Kimberly D. Goodyear

Childhood background...

I grew up moving around quite a bit (Arizona, Utah, all over California, all over Ohio) and making friends proved to be quite difficult during the "bi-coastal years!" This emptiness threw me into reading books, writing and sketching. It made me feel safe and became the only place where I could express myself during my adolescent years -not realizing that it would later become a huge part of my life!


After High School...

I received my cosmetologist and managers license to do hair in 1988 and have worked in the hair industy for 18 years. I loved doing hair and still do, and have made some lifelong friends in doing so.

I've been married for 12 happy years and have two beautiful daughters.


My carreer change...

A few years ago, I decided that I needed to change careers. I felt that even with as much as I enjoyed doing hair, the excitement and passion for it had gone. I had already mastered my craft and though I could quite literally do hair in my sleep, I felt like I was cut out (no punn intended,lol) for something more than just wrapping perms and coloring hair; that there was something out there beckoning me, yet I had no idea where to begin. I began an online home decorating store for five years (Goodacre Home Store) while I was still doing hair, but it just wasn't getting it, and hard life issues were popping up like weeds. I had just lost my sister to cancer and had begun raising her daughter (she was my flower among the weeds), I had split ways with my father and we had more problems than we knew how to deal with. That's when I sat down and just began typing out everything that was in my head - a sort of feng shi of the mind; I'd had it with everything and knew that it was either this or going to a therapist. But as I typed away, something amazing happened to me. Through filling the pages with my emotions, feelings and thoughts, I was unknowingly sweeping a path for creativity to make it's unexpected entrance. At first the ideas came like small inclings, trickling down the wall. I almost felt like I was on the verge of something, so I kept writing. Before I knew it, ideas began flooding my mind so fast that I thought I'd drown if I couldn't get them all on paper, and doors that I never sought to open, miraculously did. Just as I got the idea for my first book, others began coming just as fast, which then inspired me with movie ideas -unforced and one after the other like hitting a nail with a hammer. It got to the point to where I was waking in the middle of the night with ideas and being forced to write them down for fear of losing them. I now I have so many amazing ideas, books and plans started that it boggles the mind, yet I'm completely focused. In fact, I have never been so focused or have felt so much clarity in all my life, and I liken the feeling
to being in "love!"

Since then, I've written and published three children's books that can be viewed and purchased at www.lulu.com/kimberlygoodyear


Info. for Writers...

Self publish if you're a writer! I was given this information from my friend, Stella Galatis from Random House Publishing in NYC. This is how Christopher Paolini (creator of Eragon) got started, and now he has a movie! Stella told me that by getting your work out there, someone who matters will have a quicker/easier way of spotting you! Agents are hard to come by and even then you aren't guaranteed to get published. If you have any questions e-mail me.

After thought...

~If there is one thing I could say to anyone, it's to not waste time by waiting for life to happen to you. Life is what YOU make it. If there is something out there that you want, then get out there and find a way to make it happen, because nobody is going to do it for you. Find what inspires you, what excites you to the point to where there is no doubt in your mind that that is what you should be doing! This feeling once found, will absolutely drive itself and make your life a more joyous experience. I wish this kind of happiness for everyone. Also, that it's all about baby steps. Every day you do as much as you can to acheive your goal. Sometimes it may not seem like you're getting anywhere, but by putting those pots on the stove, sooner or later you're guaranteed to see them come to a boil! Never lose sight of what you want, and keep reaching to find new ways to succeed.



What I'm looking for...

Right now I'm looking for several things;

Illustrate for a book,

Co-write a book,

Write for another magazine who is looking for an ongoing columnist,

Find a larger publishing house to re-publish my work,

And find a director/producer to make a movie out of my historical drama and fantasy books once they're finished.




Projects Underway...



I have many more books in progress that belong to both of these published series', with a portion of proceeds going towards the elementary school libraries in my city and the local Humane Society. I've gotten a few paper write ups and have begun two other books for older children as well as adults that I have no doubt in my mind are movie worthy and I will market them such once they've been published!