Elizabeth Stark  invited me to participate in this lively blog chain.  Elizabeth is the author of the novel Shy Girl (FSG, Seal Press) and co-director and co-writer of several short films, including FtF: Female to Femme and Little Mutinies (both distributed by Frameline).  She has an M.F.A. from Columbia University in Creative Writing.  Currently the lead coach and teacher at the Book Writing World, she's taught writing and literature at UCSC, Pratt Institute, the Peralta Colleges, Hobart & William Smith Colleges, and St. Mary's College, where she was the Distinguished Visiting Writer in 2010.  Check out Elizabeth's answers to the seven questions in her blog at  http://BookWritingWorld.com  

Below are my Character Answers for the protagonist in my novel, Calling Her Back From The Dead

1.  What is the name of your character?  Is she fictional or a historic person?
      Anne Travers is a fictional person.
2.  When and where is the story set?
      The story is set in current time and moves from a small town in Colorado to Las  Vegas to Amsterdam to Bruges
       and back to that small town in Colorado.
3.  What should we know about her?  
      Anne's the valedictorian, and she won a full-ride, four-year scholarship to study pre-law at the university--but
      the thought of her  golden future makes her want to throw up.
4.  What is the main conflict?  What messes up her life?
     Trying to prove she's not crazy like her mother is driving Anne mad. 
5.  What is the personal goal of the character?
      At the beginning of the book, her goal is safety.  After a blow to the head and a wild journey with Mrs. Black, her
       goal is to drop her grudges, trust her hunches, and face the wide world with gumption.
6.  What is the title of this novel?
      The title is Calling Her Back From The Dead.
7.  When can we expect the book to be published?
      Before long!