I want to introduce you to another author whom I think you’ll enjoy getting to know. Tricia Goyer. I’ll let her tell you about herself.

 I’m a wife, mom, writer, mentor and God-lover who lives in Montana. I write everything. Okay, not everything, but close! I write novels, books for teens, parenting and marriage books and articles.
What brought you to writing? If you’ve always wanted to write, why? What is it about writing that pulls at you? Did you write in secret early in your writing life?
I started writing in 1994 when I was 22-years-old and a mother of three. A friend of mine, Cindy Martinusen wanted to become a writer and something about that struck a chord with me.
I grew up in love with books. I lived near a library and I spent all my free time and summers there. I love writing because I can share my heart on paper better than with words. I also get an opportunity to share hope in Christ with others.
Describe your writing area. Is there something special that seems to encourage you to write? Perhaps a memento that has special meaning, something that triggers your muse. Is there something people would be surprised to see?
My writing area is actually a desk the wraps one-half around a 10 x 12 room. This is the homeschooling room, too. So on this “desk” are four computers. Mine and three kids’ computers that they do their homeschool work on. My space is a corner with about three feet on each side. There are PILES–bills, magazines, homeschooling papers I need to correct, mail, researching books. When I’m not under deadline I actually see wood. When I’m under HEAVY deadline the piles move to the floor … because they tip over!
On the window sill near my desk I keep small mementos from my research trips and photos of my family (even though they are sitting in the same room with me!)
What is the wall paper on your desktop? Why?
Currently it’s the cover for my parenting book Generation Next Parenting. I always put my newest cover on my wall paper because 1) they’re cool to look at, and 2) as I’m writing the next book I remember that there is an end to the process!
Do you have little routines you follow in your writing time?
I always have: coffee or water in a travel mug and praise music playing. 
Do you have a favorite dead author? Favorite research or reference book that is always at your fingertips?
I love Corrie ten Boom. The research book I ALWAYS use is Writing the Breakout Novel Workbook by Donald Maass.
Okay, let’s be brutally honest. What is your biggest distraction, perhaps self-made, during your writing time?
Email!!!!!! I’d rather answer email than write. It’s sooooo much easier! 
What is your favorite thing about being a writer?
Being able to communicate what’s inside. I’m not very introspective, except when I write. My husband learns a lot about me from reading my books! 
Your least favorite?
The fact that every person judges your efforts and book sales (or lack of the numbers I’d hope for). I just always have to remind myself that the only opinion I need to worry about is God’s!
Is there something you secretly would like to change about your writing live?
Hmmm … that I had someone to take care of all these piles on my desk for me! 
Tricia has written many books. You can check them out on her web site. http://www.triciagoyer.com/
And as a teaser, here is the cover of one of her stories on the Spanish Civil War. It’s called A Whisper of Freedom.
                                        
Thanks for being with us, Tricia.
 For everyone who posts a comment on this blog with Tricia, you will be entered to win a copy of her book A Valley of Betrayal–book #1 in The Chronicles of the Spanish Civil War series.