19:24:00.000+01:002012-01-26T19:28:20.521+01:00Jetzt kannst du Zurück nach Pompeji auf Deutsch lesen<div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Zurück nach Pompeji/Tillbaka till Pompeji</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgffwlTjXGE-GJZzeRNOz3JLBtArHs72msYbjvBJkLJGvBiJAbP__uKhZWGHQeU_F2ifnrvfx7FwkPHwBai9PpPVGivWkgJKhA1pIlUbvPeen7ftAZbzhL5_KRqK4Ya8scqV__dqZUTpwXx/s1600/Pompeji_Liten.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgffwlTjXGE-GJZzeRNOz3JLBtArHs72msYbjvBJkLJGvBiJAbP__uKhZWGHQeU_F2ifnrvfx7FwkPHwBai9PpPVGivWkgJKhA1pIlUbvPeen7ftAZbzhL5_KRqK4Ya8scqV__dqZUTpwXx/s320/Pompeji_Liten.JPG" border="0" height="320" width="210" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> (Svensk text ligger efter den tyska texten.) </div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div> "Sie scheinen aus guter Familie zu sein, so wie Theo sich benimmt", dachte Ramona und ging durch den Torbogen hinein.<br /><br />Ein schmaler Gang führte zu einer grossen Halle. Ramona schnappte nach Luft. Das war phantastisch, so lebendig und bunt. So anders als die alten Ruinen, die sie zuvor in Pompeji gesehen hatte.<br /><br />Der Fussboden bestand aus schön gemustertem Marmor, vier grosse Marmorsäulen erhoben sich in der Mitte der Halle und an der Decke befand sich eine Öffnung mit direktem Blick zum Himmel. Es war, als hätten sie einen Bilderrahmen in die Decke gelegt, um ein schönes Bild vom blauen Himmel zu bekommen. Ramona guckte faszinert nach oben auf die hübsch verzierten Balken, die die viereckige Öffnung umrahmten.<br /><br />Direkt unter dem Loch befand sich ein in den Boden gesenktes Wasserbecken. Es hatte die gleiche Grösse und Form wie das Viereck in der Decke. Momentan schien die Sonne schräg durch die Deckenöffnung, noch hatte sie nicht die Beckenkante erreicht.<br /><br />Die Wände waren mit schönen Mosaikbildern ausgeschmückt. Die winzig kleinen Mosaikteile waren direkt an der Wand befestigt und bildeten grosse, farbensprächtige Bilder. Ramona hatte das Gefühl, dass der Löwe an der Wand direkt auf sie zuspringen könne.<br /><br />Dahingegen gab es nicht so viele Möbel. "Da hatte der Museumsführer Recht", dachte Ramona.<br /><br />Rechts vom Eingang stand ein Tisch, an die eine Wand war ein Stuhl gestellt und beim Wasserbecken stand eine Marmorbank. In einer Ecke erhellte ein grosser Blumentopf mit seiner enormen roten Blütenpracht die Umgebung.<br /><br />Es war so schön. Ramona bekam Tränen in die Augen, als sie daran dachte, dass all dies verdorben werden sollte. Und vielleicht würde das schon bald passieren. Sie wusste ja nicht, was es für ein Jahr oder Tag war. Ramona wendete sich zu Theo.<br /><br />"Theo, was ist heute für..."<br /><br />"Aber was haben wir denn hier?"<br /><br />Die Frage wurde mit einer milden Stimme gestellt. Eine ältere Dame in einem helllila Kleid war aus einem der angrenzenden Zimmer gekommen. Sie war sehr schön mit ihrem schwarzen Haar, das sie zu einer kunstvollen Frisur hochgesteckt hatte. Ihre braunen Augen glänzten und ein Lächeln spielte um ihre warmroten Lippen.<br /><br />"Dass muss Theos Mutter sein", dachte Ramona. "Sie hat genau solche herrlichen braunen Augen wie er."<br /><br />"Ja, Mama, wenn wir erzählen würden, wie es wirklich ist, würdest du uns nie glauben. Also können wir uns gleich damit begnügen zu sagen, dass dies hier ein Kumpel von uns ist. Sie wird hier eine Weile wohnen. Wie lange wissen wir nicht, vielleicht für immer, wer weiss", sagte Theo und zuckte mit den Schultern.<br /><br /><br />Theos Mutter schien sich mit der Erklärung zufrieden zu geben und ging mit ausgestreckten Armen auf Ramona zu. Sie ergriff Ramonas Hände und guckte ihr tief in die Augen. Ihre Stimme war sehr freundlich als sie sagte:<br /><br />"Willkommen, liebes Kind! Du bist willkommen, so lange bei uns zu bleiben wie du willst und wie du musst. Alles, was unser ist, ist deins. Ledier können wir dir kein eigenes Zimmer geben, aber ich bin sicher, dass Livia ihr Zimmer mit dir teilt."<br /><br />Sie wendete sich fragend an Livia und bekam ein w¨tendes Nicken als Antwort.<br /><br />......<br /><br />"Papa... wir können wohl annehmen, dass sie aus der Zukunft kommen. Es ist ja egal, wo sie herkommt, die Frage ist nur, was wir mit ihr machen!"<br /><br />"Sklave!" Das war das erste, woran Ramona dachte, als Theo seinen Satz beendet hatte. "Sie wollen mich als Sklaven verkaufen. Ich werde wie Poltia, muss beim kleinsten Befehl gehorchen und laufen. Nein, ich habe nicht vor, Sklavin zu werden!"<br /><br />Ramona stand vom Bett auf, um wegzugehen.<br /><br />"Wo gehst du hin?" fragte Theos Mutter und sah Ramona erstaunt an, während ein warmes, freundliches Lächeln auf ihrem Gesicht leuchtete.<br /><br />"Ich werde versuchen, nach Hause zu kommen", sagte Ramona bestimmt. "Ich weiss zwar nicht, wie das gehen soll, aber versuchen kann ich es ja. Ihr glaubt mir ja eh nicht und warum soll ich dann hier sein und euch zur Last fallen."<br /><br />Sie fühlte, wie die Tränen anfingen, ihre Wangen hinunterzufliessen, und wendete sich schnell ab. Sie wollte eigentlich gar nich gehen. Wohin sollte sie? Es gab keine Möglichkeit, dass sie in ihre eigene Zeit zurückreisen konnte. Wenn sie sie doch bleiben liessen! Langsam machte sie einen Schritt nach vorne, und gleichzeitig fühlte sie eine Hand auf ihrem Arm. Die Hand zwang sie, sich umzuwenden, und dort stand Theos Mutter mit einem liebevollen Ausdruck auf dem Gesicht. Sie legte ihre Hände auf Ramonas Schultern, sah ihr in die Auge und begann zu reden.<br /><br />"Du musst verstehen, dass es uns schwer fällt, so einer Geschichte zu glauben. Du hättest ihr wohl selbst kaum zuerst geglaubt. Aber wenn du sagst, dass sie wahr ist, und ich glaube nicht, dass du ein Mädchen bist, das lügt, dann glauben wir, dass sie wahr ist, und wir werden alles machen, was wir können, um dir zu helfen. Bis auf weiteres darfst du hier bei uns bleiben."<br /><br />"Als Sklavin?" fragte Ramona erschrocken und war nahe daran, sich aus dem freundlichen Griff von Theos Mutter zu reissen.<br /><br />"Als Sklavin!" sagte Theos Mutter und lachte. "Nein, wirklich nicht. Du darfst hier als Gast bleiben, und wenn du gerne bezahlen möchtest, kannst du uns ja immer unterhalten, indem du ein bisschen über die Zukunft erzählst. Das wäre schön zu hören!"<br /><br />Ramona stiess einen tiefen Seufzer der Erleichterung aus, legte ihren Kopf in den Nacken und sah zur Decke hinauf, während sie einen dankbaren Gedanken an denjenigen schickte, der ihr half.<br /><br />"Und jetz finde ich essen wir weiter", sagte Theos Mutter.<br /><br />"Bitte schön. Nimm wider dinen Platz ein. So lange, wi du hier bleibst, ist er deiner. Und jetzt wollen wir ein bisschen über deine Zeit hören und was dort passiert."<br /><br />Ramona schaffte es nie, ihre Erzählung zu beginnen, denn im selben Augenblick, in dem sie den Mund öffnete, begann die Erde zu beben. Livia schrie und packte Theo. Die Schalen auf dem Tisch fuhren auf den Boden und der Inhalt verteilte sich im Raum. Ein kräftiger Stoss schleuderte Ramona aus dem Bett, und sie schlug mit dem Kopf an die Tischkante. Ihr letzter Gedanke bevor sie in Bewusstlosigkeit versank war: "Jetzt beginnt der Vulkanausbruch, und ich werde sterben!"<br /><br />Übersetzung/Översättning: Martina Runfors, Ronneby. <a href="http://www.kimselius.se/eng-index.html"><b style="color: #ea9999;">For more text in english</b></a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Same text in Swedish / </span><b>Här kan du läsa samma text på svenska</b>:<br /><br />De verkar komma från en fin familj med tanke på hur Theo uppför sig, tänkte Ramona och klev in genom portvalvet.<br /><br />En smal gång ledde till en stor sal. Ramona drog efter andan. Det var helt fantastiskt, så levande och färgrikt. Så annorlunda mot de gamla ruinerna hon hade sett tidigare i Pompeji.<br /><br />Golvet var av vackert mönstrad marmor, fyra stora marmorpelare reste sig i mitten av salen och i taket fanns en öppning rätt upp mot himlen. Det var som om de lagt en tavelram i taket för att få en vacker bild av den blå skyn. Ramona tittade fascinerat uppåt på de vackert utsirade bjälkarna som kantade den fyrkantiga öppningen.<br /><br />Rakt under hålet var en bassäng nedsänkt i golvet. Den hade samma storlek och form som fyrkanten i taket. Just nu föll solen snett in genom taköppningen, ännu nådde den inte ända fram till bassängkanten.<br /><br />Väggarna var smyckade med vackra mosaikbilder. De pyttesmå mosaikbitarna var fastsatta direkt på väggen och bildade stora färgsprakande tavlor. Ramona kände det som om lejonet på väggen skulle kunna ta ett språng rakt mot henne.<br /><br />Däremot fanns det inte så många möbler. Då hade museiguiden rätt, tänkte Ramona. Det stod ett bord till höger om ingången, mot ena väggen var en stol placerad och vid bassängen stod en marmorbänk. I ett hörn lyste en stor blomsterkruka upp omgivningen med sina stor, röda, prunkande blommor.<br /><br />Det var så vackert. Ramona fick tårar i ögonen när hon tänkte på att allt detta skulle fördärvas. Och det kanske skulle hända snart. Hon hade ju inte en aning om vad det var för år eller dag. Ramona vände sig mot Theo.<br /><br />"Theo, vad är det för..."<br /><br />"Men vad har vi här då?"<br /><br />Frågan ställdes med mild röst. En äldre dam i ljuslila klänning hade kommit ut från ett av de angränsande rummen. Hon var mycket vacker med sitt svarta hår uppsatt i en konstfull frisyr. Hennes bruna ögon glänste och ett leende lekte på hennes varmröda läppar.<br /><br />Det måste vara Theos mamma, tänkte Ramona. Hon har precis likadana härligt bruna ögon som han.<br /><br />"Ja mamma, om vi talade om hur det verkligen förhöll sig, skulle du inte tro oss. Så det är lika bra att vi nöjer oss med att berätta att det här är en kamrat till oss. Hon kommer att stanna här ett tag. Hur länge vet vi inte, kanske för alltid, vem vet", sa Theo och ryckte på axlarna.<br /><br />Theos mamma verkade nöja sig med förklaringen och gick fram mot Ramona med utsträckta armar. Hon fattade hennes händer och tittade Ramona djupt i ögonen. Hennes röst var mycket vänlig när hon sa:<br /><br />"Välkommen, kära barn! Du är välkommen att stanna hos oss så länge du vill och behöver. Allt vårt är ditt. Tyvärr har vi inget eget rum att ge dig, men jag tror säkert att Livia vill dela rum med dig."<br /><br />Hon vände sig frågande om mot Livia och fick en ilsken nick som svar.<br /><br />.....<br /><br />"Pappa... vi kan väl anta att hon kommer från framtiden. Det spelar ju ingen roll varifrån hon kommer, frågan är vad vi ska göra med henne!"<br /><br />Slav! Det var det första Ramona tänkte på, när Theo hade avslutat meningen. De tänker sälja mig som slav. Jag blir som Poltia, får springa och lyda minsta befallning. Nej, jag tänker bara inte bli slav!<br /><br />Ramona reste sig från sängen för att gå därifrån.<br /><br />"Vart ska du ta vägen?" frågade Theos mamma och såg undrande på Ramona, samtidigt som hennes ansikte lyste av ett varmt, vänligt leende.<br /><br />"Jag tänker försöka ta mig hem", sa Ramona bestämt. "Inte för att jag vet hur det ska gå till, men försöka kan jag ju alltid. Ni tror ju ändå inte på mig och varför ska jag då vara här och bara ställa till med besvär."<br /><br />Hon kände hur tårarna började rinna nedför hennes kinder och vände sig snabbt bort. Hon ville egentligen inte gå. Vart skulle hon ta vägen? Det fanns inte en chans att hon skulle kunna ta sig tillbaka till sin egen tid. Om de ändå ville låta henne stanna! Hon tog sakta ett steg framåt och i samma stund kände hon en hand på sin arm. Handen tvingade henne att vända sig om, och där stod Theos mamma med ett ömsint uttryck i ansiktet. Hon lade sina händer på Ramonas axlar, såg henne i ögonen och började tala.<br /><br />"Du måste förstå att vi har svårt att tro på en sådan historia. Själv skulle du säkert inte ha trott på den i första taget. Men om du säger att den är sann, och jag tror inte att du är en flicka som ljuger, så tror vi att den är sann och vi ska göra allt vi kan för att hjälpa dig. Tills vidare får du stanna här hos oss."<br /><br />"Som slav?" undrade Ramona förskräckt och var nära att slita sig ur Theos mammas vänliga grepp.<br /><br />"Som slav!" sa Theos mamma och skrattade. "Nej, verkligen inte. Du får stanna här som gäst och om du känner att du vill betala för dig, kan du ju alltid underhålla oss genom att berätta lite om framtiden. Det skulle vara roligt att höra!"<br /><br />Ramona drog en djup suck av lättnad, lutade huvudet bakåt och såg upp i taket, samtidigt som hon sände en tacksam tanke till den som hjälpt henne.<br /><br />"Och nu tycker jag att vi fortsätter måltiden", sa Theos mamma.<br /><br />Hon släppte Ramonas axlar och gjorde en inbjudande gest mot liggplatsen bredvid Theo.<br /><br />"Varsågod och återta din plats igen. Så länge du stannar här är den din. Och nu vill vi höra lite om din tid och vad som händer och sker där."<br /><br />Ramona hann aldrig börja sin berättelse, för i samma stund som hon öppnade munnen började marken att skaka. Livia skrek och högg tag i Theo. Skålarna på bordet for i golvet och innehållet spreds ut över rummet. En kraftig stöt slungade Ramona ur sängen och hon slog huvudet i bordskanten. Hennes sista tanke innan hon sjönk in i medvetslösheten var: Nu börjar vulkanutbrottet och jag kommer att dö!International Kimselius Fansitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11248163605922924034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325279674425220731.post-72364241525250765132011-05-04T17:32:00.000+02:002011-05-05T18:02:05.253+02:00From the beginning<div><div><div><div>Suddenly one day it happened: I was a writer! From one day to the next it changed my life. My phone went hot when the media called and wanted to interview me after my debut: My book, Back to Pompeii had sold 11 000 copies in first week. Then it was scary to be called Kimselius, I cried and did not want to be me anymore.<br /><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >I understand that you think it sounds weird, but then you should know that I have never been driven to write to become famous. I write because the words are there, because they are bubbling inside me and demanding to get out. Furthermore, my dream has always been to put all those words in a hardcover, with my name on, as t</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNI71IQUAGclBqKu1dXOrxgZls4-oUrcjryWCUoHaqM80aO24YjYB9gNnahY0mtge64Hx7kmBGIAeZ-_b6oJHOweNIwUClSpkuVBSsB495G7sn1vjKXVUaDHRvEvZqqA3iNkEhHA_LfSRY/s1600/01.jpg"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 400px; height: 380px; float: left;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602884981185002450" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNI71IQUAGclBqKu1dXOrxgZls4-oUrcjryWCUoHaqM80aO24YjYB9gNnahY0mtge64Hx7kmBGIAeZ-_b6oJHOweNIwUClSpkuVBSsB495G7sn1vjKXVUaDHRvEvZqqA3iNkEhHA_LfSRY/s400/01.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">hey could stand on my shelves as a real books.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">At first when the dream came true it was terrifying, because there was so much more with the debut that than just getting to set up my very own book in my bookcase. There were interviews, television appearance, "at home" journal articles, and so on.</span></span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Still remember my first live television appearance, I was so nervous that I didnt know what to do with myself. Luckily I met Jojje Jönsson and Siv, you know, those who played in the comedy program "Stefan and Kris" for quite a few years ago. They were real celebrities and I made a total fool of myself when I met them, or maybe not ... For they were fantastic and gave me good advice about how I would behave myself before the camera. The most important council of all, that I have followed ever since, was: "Be yourself! If you try to be someone you're not, you will have difficulty remembering it the next time you are interviewed. When you become nervous and become someone completely different. Be yourself! "</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I've always been myself. Maybe it wasnt so hard for me to "be myself" because I'm the type of person who thinks that no man is worth more than any other.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I had a bit difficulty to realise how big my debut really was, after all, it took a lot of books before I felt like I really was a real writer. The books stood there in my bookcase, I enjoyed them and felt happy, but still ... sometimes I had to pinch myself to realize that I really was a real established author, and not just that little eight year old who dreamed of becoming a writer and decided in such a young age to be. That was when I wrote my first book.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Since then I have written and filled the drawers with stories. Now, many of them are printed and have come out like real books, but many are still in boxes. Because I write new books all the time , because the words want to come out.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Now I've published seventeen books and feel like a real author and dare to present myself as one. In addition the book, eighteen and nineteen in script form and is being processed, to be submitted to the press in June.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Yes, I venture to say that I am a real writer now!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Curious about my books?</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Take a look at </span></span><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://www.blogger.com/www.kimselius.se"><u><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >www.kimselius.se</span></u></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > or on my blog<br /></span><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://kim-m-kimselius.blogspot.com/"><u><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >http://kim-m-kimselius.blogspot.com/</span></u></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >. On the blog you'll find writing tips and read about the writing process and much more!</span></p></div></div></div></div></div>International Kimselius Fansitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11248163605922924034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325279674425220731.post-90757236637310222452010-10-26T16:52:00.000+02:002010-10-26T16:57:01.363+02:00Ég er ekki norn, new book at Iceland<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVhs77oryEykvppeoJu1nS1Xrm9uecOBeinqeQsmuWlmETvfmV0Q0IDgAKffaTjU7BSVJp2aNP5_tiQ-I8qCqO5cD5VoOGf9_RwWusHxEHC1mq0yNa5eBKqZJrEeXArPwl-yLVJJ_fDLuw/s1600/eg_er_ekki_norn.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 271px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVhs77oryEykvppeoJu1nS1Xrm9uecOBeinqeQsmuWlmETvfmV0Q0IDgAKffaTjU7BSVJp2aNP5_tiQ-I8qCqO5cD5VoOGf9_RwWusHxEHC1mq0yNa5eBKqZJrEeXArPwl-yLVJJ_fDLuw/s400/eg_er_ekki_norn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532367920066283058" border="0" /></a>Now the second historical adventure book about Theo and Ramona is available in Iceland: <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Ég er ekki norn</span>.<br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://urdurbokafelag.blog.is/blog/urdurbokafelag/image/1027402/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For more information look here</span></a>.International Kimselius Fansitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11248163605922924034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325279674425220731.post-14780303383975753692010-09-10T16:23:00.000+02:002010-09-10T19:59:50.274+02:00Kim M. Kimselius books are MUCH better than the Twilight series!!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcZkb9BNyz16qhkRMMDkvODeyisScy8GjX6BYGW92pAvLqko6Ng2AKOzNgUi6WedYPpxHrsm7Jz9jzfm9JU1zYRGjlPmsUS75FhMIOLWsqMd1JrtMNnQb9INaGa5FBgWuZ4IMNvaoRLmAu/s1600/Boudica%25202%252c78%2520Mb_jpg-for-web-normal.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515293119418186866" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 211px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcZkb9BNyz16qhkRMMDkvODeyisScy8GjX6BYGW92pAvLqko6Ng2AKOzNgUi6WedYPpxHrsm7Jz9jzfm9JU1zYRGjlPmsUS75FhMIOLWsqMd1JrtMNnQb9INaGa5FBgWuZ4IMNvaoRLmAu/s400/Boudica%25202%252c78%2520Mb_jpg-for-web-normal.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993399;">Earlier this week, Linda who has the fanblog: kimseliusfan.blogspot.com wrote a review on Boudica battle against the Romans. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993399;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993399;">I follow a bit the same track now, I think that Kim's books run over the Twilight series with its bestness! In other words. Kims books are MUCH MUCH better than Twilight series clearly!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993399;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993399;">I wrote this in a review :</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993399;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993399;">Much better than Twilight!<br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993399;">Boudica battle against the Romans is a fantastic book that you have to struggle to put down. In addition, the book is much better than the Twilight series, if you ask me!It has everything you need, excitement, romance, sadness, joy and much, much more. You are the main characters in the book. You feel everything they feel and see everything they see. When you have finished reading the book you have been through an incredible journey and learned alot. It is a book everyone should read!</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#993399;"><br />Hugs from Roxana :)</span></div>International Kimselius Fansitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11248163605922924034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325279674425220731.post-37532058349806887232010-07-31T09:52:00.001+02:002010-07-31T12:29:41.368+02:00Films about the eruption of Vesuvius, the Romans, Boudica and the Celts<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIaRl8LHSugVRGpsZqTN0KetxZYnguUaAQ56hJlSqrE7UoOI-GDjB8joGSsVhCoAF_zPT3G8er6jCvliSgdjaQJD3MGsbk4tBMPWg0UpCD-vMziDhHpY-zDc-0qqzHAeq2dQqaHb-6Yixd/s1600/TheosPompeji+2,78+Mb.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIaRl8LHSugVRGpsZqTN0KetxZYnguUaAQ56hJlSqrE7UoOI-GDjB8joGSsVhCoAF_zPT3G8er6jCvliSgdjaQJD3MGsbk4tBMPWg0UpCD-vMziDhHpY-zDc-0qqzHAeq2dQqaHb-6Yixd/s400/TheosPompeji+2,78+Mb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499975503982395570" border="0" /></a>If you have read <a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);" href="http://www.kimselius.se/eng-theos_pompeji.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Theo's Pompeii</span></a> or is about to do it, this films might be something for you:<br /><br />This is a <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ekbzbd0gOLs"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">video about the Romans</span></a> <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ekbzbd0gOLs"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"></span></a><br /><br />Do you want to see the eruption of the vulcan Vesuvius <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACwwPfCGykA&feature=fvw"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">look here</span></a> <a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACwwPfCGykA&feature=fvw"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 153);"></span></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKKvcVLBB73gSjuca1YYKfqDH3Aing8uvtiGDb-PPpoCrxW2s_Wg0boBTrG6xxVKvEEbhpc5r3_beTqGyQZTEboriWSDDG3R0RJYkbooG_612Dzg6ecRApNqeXb-ZBKcLaBWED4JKj9Hur/s1600/Boudica+2,78+Mb.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKKvcVLBB73gSjuca1YYKfqDH3Aing8uvtiGDb-PPpoCrxW2s_Wg0boBTrG6xxVKvEEbhpc5r3_beTqGyQZTEboriWSDDG3R0RJYkbooG_612Dzg6ecRApNqeXb-ZBKcLaBWED4JKj9Hur/s400/Boudica+2,78+Mb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499964798121819394" border="0" /></a>If you have read <a href="http://www.kimselius.se/eng-romarriket.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Boudica's Battle with the Romans</span></a> or is about to do it, this films might be something for you:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLX3c0do7Kg"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">The Romans and the ancient Celts</span></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLX3c0do7Kg"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 153);"></span></a><br />If you want to knew more about Boudica see <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hpC44KD3O4&feature=related"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">this film</span></a>, or <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZy-QmJAP54&feature=related"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">this</span></a>...<br /><br />Have a great time!<br /><br />Love KimInternational Kimselius Fansitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11248163605922924034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325279674425220731.post-88871642493129428192010-07-18T11:39:00.001+02:002010-07-18T11:49:16.677+02:00Theo's Pompeii<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOVCkJwDpn7eGvSLXVXY5oLQSXsXhPFAfI9GrSBul-Q8K2dxcmixgK7jPp8xVFNRNK6ieg0n_Z8NaWz3rHSN7kL7_R5LND-r3lTp7YpTuFzCYihyphenhypheneA_4PTzkoRRNGazG_YvDTxToQmjBJ-/s1600/TheosPompeji+2,78+Mb.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOVCkJwDpn7eGvSLXVXY5oLQSXsXhPFAfI9GrSBul-Q8K2dxcmixgK7jPp8xVFNRNK6ieg0n_Z8NaWz3rHSN7kL7_R5LND-r3lTp7YpTuFzCYihyphenhypheneA_4PTzkoRRNGazG_YvDTxToQmjBJ-/s400/TheosPompeji+2,78+Mb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495178676440001202" border="0" /></a>This is book 13 in the Theo and Ramona series. But can also be read as the first one.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Text on the back cover of the Theo's Pompeii:</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><br />One August morning in the year 79 A.D. in the city of Pompeii at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, Theo witnesses something that changes his life forever. As a result, he turns to a fortune teller, and what she tells him shifts him straight into new, frightening adventures in an attempt to evade the disastrous destiny that awaits him.<br /><br />In this fascinating story of Theo's life in Pompeii, his own story is interwoven with Roman history. The reader follows the drama that unfolds, and that makes Theo the young man he is when he meets Ramona. It is a book full of nerve-tingling adventures in the lead up to the eruption of Vesuvius that destroys Pompeii.<br /><br />A captivating story governed largely by twists of fate. <br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><a href="http://www.kimselius.se/eng-theos_pompeji.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Here you can read three chapters of the book Theos Pompeii.</span></a><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><br /><h3><em><p><br /></p></em><br /></h3>International Kimselius Fansitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11248163605922924034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325279674425220731.post-47704422932062943752010-07-08T21:52:00.000+02:002010-07-31T10:31:41.572+02:00Back to Pompeii<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj04o4Rr175pGB6MEJtz5ykjpn0DOXWkgTQPbaws59ig6TeeN9M5_sonTSImbTl62qV_o6PvyrWM9P-6DmcHBIfJmEIkPMLW1uEs0LPPyxwbPjrbZrnqXJKcEolxJ2zwPYDXIT6fRuU2yHs/s1600/IMG_5451NY_JPG-for-web-normal.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491637111901087122" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 291px; height: 227px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj04o4Rr175pGB6MEJtz5ykjpn0DOXWkgTQPbaws59ig6TeeN9M5_sonTSImbTl62qV_o6PvyrWM9P-6DmcHBIfJmEIkPMLW1uEs0LPPyxwbPjrbZrnqXJKcEolxJ2zwPYDXIT6fRuU2yHs/s320/IMG_5451NY_JPG-for-web-normal.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Kim M. Kimselius writes her books for children and teenagers, but parents and grandparents enjoy her stories immensely (if they manage to get a hold of them)!<br /><br />After the blockbuster success with her first book, Back to Pompeii, in December 1997, Kim Kimselius has entertained and thrilled readers of all ages. Her stories are accurate in historical facts and full of details and she mixes the facts with fiction in a captivating way. The reader can't put the book down until the last pages are read and the adventure has come to an end. Readers of Kim's books enjoy a couple of hours of suspense and gain knowledge to last them a lifetime.<br /><br /></span></div><br /><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ></span></div><br /><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Back to Pompeii is Kim M. Kimselius first book in the Theo and Ramona series. The book was released in December 1997 and sold 11.000 copies in ONE WEEK!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPxY1OlxbW-J8gWnfjT-BLb_hPwXb1h_Gmd_D6lhEHLxUDfTF3-junrdj1aShxM_qX0dF0B80ZPw3DlTVnmX213zlyqCrAY_pYQPUuxevay3MhJN_arMYELxN9_PW2aQbSNHaz2xbQk-K4/s1600/pompeji_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491637242621626370" style="float: right; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 200px; height: 281px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPxY1OlxbW-J8gWnfjT-BLb_hPwXb1h_Gmd_D6lhEHLxUDfTF3-junrdj1aShxM_qX0dF0B80ZPw3DlTVnmX213zlyqCrAY_pYQPUuxevay3MhJN_arMYELxN9_PW2aQbSNHaz2xbQk-K4/s320/pompeji_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></span><strong><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Text on the back cover of Back to Pompeii:<br /><br /></span></strong><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Terrified, Ramona stared at Theo - suddenly everything was a nightmare.<br />Ramona is on a school-trip to the ruin town Pompeii. She is feeling sick from seeing all the castings of the people that died in the volcano eruption that wiped out the whole town. She sits down to rest and falls asleep.<br />When Ramona abruptly wakes up she finds herself in a live Pompeii. Ramona realises she has travelled in time during her sleep, to Pompeii, before the eruption! She is terrified. She knows that the town is going to be wiped out; all of its inhabitants are going to die. If she and Theo don't get out in time they will share their fate. But she doesn't know the exact time the volcano will destroy the town: in a hundred years, in ten years or in ten minutes…<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><strong>What the reviewers had to say about Back to Pompeii:<br /></strong><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><em>"Has Blekinge got an Astrid Lindgren of its own? Having read Kim M. Kimselius' debut you might start to wonder." Blekinge Läns Tidning.<br /><br />"Brings story to life... Inspiring description of the people and places..." Bohuslänningen<br />"A pleasant book of knowledge"... a fun way of learning..." Mitt Livs Novell<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT1VBbQ1fXrrlzPK2EAxHGbToL691BCpNh_i-1r2TGHfi8RneM_rNjdaoJmLmPvWrpxLU9mphwthQI21OZKy3yr5fk0LoY3_2OtPsOJd8NXsXJHDqPqGW5I9XZipu0OT8DLq0SePnGrxWo/s1600/LARGE33_JPG-for-web-normal.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491637455429266850" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 188px; height: 144px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT1VBbQ1fXrrlzPK2EAxHGbToL691BCpNh_i-1r2TGHfi8RneM_rNjdaoJmLmPvWrpxLU9mphwthQI21OZKy3yr5fk0LoY3_2OtPsOJd8NXsXJHDqPqGW5I9XZipu0OT8DLq0SePnGrxWo/s320/LARGE33_JPG-for-web-normal.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />"What a success! Kim M. Kimselius' debut 'Back to Pompeii' has reached several thousand copies sold!" Hemmets Journal<br /><br />"This book is great! Thrilling, amusing, sad and horryfying too - just as a good book should be!" Allers<br />"The suspense grows through the unexpected turns in the story." Åbo Underrättelse, Finland<br /><br />"Back to Pompeii - the most successful book of the year in the children's and teenagers' category." Smålandsposten<br /><br />"This is the debut of Kim M. Kimselius - the immense success of Christmas 1997 that gave her the honourable nickname 'the Astrid Lindgren of Blekinge'."</em><br /><br />Do you want to read a sample from the book Back to Pompeii? Of course you do! </span></span><a href="http://kimselius.se/eng-pompeji.html"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><em><strong>Please click</strong></em> <strong><em>here to come to the sample</em></strong></span></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><strong><em>.</em><br /></strong><br />Hugs from Roxana :)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">For more information about Kim </span><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://www.kimselius.se/eng-omkim.html"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">look here</span>.</a><br /></span></div>International Kimselius Fansitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11248163605922924034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325279674425220731.post-75998608572411555542010-07-04T15:44:00.000+02:002010-07-04T15:51:03.417+02:00Hello!Welcome to the international fansite for the Swedish author Kim M Kimselius! She has written the books about Theo and Ramona who travel in time to historical events like the volcanic erruption in Pompeji and the Frech Revolutions for example. She also writes about Kimberlie, a girl who experiences unexpected things during a family vacation to New Zealand. This blog was made by Kim's Swedish fans and we do our best to translate posts from her Swedish blog and other fansites to english. Kim knows about this blog and decides which posts from her own blog we are going to translate. Enjoy!International Kimselius Fansitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11248163605922924034noreply@blogger.com1