Featured Interview With V.C. Williams
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I am a second-generation Arizonan with a pioneer heritage. I live in the central highlands of Arizona, with four seasons, tall trees, and clean air. I spent many summers on my grandparents’ farm south of Phoenix, playing with my cousins, our imaginations in high gear. As a child, our dog was our guardian and best friend. Wherever we tramped, looking for arrowheads or shards of native pottery, she was there with us.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
My sister taught me to read before I was in school. She read our children’s books to us and I wanted to read, too. My elementary school allowed us to visit the school library each Friday afternoon. I read through their entire biography section learning about the early lives of presidents, inventors and others prominent in our nation’s history. Those books instilled in me a deep love of history. When I was twelve or thirteen, I read the Diary of Anne Frank. I was inspired by her intelligence, her upbeat, thoughtful outlook, and her wonder at how beautiful life is in the midst of tragedy. Her story inspired me to start my first real journal. That’s when I discovered how much I loved to write.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
Margaret Mitchell’s book, Gone With the Wind, was an early favorite. I was sick, so I stretched out my time off from school to finish the book. I discovered Jane Austen later in life, and was amazed it took so long to find her. Her authentic tales of life among the rich, the roles of women, and the social games people play still hold today. Helen Hooven Santmyer’s book, And Ladies of the Club, was awe-inspiring to me, especially since I took up full-time writing after a long career in management. I have always loved history, and historical fiction is my favorite genre to write. However, I love mystery and have published one, but I find they are more difficult to plot. But mine turned out okay!
Tell us a little about your latest book?
My latest book, The Door In the Carnegie Library, is a YA historical time-travel.
Seventeen-year-old Julie believes she’s failed at everything in her 1967 world of miniskirts and popularity. Unnoticed at school, even her parents have little time for the shy girl. While taking shelter in the town library during a rainstorm, a friendly Native American spirit “pushes” her back in time. Finding herself in the Elks Opera House, an attractive teenage stagehand, Ren, reveals she’s landed in 1907. Taken in by a strangely familiar woman and her deputy sheriff husband, the frightened girl learns that if she wants to get home, she must step out of her comfort zone. Ren and a new friend at school help her with those first steps. But when the outlaw Apache Kid hears about the Yavape′ Apache magic, Julie faces her biggest challenge. Survival. Without the magic of bravery, trust, and inner knowledge, she may never get home again.
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