New interview with author Ann Herrick

Ann Herrick grew up in Connecticut, where she graduated from The Morgan School and Quinnipiac University.  She now lives in Oregon with her husband, who was her high-school sweetheart.  Their wonderful daughter is grown, married and gainfully employed, and has given Ann her only grand-dog, Puff, a bloodhound-rottweiller-beagle mix.  While she misses the East Coast, especially houses built before 1900, she enjoys the green valleys, fresh air and low humidity in the Willamette Valley of Oregon.  Ann loves cats, walking, the Oregon Ducks and working in her back yard.  In addition to stories and books for children and young adults, Ann also writes copy for humorous and conventional greeting cards.

She loves to hear from her readers and can be contacted through her web site:  http://annherrickauthor.com

BWLPP: What is the first book you remember reading that you really loved?

 

AH: Hucklebones, the story of a pony who wanted to learn to dance so he could go to the Steeplechase Ball is one of the first books I ever read and I just loved it. It's a sweet story with beautiful illustrations, and I still have the book and I still love to read it!

 

I read Gone With The Wind, for the first time when I was fifteen, and I loved that, though now I think the part after Scarlett and Rhett marry doesn't work as well for me. Before they married, Rhett understood everything about Scarlett, but after he seemed blind to the fact that she did love him, even if she wasn't totally aware of it!
 
BWLPP: What's your favorite of the books you've written?

AH: I couldn't really choose. They are all dear to my heart and each has been a favorite as I was writing it.

BWLPP: Are there any authors that inspire you?

AH: Lots, but Judy Blume, Meg Cabot and Sarah Dessen come to mind first. I love their books.

BWLPP: What's a day in your 'author's life' like?

AH: Not as organized as I'd like. :) When things go as planned, I get all the home/life stuff done in the morning so that I have the afternoon to write, do promo, etc. without anything else taking up space in my brain.

BWLPP: What might people be surprised to learn about you?

AH: I have no sense of smell, never have, BUT, YES, I STILL HAVE A SENSE OF TASTE! And my sense of taste is worse when I have a cold ...

BWLPP: Is there a genre or subject you haven't tried but would like to?

AH: I wish I could write great, sweeping historical novels such as those written by Anya Seton, but I'm not sure I'm up to doing all the research necessary to be historically accurate.

 

BWLPP: Thanks Ann! Look for excerpts from Ann's BWLPP titles How to Survive a Summer Romance (or Two) tomorrow and All's Fair in Love and Words on Friday.