Audrey, describe yourself for our visitors.
I’m a native Nebraskan, born and reared in the Sandhills. Except for a few years at Taylor University, Upland, Indiana, I’ve lived in Omaha as an adult. My primary ministry is intercession, and I pray for many people around the world. Sometimes our Lord calls me to longer periods of prayer, up to six hours per day. I also mentor and disciple new Christians. A wonderful group of three graduated last night and I may teach a book of the Bible for the few weeks left of summer. A couple people have asked for discipling in the Fall. We’ll see. My CD player is always loaded with soaking music, the kind I can sing back to the Lord and worship Him.
How do you find time to connect with God?
I seem to pray without ceasing, sending prayers skyward at all times of the day or night. I read the Bible before I start writing in the morning and often take time off to listen to such shows as Janet Parshaw and God.tv or www.freshfire.ca.
Who are your favorite authors? Favorite books?
I’m privileged to write book reviews for Glass Road Productions and I enjoy the variety of fiction they send. Otherwise, I’ve recently read The Shack, Safely Home, Navigating Route 20-Something, and different periodicals/books on the craft of writing (I seldom read the whole book.) Now I’m studying deep POV in connection with the current ACFW course.
Tell us about your journey to publication.
I started writing in first grade ☺, but I wasn’t published until 1961 when Back to the Bible Broadcast published my article called "Wait." Fulltime work and family got in the way for everything except a newspaper column until around 2001 when I joined the local writers group and ACFW and attended CCWC writers conference in Colorado. I had started a book about my grandson’s dirt bike racing but knew nothing about the craft of organizing/writing a novel. I’m finally bringing that book to publication, hopefully in 2009 . Several of my articles have been published in Highlights for Children, Focus on the Family, Charisma, several teen mags and Sunday School papers. I sold my apple butter recipe to Ladybug three years ago and it is slated for publication this year. Which reminds me, I should follow up on that.
Tell us about your current book?
Green Light Red Light published in November 2007 and I’m currently marketing it. Sales are going well, and I’ve made connections for possible national/international radio/TV broadcasts. Some look extremely promising. It’s based on the experience of a real-life dynamo named Monica Moore (not her real name) and her annual trips to China where where she teaches English. The book is classified as YA, although it has broad appeal. A 91-year-old lady read it and loved it. Everyone agrees it’s a fun read, and some have used it as a training tool to prepare their youth groups for short term missions. Monica goes with me to book signings, school visits and radio/tv interviews and she’e a real asset because she can add a realistic, exciting dimension with stories of her own. She holds everyone spellbound, and many respond to her purpose for the book–recruiting other Christians to do what she does. We’ve started a ms. about Monica’s work in Pakistan, India and Iraq, but I took some time off to polish Dirt Bike for a critique seminar with Cec Murphey in August.
How did you come up with ideas for this book?
I could write eight hours a day, seven days a week with all the ideas I have, but LIFE happens, as you know. The books I’ve written so far have been based on real life characters, but I have ideas for other types, too.
What’s next for you?
I plan to continue working on the series of four about Monica Moore, market, learn more skills and apply them to my writing projects.
Where can visitors find you online?
My website/blog is www.audreyhebbert.com/blog
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