Rhode Island Authors Showcase - Featuring Deb Zannelli!
The Rhode Island Authors Showcase is back! Each day in November, I’ll be featuring a different RI author. Each post features a giveaway – a book, an anthology, or something else! All you have to do to be eligible for the daily drawing is leave a comment on the blog post. I’ll use a random number generator to pick a winner one week after the blog post (to give you time to catch up).
By commenting on each post, you’re also entered to win our bigger prizes: GRAND PRIZE is a $250 Amazon gift card, BONUS PRIZE is a $100 Amazon gift card, and the CHEER UP YOU WON SOMETHING PRIZE is a $50 Amazon gift card. The big prizes will be chosen, again using a random number generator, on December 7.
I wanted to know more about Deb. I asked the usual questions!
Where is your hometown? Exeter, Rhode Island
What have you written? Darkness and Light series: Dark Night of the Soul (2016), A Darkness Descending (2018), Where There was Darkness (2019), Darkness and Light, Hunter (2021), Darkness and Light, Vampires (2022). Sister World trilogy: Sister World, The Arrival (2019), Sister World, The Fight for Earth (2020). Peacedale (2018).
And what genre(s) are your books? Horror, Science Fiction, Fantasy
Who are your favorite authors? Ken Follett, Stephen King, M.M.Kaye, Colleen McCullough
What were your favorite books growing up? A Tale of Two Cities, Lord of the Rings, The Far Pavillions
What do you like best about writing? Examining the emotions of the characters I write, it makes me examine mine. I love research and including facts with fiction. For example, my science fiction contains lots of science facts. I’ve worked with a physicist, the director of emergency management for the town of Charleston, and an expert on indigenous plants of various climes, just to name a few.
What do you find most challenging about writing? Setting aside time, and finding a way to put my very real emotions into situations others will understand and feel a connection to.
Where do you draw your inspiration? From my own experiences, the dreams hopes, disappointments of my youth and the challenges and victories of the life I’ve lived. I use fiction to bring these things to life. I watch the world, especially the young, looking for what motivates and determines both our actions and responses to the actions of others, and adding a good sized helping of what brought me to where I am now.
You’ve just been given the chance to collaborate on a book with Stephen King! What’s the title going to be? The King's Betrayal
Find out more about Deb and her writing at her website: https://drzannelliauthor.com/
Follow her on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/debraroseauthor
Deb has generously offered a copy of the anthology Green, published in 2021 by the Association of Rhode Island Authors. Her very poignant short story is included in this compendium. To be eligible to win a copy, just tell us your favorite green thing.
