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Mia Kim

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MIA KIM grew up in Seoul, Korea. She has a Masters degree from Eastman School of Music. As an accomplished artist, Kim has had several sold out exhibitions of her paintings in New York. ME, THEN is her debut novel. Kim lives in Connecticut, USA.

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I heard you say in an interview that writing ME THEN made you more compassionate toward yourself because you could see how your childhood impacts upon your present day behavior, etc… Can you explain that a bit? Where do you struggle in life now?

Mia Kim I found myself more forgiving after having written the book because I could trace my current behavior that’s triggered from the past.
For example, I al…moreI found myself more forgiving after having written the book because I could trace my current behavior that’s triggered from the past.
For example, I always preferred small spaces. I didn’t want to own properties or accumulate things. In the back of my mind, I was always ready to pack up and go somewhere, unencumbered. I felt safer in small places. Large places made me feel uncomfortable. While writing ME THEN I made the connection. I grew up owning nothing, living in a tiny space. That was all I knew, and it’s where I learned to fight and keep safe. Later, when I got married, I felt lost in the big house that suited my husband’s taste, but making the realization helped me to feel more at ease in my larger home and see the space without relating back to my childhood. I enjoy our space now.

I struggle daily, small and large things, and often emotionally, because life is a struggle. We all suffer regardless of fame, success or failure. I dare say even the Dalai Lama suffers and struggles. We are human and suffering is as much our property as happiness is. The beauty is in how we manage the struggles and challenges that come our way.(less)

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What mystery in your own life could be a plot for a book?

Mia Kim Two different selves that work contradictory to each other. Wait--actually there's a tribe of various selves living in me--all jostling to direct, nud…moreTwo different selves that work contradictory to each other. Wait--actually there's a tribe of various selves living in me--all jostling to direct, nudge, bully me. Sometimes they do band together to help me, and when does that happen? That's the inciting incident. (less)

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