You might think that author D. McKinney is a chain-smoking, kohl-addicted Goth chick who hangs out at Denny's all night, sipping black coffee and sneering at squares. And maybe, at one point, she was. But then she had the good sense to translate that experience into her debut novel Welcome to Slumberland, about a moody Goth chick whose mundane existence suddenly becomes a lot more exciting when a sexy new neighbor (who might also be a serial killer, but whatever) moves in next door.
When we interviewed McKInney, we instead found her to be funny, frank, and, most importantly, willing to discuss the finer points of Kat Dennings' tits:
SKIN CENTRAL: Tell us about your book. Is it your first? Thanks, D.! You can findWelcome to Slumberlandat a bookstore near you or online atAmazon.com!
D. McKINNEY: Welcome to Slumberland is my first novel. I completed it twelve years ago and it was just sitting in my computer files being ignored. For some reason or another, I felt like it was time to unleash it to the whole world. My next novel, Overbite, will be released in January 2013.
SC: What inspired it?
DMcK: At that time, I was a year or two out of high school and making that usual transition from punk rock to goth music. My friends and I would go to the same local club that had "Goth Night" every Wednesday night (right after the original 90210 and South Park) and I would see these people there that were obnoxiously lame. I'm all for going whole hog when it comes to something you like, but these people truly were that "goth" stereotype that would show up on the usual "shocking" Jenny Jones episode. I thought they were ridiculous and giving the goth scene a bad name, so I just started writing and a year later, I had a novel.
SC: If your book were to be made into a movie, who would you want to play the lead?
DMcK: Hmmm....I'm not sure who I would want to play the lead, because I'm not hip on who the hot young actresses are in that age range. But I like that Kat Dennings chick, but that's just because I like big tits and Tobe (the heroine in Welcome to Slumberland) has big tits. It would have to be someone sassy and someone
that can cuss. If there's one thing I fucking hate, it's someone that's a shitty cusser. You can just tell when some actors aren't comfortable with letting the profanities fly.
SC: Do you remember the first nude scene you ever saw? What was it?
DMcK: Yes! It was Beverly D'Angelo in National Lampoon's Vacation (1983). She's a good looking woman, but even back then I remember being all "meh" about it.
SC: Who are the three sexiest actresses presently working in movies and/or TV?
DMcK: In my opinion, the sexiest trait a person can have is their sense of humor, so I guess that's why I only date guys that are hilarious perverts. But I still hold the same standards for chicks - I love Nadia G. from "Nadia G's Bitchin' Kitchen". She doesn't have much of a rack, but her sense of humor totally makes up for it. I also love Marianne Sierk from "TruTVpresents World's Dumbest" cause she's funny and she has that "dumb blonde" thing going on. [And] I love Mariska Hargitay because she's a sexy older woman and she's plays a tough cop. She can handcuff my never-been-arrested ass anytime!
SC: Who are the three sexiest actresses from the past?
DMcK: Totally Julie Newmar in the catsuit - I would have to say that she was my first lesbian crush (oh my god - that ass!). I also like Marki Bey from Sugar Hill (1974)- when it came to 70's black actresses, my ex-boyfriend was Team Pam Grier and I was always Team Marki Bey, because Marki Bey had those sexy eyes and killer bod. And [third] I'm going to have to go for the funny again and pick Andrea Martin from SCTV. I always thought she was way hotter (and funnier) than Catherine O'Hara and she's the inspiration for a lot of the comedy that I write. If it wasn't for [her], I wouldn't be half as funny as I think I am-- or able to rock the leopard print with confidence.
