Author Kit Aldridge

booktalkwithbookis
Jul 29, 2025
3 min read

What is something unique about your writing process?

When I'm creating my characters, I take multiple personality tests (Enneagram and Myers-Briggs are my top picks, but the moral alignment test is also a great resource) for each one to help me understand how they might react in certain situations. Reading through the results for each character is like a cheat sheet for their deepest fears, greatest strengths, and basic goals in life.

The Stormbringer Saga is a new adult fantasy book "teeming with magic, power, and unraveling fates". How many books are planned in the series?

There will be five books in the series! I also want to write up an anthology of shorter stories that give readers a deeper look into the characters' backstories, as well as a "lore book" that delves into the history and folklore of the world I created. I have a lot planned!

Unraveled, book one of the Stormbringer Saga, is told in alternating POVs. How do you make sure each voice is unique?

Remember those personality tests I mentioned? They also help me figure out how my characters speak: one might be straightforward with little room for humor, while the other is witty and sarcastic (sometimes to the annoyance of those around her). This applies to inner and external dialogue as well!

What is your favorite part of being an author?

I love hearing how readers connect with my characters, especially since they're the ones that really make the story come alive. It's one thing to have a 5-book series planned out, full of epic adventures and high stakes; it's another entirely to watch these fictional people resonate with real readers. I'll never tire of that.

Which character or aspect of your book do you most closely identify with and why?

So I'm a sucker for the "found family" trope, but Unraveled is more like "found family gone wrong," which is sort of a fun take on things. I think it's not talked about enough: the feeling of betrayal and pain that comes from forming these close-knit bonds with people, thinking you've finally found "your" people--only for life to drag you in separate and sometimes conflicting directions. That twist on the normal trope comes from personal experience, and it was oddly cathartic for my characters to experience that same sort of heartbreak.

As someone who has two short stories in anthologies, would you recommend participating in anthologies as a good way to connect with other authors?

Absolutely! These anthologies have been such little joys in my writing career. I've been connected with so many talented people, and through them, I can often find my way to a whole other network of people. Writers are notoriously solitary beings, but these anthologies are a good reminder that you are not the only one struggling to balance your passions with your daily life.

Do you have any bookish tattoos?

A couple! Along my inner right bicep, I have a quote from Jay Kristoff's "Nevernight": "Never flinch. Never fear. And never, ever forget." And on the outside of the same arm, I have a dragon in honor of my own book series. These are from 2019 and 2021 respectively, so they're a bit older--but I'm always on the hunt for more bookish tattoo ideas!

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