Great news on the interview front for my speculative fiction fans out there: I'm happy to present Morgan Busse, whose novel Daughter of Light (Marcher Lord Press, 2012) has come in for some good reviews - well, make that GREAT reviews, since it currently has a five-star rating on Amazon! Like everyone I've had the privilege to interview, Morgan is a lovely person as well as a talented writer, and as she herself points out, writers are really people, too, you know.

Morgan invites you to spend some time on her web site/blog, getting to know her a bit better. There's lots to explore, and of course she'd love you to buy her book. Read on for more!

I admit - little things make me crazy. I mean, seriously, blinkin' batshit crazy, if I let them, and too often I do. I went nuts the other day looking for the pink comb and hairbrush that I use every morning to coax the snarls that form in my children's hair overnight. I knew that if I DIDN'T FIND THAT COMB, there would be you-know-what to pay the following day as I was trying to get everyone ready for school and out the door. By the time my five-year-old found both implements I was practically foaming at the mouth, and has spent the previous twenty minutes pacing every room in the house except the one where the items were actually located, muttering and crying.

It's not a moment I'm proud of.

I find that I'm very susceptible to getting sucked into the momentary insanity, and start thinking and behaving completely irrationally. And later, I'll beat myself up over it, wishing it hadn't happened, wishing I hadn't yelled at some child or other resident of my home for doing something really dumb but minor (such as disassembling the pump of the bathroom soap dispenser such that it's now unusable), wishing I had more patience and control. And then I pray, "God give me patience," and you know what? He responds by offering yet more opportunities to practice. Such as finding someone has ripped off the plastic finger grip on the brand-new window shades... you get the idea.

Of course, the worst, absolute worst I ever get is when I'm faced with stupid technology problems. Even normal, sane, calm people become full-fledged lunatics when it comes to computer issues. You know what I'm talking about. Don't try to deny it, or I'll say "printer driver installation" and watch your blood pressure tick up just thinking about it.

I have a very good friend who is as rational and conscientious as they come. He served as a senator's chief of staff for years. Once when I told him how I had been trying to cook a grilled cheese sandwich in a skillet, and when I flipped it over it flew up into the air, turned sideways, and fell into the half-inch-wide gap between my stove and the counter, where of course it was dusty, ruined, and inaccessible. In complete seriousness, he responded, "Yeah, these so-called 'inanimate objects?' Total lie." Thus was born in my imagination the idea that there are little demons lurking about that do things like ruin your lunch, steal your comb, and mess with your computer.

It's a useful conceit when you write supernatural fiction, but what about in daily life? Well, if you have ordered a print copy of Discovering Ren, you've already discovered that the page numbers and headers my editor and I so lovingly and carefully created and inserted and proof-read the digital copy, magically disappeared. Poof. Gone. And we're flummoxed as to why. Demons, I say.

If you do happen to have one of these number-less copies, consider it a rare edition, because it's going to be fixed. And soon. ASAP, in fact. My husband says, it will encourage you to read it in one sitting! And in the meantime, I'm taking this as yet another sign that God is trying to teach me how to be patient, and to just ride out the little things. After all, the words are there and they are great. Numbers? Well, we're getting there. Peace, all.

There are times when it's just awesome fun to be a writer. Recently, I had the opportunity to guest post on Lora Innes's blog about the love life of a dead twenty-one-year old Revolutionary War officer - if you live anywhere near Connecticut, you'll know I'm talking about Nathan Hale. 
This assignment grew out of my involvement with the Connecticut Sons of the American Revolution putting together a new exhibit in the Nathan Hale School House in New London, Connecticut. We knew about Lora's amazing web comic featuring our State Hero, so we asked her to do a "prequel on the wall." She did a fabulous job, and I encourage everyone to go see it. It just happened that I did a lot of research into Nathan's "social network" in New London, so when she was looking for someone to tackle the topic of his romances, I stepped up.

Boy, it was a blast, and I can see from my web traffic that I've got a bunch of Dreamer fans visiting here. Welcome to all, and I hope you come back for more! If you're new to either Nathan Hale or the Dreamer, I hope that my guest posts will inspire you to become a fan.

It's projects like these that make all the hard work (yes, writing is real work!) worthwhile. Peace!

Well, this is fun! This week I'm posting my interview with Yvonne Anderson, whose sci fi Gateway to Gannah series is available from Risen Books. Her first novel, Story in the Stars, was a finalist for the ACFW's (American Christian Fiction Writers) Carol Awards. Pretty good stuff. The next book in the series, Words in the Wind, is out now, and the third and fourth are in production. So if you like what you're reading about, you'll have a lot more to look forward to!

Yvonne, like me, is a "late entry" into the fiction-writing world, having pursued other vocations prior to starting her writing career. It just goes to show that writers may come from all over, but always from within.

You can connect with Yvonne at her web site, or follow her blogs at Novel Rocket and Speculative Faith. Of course, she'd love you to purchase her novels, or ask for them at your local library. Read on to hear what she has to say about her work and herself!