K.A. Barson: Hello, my name is K. A. Barson. Well, actually, my name is Kelly so that's what people call me. I use my initials as my author name because when I was younger, some of my favorite authors like C. S. Lewis and S. E. Hinton used their initials. The K stands for Kelly, obviously, and the A stands for my middle name Anne. My last name Barson, sounds similar to other names like Carson and Larson, so if I'm ordering a pizza, I say, Barson, B like boy, A-R-S-O-N.