Editor Darlene Schacht at CWO interviewed Robin Lee Hatcher for their February issue. Check it out:

“Robin Lee Hatcher discovered her vocation as a novelist after many years of reading everything she could put her hands on, including the backs of cereal boxes and ketchup bottles. However, she’s certain there are better plots and fewer calories in her books than in puffed rice and hamburgers. The winner of the Christy Award for Excellence in Christian Fiction (Whispers from Yesterday), two RITA Awards for Best Inspirational Romance (Patterns of Love and The Shepherd’s Voice), and the RWA Lifetime Achievement Award, Robin is the author of over 50 novels, including Catching Katie (Tyndale), named one of the Best Books of 2004 by the Library Journal.”

Darlene: How long have you been seriously writing, and can you tell us about the first “publishing” experience?

Robin Lee Hatcher: I have loved reading since I was a little girl. I also loved to spin stories and to write, but I never thought of pursuing a writing career until my late twenties. In March 1981, after reading a book that I thought ended rather poorly, I decided to give writing a novel a try. I wrote nights and weekends, longhand on legal pads, and then typed the manuscript on the office typewriter on coffee breaks and lunch hours. By November, it was done. . .

For the rest of the interview, click here