I do have a heater at my feet, because sitting cuts off my circulation and my feet freeze. I’m not especially quirky – not because I mind quirks, but because quirks have conditions, and conditions are usually less than optimal when you are a mother of four and the house is always full and writing occurs when and where it can be squeezed in. I can perform if I have to, but I needed something more cerebral, something that would allow me to work when it best suited my family, and eventually I started writing in earnest with the goal of finishing a book.

As an adult, I realized that I wasn’t especially fond of the idea of singing for a living. But though I was writing all the time-poetry, stories, essays, plays-I dreamed of being a famous singer.

I doubt I will ever write a book without a love story at the heart, simply because it gives me a chance to fall in love over and over again.Īs a child, I read voraciously. There is something magical about a love story, about the emotional surrender involved. I was drawn to romance-not sex-but romance, and I’ve never outgrown it. I read Jane Eyre when I was twelve, so I suppose that’s a little earlier than most. Some words about you to begin with maybe?Who was little Amy? And who’s the adult she’s become? Do you have likes/dislikes/quirks? Etc.Īs a child I was precocious. She’s been really generous and gives us many details about herself, her writing process, her projects…

Now let’s read all her answers and I do hope you’ll enjoy this interview as much as I did when I got her answers back and discovered “more about Amy Harmon and her books”. Once again Amy you have all my gratitude for the care and the time you invested in your reply. You could say the cover is matching the inside of the book 😀 Some authors write marvelous books but sometimes disappoint or even hurt their readers with hurtful or uncaring comments/actions but Amy is NOT among them. I can honestly say Amy is not only a fantastic writer but she also is a wonderful person. So when Amy agreed to answer all my questions, I was in Heaven! I could not stop gushing about it and I must have worn out my husband’s patience. I love all her books and Making Faces is “my best of the bests” among more than 8.000 books I must have read so far. She is my “go to” author when I want something moving and wonderful to read. It’s no secret by now that Amy Harmon is my favorite author.

Running Barefoot by Amy Harmon