Featured Interview With April Tompkins
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I grew up in western North Dakota (still miss it), but I now live in a suburb of Minneapolis with my husband and my fat cat Sasha. My husband and I recorded music for about 15 years, during which time I learned how to be a pretty good songwriter (and a so-so singer). We do have our music on Spotify, though.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
Oh, goodness, I don’t remember a time when I wasn’t fascinated with books. My older sister taught me to read before I entered kindergarten, and once I discovered my school library, I checked out all the Laura Ingalls Wilder books and tons of biographies of famous people in history. I didn’t try my hand at writing until much later, and I shocked myself by actually writing a full-length novel. I’ve since published ten more novels and novellas. I’m addicted.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
While I specialize in women’s fiction, I really like biographies; learning about real people. Still, I like a good story I can get lost in.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
Running From Herself started out as a novella, but I discovered there was so much more to tell about Leah’s life that I expanded it into a full-length novel. Leah toiled as a local band singer for almost a decade, but never realized her dream of being discovered. Once she had enough, he quit the band and took to the road, landing in a tiny Wyoming town, where she decided to stay. But her heart got broken and around that time a music executive stopped into the club where she worked, heard her singing with her new band, and offered her a record deal. That’s when her life really turned upside down.
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