Can you give us a brief overview of your latest book? Is it part of a series?
A Separate
Heaven is a series of seven books that
spans twenty-five years in the lives of two families. Book one introduces the Hamiltons and the Gianellis, brought
together by an unlikely union.
Dominic Gianelli, a man of wealth and power, is nearing fifty when a
chance meeting with twenty-year old Paige Hamilton forever changes his life. An
evening that begins as a dinner date takes an unexpected turn and becomes a
night he will never forget, a night that is the first step into their future
together.
But
Gianelli is a man with secrets and there are dark corners in his world. While
he is pleased with this new development, this unanticipated treasure of a girl,
he has grave concerns about marrying her. For when she becomes part of his life,
he knows hers will no longer be her own. Despite any qualms, he finds he
cannot, indeed will not give her up.
Catherine
Paige Hamilton is the only daughter of an affluent, Long Island family. Until
she meets Dominic Gianelli, she has lived her life in accordance with the
wishes and rules of others but she has never known a man like him. He becomes
her stepping stone from girl to woman. She enters his life, his world, and she
never looks back.
If you used a graphic designer/publisher’s designer, how involved were you during the creative process for your cover?
I found my artist on my own. A principal location
in A Separate Heaven is Italy.
I knew that I wanted (for the first cover) a
picture of a sunrise or sunset over water with a break in the center where the
title would be placed. The photos
were found online and I had only a name to go by. It took several weeks but I
made contact with the artist. His
name is David Humphries and he resides in Yorkshire, England. A couple of amazing coincidences: The
pictures were taken off the coast of Italy when he and his wife were guests on
a friend’s yacht. That coupled
with the name on the yacht, which was Heavenly Daze, has led me to feel a
certain sense of “meant to be” with regard to the series.
Do you outline your story or just go where your muse takes you?
Do you outline your story or just go where your muse takes you?
I never outline. Most of the time I carry several
chapters in my mind then sit down to write.
Did you hire an editor to review your manuscript before publishing?
Yes, I do have an editor.
Did you hire an editor to review your manuscript before publishing?
Yes, I do have an editor.
Besides Amazon, are there any other sites where your books are for sale?
At Barnes & Noble and some art galleries and gift shops. Book one is available in hardcover. The first three books are available on Kindle with four soon to follow and I plan to have book 5 released in July or August. Working on having all the books in print by then too.
What
kinds of marketing [twitter, Facebook, blog, forums] are you involved with for
promoting your book(s)?
I have learned how important it is to engage in as many forms of social media as possible. It has become a must for marketing and advertising. Facebook, Twitter, a new website/blog and virtual book tours are currently taking most of my days!
I have learned how important it is to engage in as many forms of social media as possible. It has become a must for marketing and advertising. Facebook, Twitter, a new website/blog and virtual book tours are currently taking most of my days!
Do
you find it difficult to juggle your time between marketing your current book
and writing your next book?
At the moment, most definitely. Right now I am devoting the majority of
my time to marketing.
What
advice would you give a new author just entering into the self-publishing
arena?
KINDLE,
KINDLE, KINDLE. Use
every form of social media to promote yourself and your work. Belief in
yourself is paramount. You are your own best critic, in the sense that if you
aren’t pleased with your story, then work on it until it feels right to you. But
stick to what works for you.
Be innovative. I had members of a local theater group portray major
characters in my series and we “performed” at a beautiful restaurant on the
Texas Coast, complete with two men dressed in suits and dark glasses who came
in and “swept” the restaurant prior to the entrance of the Gianellis. Also had
our own paparazzi surreptitiously trying to get pictures of the couple and
being chased away by security. We
were a hit!
Besides writing, do you have any other passions?
Ballet and I love to read about other authors’ lives. For example, Karen Blixen (Out of Africa memoir), Marguerite Duras (The Lover), Lillian Hellman (Julia)
Besides writing, do you have any other passions?
Ballet and I love to read about other authors’ lives. For example, Karen Blixen (Out of Africa memoir), Marguerite Duras (The Lover), Lillian Hellman (Julia)
What’s next for you?
Doing everything I can to realize my dream of A
Separate Heaven becoming a television series.
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the Gianelli and Hamilton families will hold you spellbound.
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AUTHOR Bio and
Links:
Alex Disanti lives in the Texas Hill Country. While writing has been a lifelong love
for her, A Separate Heaven is her first novel. Early works were mainly poetry and short stories. As A Separate Heaven progressed from
thought to paper, friends and family began reading the manuscript. Then, in an effort to test the
marketability of the material, she enlisted the aid of what she calls her “test
readers.” These readers vary in
age, occupation and background. It
simply grew from there. Alex’s
rich detail brought the characters to life, and the ensuing chapters could not
come quickly enough for her readers.
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Website/Blog http://alexdisanti.com
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