How long have you known you wanted
to be an author?
Growing up I longed to be a writer.
When I was very young (I don’t remember my age) I started working on a novel
about a man from Mars who wanted to go to college in New York. I never finished
that novel, but it left an impression on me. I knew deep down that writing was
my dream, even though I didn’t get around to fulfilling it until I was in my
thirties.
When a reader finishes Home at Last, what do you want them to
come away with?
I would love for them to be
inspired, challenged, and entertained. If I accomplished even one of those
things I would feel my writing time wasn’t wasted.
Where did you come up with the idea
for the story, Home at Last?
The inspiration came from watching the
latest movie version of Jane Eyre
over and over and over. I love that story. I read Jane Eyre a few months ago,
and I was truly awed by Charlotte Bronte’s writing. I high recommend it if
you’ve never read this masterpiece.
Any hobbies you especially enjoy?
I love decorating. I know that
sounds awfully girly, but it’s exciting to see the right drapes and the right
colors and flooring and accessories all come together to make a pleasant room—a
place where you want to spend time and a place you want to share with your
family and friends.
Home
at Last deals
with orphans and abandonment. Those are elements that show up frequently in
your work. Why is that?
There were times growing up that I
felt lonely and abandoned. But instead of sharing all of these details of my
past in interviews, I infuse my novels with those intense emotional memories.
That is one of the many blessings of creating art—to be able to sift through,
study, and then hopefully, through the miracle of writing, let go of some of
the painful pieces and burdensome baggage of our pasts.
If you could have dinner with two
special people, who would they be?
Josh Groban, because his music
inspires me, and Leif Enger, because I love the way he writes.
What are the fun things about a book
signing? The uncomfortable parts?
If I’ve invited friends, it’s always
great to see them and catch up. If strangers trickle by, and I’m able to tell
them about my book, or if I can encourage them in some way I feel like the book
signing was successful. The uncomfortable parts can be when people
automatically think you’re an employee at the bookstore and ask where the
restroom is located. Too many of those kinds of responses can lower the level
of enthusiasm significantly. Before I head into a book signing, I usually pray,
and the prayer goes something like, “Lord, if the sales are wonderful help me
not to become haughty about it, and if the sales aren’t so wonderful please
help me not to become discouraged.”
Home
at Last also
deals with dysfunctional families, estrangement, and then also forgiveness and
reconciliation. Why do you gravitate toward those themes?
Because they are powerful and
compelling themes, and because they are ones I understand on a personal level.
You’ve been published, so what do
you dream of now?
I would love to have one of my books
made into a movie. In the process, I’d like for these stories to entertain as
well as inspire people to see that God cares for them deeply and that His gift
of grace is a present just waiting to be opened.
How can readers connect with you?
Please feel to stop by my website at www.anitahigman.com or chat with me on my
Facebook Reader Page at https://www.facebook.com/#!/AuthorAnitaHigman
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24 comments:
This sounds like a heart felt story. Definitely one I'd love to read.
Ann
I would like to eat dinner with my sister, who died in 1980 at the age of 32, and my mother, who died 4 years ago. That would be wonderful. And, if I could add a third, my father could join us. He died in 1998.
I would like to eat dinner with Jesus and my grandpa who passed away in 1997. kristiedonelson(at)gmail(dot)com Thank you.
I'd love to have dinner with Abraham Lincoln and Peter the disciple.
I would choose Abraham Lincoln and Eleanor Roosevelt.
I would love to eat dinner with Mark Hall of Casting Crowns and Brandilynn Collins...
Casting Crowns was the first Contemporary Christian group I discovered after rededicating my life to Christ, and Brandilynn Collins was my first Christian author, love her books!
Ronald Reagan and my grandfather that passed 33 years ago when I was 6 months old.
I would choose my grandparents, who are no longer living.
My grandmother, who just passed, and my sister who lives far away
jennifer lawrence & obama
I would like to eat dinner with JK Rowling and Terry Pratchett
Would choose my father who passed away fifteen years ago and would also choose Abraham Lincoln.
Would chose Jesus and my mother who passed!
my great grandparents!
my husband who passed away in 06 from heart attack n my sister who passed away in 96 from a stroke.. I miss them both so very much n would give anything to have one last dinner with them... thanks for the chance
I'd love to have dinner with my parents and my little brother just one more time. They're all dining in Heaven now.
Nancy
allibrary (at) aol (dot) com
David Letterman and Jimmy Fallon! How fun would that be?!
I would like to have dinner with my great grandpa and grandma.
I would love to have dinner with my father and grandmother.
The head of Goldman Sachs and John F. Kennedy.
ID LOVE TO HAVE DINNER WITH MY BEST FRIEND , MY NANA WHO PASSED 2 MONTH AFTER MY DAUGHTER WAS BORN, WHO I NAMED AFTER HER. MONNIE WAUNETTA, AND THE 2ND WOULD NE MY GRANDFATHER WHO PASSED WHEN I WAS 4, ORIE LEE
I would like to eat dinner with my grandma and grandpa who both passed away before I was born
I'd love to have dinner with Jesus and my mom. Thank you :)
sue-hull64 at comcast dot net
My mom and dad, I miss them so much.
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