You will soon see that there is no danger of me quitting writing to begin my filmmaking career anytime soon. Or to take a side trip into journalism, even though I'm pretty sure my hard-hitting questions cracked the interview wide open. You'll see.

Below is an interview with my Class of 2k9 Mentor, Ann Haywood Leal, author of Also Known as Harper and the forthcoming A Finders-Keeper's Place. Check out Ann's blog, The Backstory, and her website. She also contributes to the group blog 2k9 Grads. Ann has done some video editions of The Backstory, and I persuaded her to start each one with her wonderful contagious laugh, so I did the same for this  interview...

Hope you enjoy!