Featured Interview With Helen Line
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I live in the West Midlands in the heart of England with my partner, our Golden Retriever and 3 cats.
I have worked in education for 30 years – firstly as a school teacher and, for the last 13 years, as an Education Officer for the local authority.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
My sister taught me to read when I was 4 and I haven’t stopped since! I think I wrote my first “proper” story at the age of 7 and completed my first novel (never published) at the age of 18.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I struggle with the genre question. I am fascinated by people and situations and, as most novels contain those things, I tend to be pretty flexible. If the storyline interests me I will read it, irrespective of the “label” it resides under.
Favourite authors include; Jodi Picoult, John Irving, Celia Aherne, Jo-Jo Moyes and many, many more.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
I Hear you Calling tells the story of Richard, a child medium and his zealous father and their battle with the education system. It is also a story of Rae, the Education Officer who is assigned to help resolve the issues. A series of twists and turns mean that Richard and Rae find themselves in a very unexpected situation and the question “Can Rae help to save Richard’s school place?” then becomes “Can Rae help to save Richard’s life?”
Available on Amazon as an ebook currently, IHYC will be released in paperback early in 2017.
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