BOOKS BY THE BRIDGE
AUTHOR KAT T. MASEN Founder, Books by the Bridge Interview by Jasmina Siderovski
Can you please tell our readers about your background and life growing up? I was born in Sydney, Australia, to a German father and Filipino mother. Growing up in the 80s’ is something I remember fondly. I was that little girl who looked Asian but kind of didn’t at the same time, dressed head-toe-in stonewash denim and crimped hair styled in a side ponytail. At the time, I wanted to be Kylie Minogue because she was my idol. Yet that changed as I became a teenager and fell in love with American movies and sitcoms. Like many others, even when I was young and playing with my Peaches ‘n Cream Barbie, I had this wild imagination. Of course, I had no idea what to do with it, so I followed what others around me did. I got a job in retail, then an office role, got married at nineteen to my then high school boyfriend to divorce two years later. Not long after that, I met my now-husband. We have been married for sixteen years and have the pleasure of raising four boys. I use the word ‘pleasure’ loosely depending on what mood or tantrum we are dealing with on the day. As I navigated through adult life and being a mother, I lost
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my identity like many women. It was all about soccer games, naptimes, school life. As the kids got older, I focused on my career and enjoyed the challenge of being a HR Manager. That was until I stumbled on a certain Vampire who was the latest trend. I’d never been into paranormal books nor movies but wanted to know what the hype was all about. I fell in love, and binge read everything I could then met some friends online who were just as obsessed. We were all reading fan fiction at the time, which then led to a friend asking, “Why don’t you write a book, Kat? I bet it would be so good.” Then I did. Several, in fact. It’s 2021 and I am officially on book number sixteen. I left my corporate job in 2018 and have never looked back. I’m now a full-time romance author, founder of Books by the Bridge Author Events and Books Ever After Book Boxes. Is there any particular moment or memory that stands out for you? I’ve lived an interesting life. So many great memories, so many
