1) What is your book about?
The Day An Angel Ran Into My Room is the story of a 6 year old girl who meets an angel, and in doing so, discovers her magical inner world. One night Alessandra asks her mother if she can stay up for “only five more minutes.” Then she gets a wonderful surprise: her guardian angel, Angelisse, comes for a visit. The angel looks so childlike that it is easy for Alessandra to relate to her. The angel explains how very important every person is and teaches Alessandra many other magical things such as the power of visualization, the law of cause and effect, how we are all one and many more spiritual messages.
This uplifting story teaches kids that they are never alone because their guardian angels are always looking out for them, and that children have the power to change their world through their thoughts and deeds. This marvelous story of transformation could happen to anyone that believes! That is the tale of The Day an Angel Ran into My Room.
2) What inspired you to write your book?
I was going through a rough period in my life and had immersed myself in a series of cassettes by best selling spiritual authors Wayne Dyer, Deepak Chopra and Marianne Williamson which are all about personal transformation. And since I had 2 small children (ages 6 months and6 years) at the time, I thought to myself. “Wouldn’t it be wonderful if kids could learn all of these important spiritual lessons at an early age???” I was staying at my sister’s house in Mexico and the room we were staying in had an old computer. So when everyone was asleep at night I would start tapping away writing and what came out was a book about a little girl and an angel. I didn’t start thinking “I’m going to write about angels”, it just came to me. So you can say I was inspired.
3) What is the most “difficult” part of being a writer?
Being a writer is a delight. However you have to be inspired to write. And that may sometimes be difficult with the daily grind and schedules. In order to facilitate that I need to get into some sort of “zone” so to speak, so that the writing flows. I listen to music that I love, I set up a relaxing ambiance with scented candles, a peaceful setting, meditate and go out in nature.
4) What is the most rewarding part of being a writer?
The biggest reward of being a writer is when your writing positively affects the people you are writing for. When someone comes to me and tells me they loved my book, that is my biggest reward.
5) What are you doing to promote your book?
A lot of people think that you only have to write a book and that’s it. But that’s when the work really begins. You have to promote it 24/7. I am doing several things simultaneously to help promote it including participating in all the foreign book fairs, writing a blog, submitting my book for book reviews, doing PR and interviews, email campaigns to my contacts, social media including a Facebook fan page, a dedicated Twitter account and Pinterest. I also converted my book to an ebook format in order to offer it in a variety of formats including the Nook, Kindle, the iPad, etc. I’ll keep you posted on my progress :