The Writer’s Life  Today for the series The Writer’s Life, I am featuring an interview of author Val Penny. Val is a writer of crime thriller novels. I am happy she allowed me to interview her on Bookplaces Blog. Welcome, Val! Kay: Tell us about yourself. Where do you live? Where did you grow up and attend school? Val:  Hi Kay, Thank you for inviting me to chat with you today. I hale from northern California, but now live in SW Scotland, which is part of the UK. I grew up in Monterey, California, Edinburgh, Scotland, Denver, Colorado and Paris,France. It’s probably just as well that I like to travel! School…