ASMSG Scifi Fantasy Paranormal Emagazine March 2014 | Page 15

Coffee Chat: Finale of Kirstin
Pulioff's Trilogy
Ally Shields

Thanks for joining us for coffee and book talk.

We’ve been privileged to follow
Kirstin Pulioff’s Madeline from the
beginning of her adventures as a young
woman approaching her adult years in
The Escape of Princess Madeline.
Today, her creator Kirstin Pulioff is
here to talk about what happens now
that Madeline has made that transition
and achieved her happily ever after in
the final book of the trilogy.
Welcome, Kirstin! I’ll pour us both
large cups of black coffee while you
remind readers of your bio, and add a
little something about yourself that we
haven’t heard before.
Bio: Kirstin Pulioff is a storyteller at
heart. Born and raised in Southern
California, she moved to the Pacific
Northwest to follow her dreams and
graduated from Oregon State University
with a degree in Forest Management.
Happily married and a mother of two,
she lives in Oregon, and enjoys being a
stay at home mom. When she’s not
writing, she is busy with her kids and
church.
And that extra something: I recently
had a fun experience hiking up in the
Portland woods. My kids and I were
hiking at the Portland Arboretum, and
as we were heading back to our car, we
saw filming trailers. Intrigued, we
investigated, and found them shooting
an episode of Grimm. What a fun
experience. The kids had fun building a
fairy house around the trees while a
friend and I watched part of the episode
be filmed, and met the cast. It was
probably the most random run-in while
hiking… and I was glad we didn’t see
the bad guy on the trail!

Ally