Interview with Author Janet Louise Mancini
1. Where do you live? Do you care if I put your
hometown in the article?
I have lived in Monongahela, PA most of my life. It is a small town south
of Pittsburgh, PA. If you ever have the chance, please visit. You will love the rolling hills and the
Monongahela River that runs along the outskirts of town.
2.
Tell us about your book.
My book, Finding My Life through the Children's Home, became my passion
to write. Once I found out where the children's home was that I was adopted out
of at 5 years of age, I had to write.
The more information I found, the more inspired I was to put this
history of my life together. I did not
know how this would end up or who I would meet along the way. You see, I am an adopted child and I started
my quest after my adopted mother died in 2000, to find my biological
mother. I needed to grieve her passing
also. She died when I was 4 years old.
I not only found where she was buried, but I found her only living
sister, who gave me pictures of her, who I look exactly like. I found the women who worked in the home, the
pictures they had saved for almost 50 years ago, of me living there, and my
living biological siblings. At age 50 I went from a twin brother to 7 other
siblings in my family. I was totally
shocked. It is a how-to book on researching
your roots. It was also my desire to
thank everyone in my life for the loving life I have had, and how it has
affected it in so many ways.
3. What inspired you to write?
It took me a total of 10 years to research and write my book. As I gathered the information, I would keep a
journal of every happening so I would not forget it. It was so exciting putting the puzzle
together of my life I did not want to miss anything.
4. Who are some of your favorite authors?
I have a lot of diverse interests when it comes to authors. I read all sorts of books from
autobiographies, true life stories, romance books and health related ones.
5.
Do you have any more books coming out? When?
I will have my first suspense novel coming out in 2015, if not
sooner. This is a completely new field
for me, but I am enjoying writing it as much as I did my first book. I seem to write a lot from life's experiences
now.
6. How did you go about getting your book
published? How long did it take?
I belong to a local writer's group and one of the author's suggested Jan
Abney as the editor for my book and was introduced to CreateSpace in publishing
my book. Jan did an awesome job in putting it all together for me. She made my dream come true.
7.
Are you doing any book signings or author talks
in the area? If so, when and where?
I have health issues this year that have prevented me from any book
signings but hopefully I will feel well enough next year to plan some.
8.
Is there anything else you'd to tell us?
My writing has given me an excellent outlet for my creativity.
Thank you so much for the opportunity for the interview.
http://goo.gl/GUJQZa. This is the Amazon link.
My website www.janetmancini.com
My
blog www.janetlmancini.com
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