Q: Let me start with asking you to tell us a little bit about yourself.
A. I’m a thirty-something, stay-at-home, homeschooling mom. I’ve been married twelve years, and we now live in sunny Japan, where we teach English and explore our surroundings as much as possible. I write in the evening hours usually, once the kids are in bed. It’s a busy life!

Q: When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer?
A. In first grade, my teacher had us