Everyone has memories of their childhood that contribute to who they are as adults. Amy Anguish is here today to tell us about the conflicts that arise when people who are attracted to each other can’t come to terms with their own backstories.
Since her new book No Place Life Home has just released, let’s hear more directly from her.
Jenny: “Hi Amy! The last time you were came to my blog, we talked about a Christmas novella. This time, you have just released a full-length novel “No Place Like Home”. Can you tell us what inspired this book?”
Amy: “I guess you could say I am the inspiration behind my latest book. How crazy does that sound? But my character Adrian has my past in that we’re both preacher’s daughters who moved around a lot. And like old movies. And hum. The difference is, Adrian chose to leave the faith when she moved away from home. I didn’t. This is sort of my “what could have happened” story.”
Jenny: “Can you tell us about your typical writing schedule? Do you write first thing each day, or do you get other chores out of the way first?”
Amy: “Because I still have kids at home during the day, and teach preschool two days a week, I don’t always have a set schedule. That being said, I get my work done mostly during rest time on days when I’m home. Those two or three hours of quiet are when I can sit at my laptop and knock things out. Every now and then, when an idea is really flowing or if I didn’t get enough done during the day, I will work some more in the evenings after kids are in bed. Next year, though, both my children will be in school, and I am very much looking forward to being able to work whenever I want to!”
Jenny: “When you are writing- What is your must-have snack or beverage? What type of music do you have playing in the background while writing, or do you require total silence?”
Amy: ” I usually at least start with warm tea or something and then move to water. Snacks are a reward for having worked. And it depends on the day what I go for. I’ve honestly been trying to snack a bit less over the last few months because snacking has a tendency to catch up with hips and belly fast! And I don’t require total quiet, but I prefer it. So, I normally don’t have music playing when I work.”
Jenny: “What is the favorite feedback you have gotten from a reader?”
Amy: “This is going to sound crazy, but I love when someone says they stayed up way too late to read because they couldn’t put the book down. Or when they get mad at a character. Or cry. I sound horrible making people cry, but it means they really got into my story and were in the character’s head. And that means I did my job well.”
Jenny: “A totally off-the-wall question: What song is going through your head right now?”
Amy: ” Because of the time of the year, Christmas songs are normally in my head anymore. ‘The Most Wonderful Time of the Year,’ The Chipmunks’ ‘Christmas Song,’ ‘I’ll Be Home for Christmas,’ ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,’ (that one’s mentioned in my newest book), etc.”
Jenny: “I can’t think of anything better to have in your head. Christmas songs make me so happy. Thanks so much for coming by today,”
Amy R Anguish grew up a preacher’s kid, and in spite of having lived in seven different states that are all south of the Mason Dixon line, she is not a football fan. Currently, she resides in Tennessee with her husband, daughter, and son, and usually a bossy cat or two. Amy has an English degree from Freed-Hardeman University that she intends to use to glorify God, and she wants her stories to show that while Christians face real struggles, it can still work out for good.
Follow her at http://abitofanguish.weebly.com or http://www.facebook.com/amyanguishauthor
Or https://twitter.com/amy_r_anguish
Learn more about her books at https://www.pinterest.com/msguish/my-books/
And check out the YouTube channel she does with two other authors, Once Upon a Page (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEiu-jq-KE-VMIjbtmGLbJA)
Can love secure Adrian’s wandering heart?
Roots are overrated, at least to someone like Adrian Stewart, preacher’s kid, who has never lived anywhere longer than six years. That’s why her job with MidUSLogIn is so perfect for her—lots of travel and staying nowhere long enough to have it feel like home. But when work takes her to Memphis, TN, closer to her family for the first time in years, and in the same small office as Grayson Roberts, she starts to question her job, her lack of home, and even her memories of her rocky past with the church.
Gray is intrigued by Adrian from the moment he sees her, and he’s determined to get to the bottom of why this girl who loves old movies and hums when she works won’t go to church with him. As they grow closer, he wants more, too, but how can he convince her to stay in Memphis when she doesn’t believe in home—or God? Can he use his own broken past to break through hers?
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