Chapter I: A Kingdom by the Sea
“For as long as I’ve had words in my head, I’ve had stories in my heart begging to be told.”
Kim Berkley is a fantasy author and narrative designer. Born in her own little “kingdom by the sea” (Florida), she was a city girl who dreamed of castles and rolling green hills. She grew up surrounded by pets, plants, and books. When she wasn’t reading (which was most of the time), she loved to explore the great outdoors, befriend random cats, and watch her father and brother play video games like Doom and Tomb Raider on the family computer.
The stories she loved best were fairy tales and epic fantasies—stories full of hope, magic, and wonder.
Now, she writes those stories.
Chapter II: Tempering the Quill
“I may not be a goddess, but I have the power of creation in the palm of my hand. All I have to do is begin.”
Kim wrote for fun long before she considered it a career. Her early projects were fanfiction inspired by works such as The Lord of the Rings and Pirates of the Caribbean. She began writing seriously in high school and won the YoungArts Merit Award for Short Fiction. She went on to become a top 10 finalist in the rhyming poetry category of the national 85th Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competition.
After college, she began writing professionally, both for and about video games. She has since dipped her quill into countless inkwells: mental health blogging, video game localization, scriptwriting, and more. Her nonfiction has appeared in numerous publications, including Artistry in Games, PC Gamer, One Green Planet, and HealthyPlace, and her poetry was recently published in Meat for Tea.
Her first and truest love, however, has always been her fantasy fiction.
Chapter III: Stories for All Seasons
“I love what I do, and I want what I do to be worth loving.”
As a storyteller, Kim tends to favor the fantastic and the strange, and writes often about her three M’s: magic, mental health, and the macabre.
She has written, developed, and published several interactive fiction novels and novellas, such as The Harbinger’s Head and chiaroscuro.
As for traditional fiction, she’s got a few projects in the pipeline—and a mountain of notebooks full of ideas and plans for future fantasy novels.
She looks forward to sharing more of her stories with you soon.
Epilogue
For more information on Kim and her work, check out the FAQ page or take a stroll over to her LinkedIn bio.
For questions, comments, feedback, or press requests, head to the Contact page.
Interviews with Kim:
- “Meet Kim Berkley” (Bold Journey Magazine)
- “Meet Kim Berkley” (CanvasRebel Magazine)
- “Rising Stars: Meet Kim Berkley” (VoyageTampa)