Featured Interview With Ann Harrison
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was raised in Rochelle Georgia, but after moving to Atlanta to get some training in independent living skils for the blind and to get help with finding a job, from there to Marrietta, GA, then to Canton, Georgia after my first Marriage, back home for awhile after my divorce, to Athens Georgia during my second Marriage, I’m back home and living in a tiny house not farm from my family home. I had a guide dog, but I had to retire her early, for various reasons. I love different types of music, especially the music of my wind chimes out on the front porch. I find the chimes to be a great source of inspiration. I must say I love the small town life over living in a big city.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I’ve loved books since I was at least five if not before. My mom always read to me and my brothers, and I started receiving books on records and cassettes through the Library of Congress’s program called the national library service for the blind and print disabled at the age of five. from then on, I’ve read many books through the years and that instilled my love of storytelling and writing. I started writing when I was in the 4th grade, I wone a writing contest in the sixth grade, and I dabbled in writing a story that never saw the light of day when I was in high school, but I’ve been taking my writing seriously since 2005, after reading the introduction to New Stories of the South, the 2001 edition. I’ve had to give it up for awhile, but once I got divorced for the first time, God and the inspiration from my love of music gave me the motivation I needed to pick it back up again in 2010.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My favorite authors include, Karen Kingsbury, Jen Lowry, Elizabeth Goddard, and Robin Lee Hatcher, to name a few. My favorite genre is Christian Cozy mystery, but I also love fantasy, children’s adventure, and I read widely whenever I can. I can’t pinpoint one person who inspires me, I get inspiration from books, music, dreams, and random bits of conversation.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
My first book of poems delves into my creative journey, given to me by the Holy Spirit. The first section, entitled A Writers Life, covers my journey from writer to creative dreamer, until I bloom into a published author.
The second section, entitled Seaside Poems, will takes you on a walk along the seashore, where the Holy Spirit and your muse awaits to fill your heart and mind with inspiration, pulling you out of your creative slump. Allow the Holy Spirit to help you fill page after page with words, pictures or fill your hands with whatever creative task you strive to undertake, as you read these verses, which come straight from my heart.
The third and final section entitled Poems from the Heart, describes the journey of a lost soul as he gives his heart to Jesus and finds a new beginning. Others describe a narrator’s sorrowful tears melting into joyful music and singing. Some of these verses touch on my spiritual walk with the Lord and the music God has placed within my soul. Open your heart and let your mind wander as the Holy Spirit speaks to you through each verse within these pages.
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