Q: Let me start with asking you to tell us a little bit about yourself.
A. I’ve been writing professionally since that 1980s, so I guess that tells you something about how old I am! I began writing for children’s church school curriculum, and eventually began writing short fiction for teens and adults, especially magazines like Young Miss and Woman’s World. But my longing was always to write book-length fiction, and that opportunity finally opened up for me. I’ve written books