K.
L. Mc Loughlin says she is living the life
she wants to live with the people she wants
to live it with and she couldn’t be
more grateful.
She
writes the stories she wants to write, not
what she’s told to do. Her characters,
like her, often adopt conventional wisdom
where it works for them and ignore it where
it doesn’t.
While
often considered controversial from a glance,
she feels her faith is full of common sense
and realism. “We all know where
common sense comes from! I try to learn
from my mistakes so I don’t have to
make them again,” she says.
K.
L. has studied psychology, linguistics, and
elementary education formally. Her skills
as a listener and observer of truth in herself
and others, she says, have grown tremendously
in recent years, benefiting more than just
her writing.
When
asked what was one of her biggest ‘aha!’
moments, she answered, “Realizing I’m
not as nice or as generous as I thought I
was, I guess. I used to be a ‘pleaser’
because that image of myself was central to
my self-esteem. But I used to give too
much of myself, sacrifice my needs, in order
to tell myself how great I was. But
I was being self-destructive because I wasn’t
taking care of myself. Now I have a
much healthier balance in my life and I am
happier. When I give to others now,
it is for the right reasons and that feels
great.”
K.
L.’s characters often struggle with
similar challenges. Her stories are
full of adventure, humor, steam and substance,
just like their creator.
