1. SWA: Did You Ever Consider Writing Under A Pseudonym?
DELANDA: Yes
STUDENT WRITERS ASSOCIATION
(SWA) WITH AUHOR DELANDA
2. SWA: Do You Try More To Be Original Or To Deliver To Readers What They Want?
DELANDA: Originality Leads Me With There Being Moments Of Q&A With My Preview Readers And Friends.
3. SWA: Do you think someone could be a writer if they don’t feel emotions strongly?
DELANDA: Absolutely, Life Happens To All Of Us. With Those Happenstance The Foundation Of One’s Personal Story, Or Story Source Breaths.
4. SWA: Where Do You Get Your Ideas?
DELANDA: My Writings Are Truly GOD Inspired. It Began As An Ongoing Dream, One That Transferred Into Writing Afterwards. Each Time I Wrote Out My Dream The Story Grew.
5. SWA: What is your writing process like?
DELANDA: I Begin With Pen And Pad. (For Me, There Is A Deeper Connection When I Begin This Way.) I Write All My Thoughts Until I Either Fill My Pad Or There Is No More For Me To Add. At That Point, I Transfer The Writings From My Pad To A Word Doc. During This Process Story Expansion Takes Place And The Obvious Necessary Correction....And The Writing Continues.
6. SWA: When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer?
DELANDA: Ha Ha, It Took Some Time For That To Happen. Having Landed My Dream Career After Completing Travel And Tourism School, Life As A Flight Attendant Was All I Could See. A Year After I Received My Uniform And Wings The Dreams Started. Fast Forwarding, It Was During The Feedback Process From My Test Readers That I Realized Writing Was (Is) Something I Want To Do.
7. SWA: How long does it take you to write a book?
DELANDA: It Varies. With “Father, Then The Eyes Can See,” I Began Writing In 1995. It Was Published In 2013. “YOU Taught Me,” Was Published 2019, A Day Before My Birthday. My Writing Was Worked Into My Full-Time Job Outside Of Home, And Then Coming Home To Be A Full-Time Caregiver.
8. SWA: What is your work schedule like when you're writing?
DELANDA: N/A9.SWA: What would you say is your interesting writing quirk?
DELANDA: N/A10. SWA: How do books get published?
DELANDA: In This Day And Time More Options Are Available Beyond Traditional Publishing. Assisted Self Publishing Is How My First Book Was Published. My Second Book Was Completely Self Published By Me, With A Few Out Sourced Tasks.11. SWA: Where do you get your information or ideas for your books?
DELANDA: My Writings Are GOD Given With Inspiration From Those Around Me, And Online Research As Needed.
12. SWA: When did you write your first book and how old were you?
DELANDA: My First Book Began In 1995, With A 2013 Completion.13. SWA: What do you like to do when you're not writing?
DELANDA: Self Betterment, Family Time And Other Everyday Activity.
14. SWA: What does your family think of your writing?
DELANDA: My Family Are Pleased. They Are Nurturing And Encouraging. They Think It’s Wonderful.15. SWA: What was one of the most surprising things you learned in creating your books?
DELANDA: I Learned That There Is Way More Within In Me Than I Realized. I Am Resourceful, Able And Capable.16. SWA: How many books have you written? Two Which is your favorite?
DELANDA: Ha Ha It’s A Tie Between The Two.17. SWA: Do you have any suggestions to help me become a better writer? If so, what are they?
DELANDA: Allow Writing To Be A Creative Adventure With You Penning/Writing One Word At A Time.18. SWA: Do you hear from your readers much? What kinds of things do they say?
DELANDA: They Share How They Could See Themselves In The Characters. They’ve Shared How They Had Fallen In Love With The Storyline, Snd How For Them The Book Was A Page Turner. I Also Get Questions/Conversations About Some Of The Character/Storyline.19. SWA: Do you like to create books for adults?
DELANDA: I Simply Like Writing And Having My Writings Appreciated By Others.20. SWA: What do you think makes a good story?
DELANDA: Genuine, Yet Relatable Writings/Stories.21. SWA: As a child, what did you want to do when you grew up?
DELANDA: Become A Model And Travel.22. SWA: Is there anything you'd like to tell us about upcoming projects that excite you?
DELANDA: The Audiobook For Father, Then The Eyes Can See Is In The Works So Connect With Me To Be In The Know Of The Progress Of This, And Other Projects.23. SWA: What are the links to your book and wheree can you be reached?
DELANDA: You May Supply Your Favorite Book Store With The ISBN #’s And Have Them Order It For You: “978-1626979390 ~ Father, Then The Eyes Can See...978-1732990708 ~ YOU Taught Me”Father, Then The Eyes Can See ~ https://amzn.to/3jqc1eQYOU Taught Me ~ https://amzn.to/2G1fCm1www.delandamcnair.com
Biography OF DELANDa
Born fourth of five children, I was usually the quiet andobservant one growing up. I think I was the one needing the least amount of
reprimanding, but - Shh, do not tell my siblings I said that; especially the
youngest one!” Lol.
My parents gave me a lot growing up, all of which having great value
and influence upon my life, but most importantly, they gave me
them, and they gave me HIM.
I have worked in some form of customer service most of my life.
Positions ranged from, “food services, careers in the travel industry, driving/executing
dealer trades for a Chevrolet dealer, and sales.”
No one could have made me think that one day, I would write and
publish a book, yet here we are. Talk about “HIS ways not being our ways, and HIM knowing the plans HE has for us.” Umh.
Well, this is book one of several titles to be come! These
writings are truly "God given," with tiny particles of my everyday life intertwined. It is a
conversation piece - be it a personal one, a one-on-one, or within a group.
Lastly, if you are going to come along for the full journey, (beyond the
preview read that is), please accept my apology for the delay of these writings. You see, as a Flight Attendant living in Miami FL when this story first came to me, it was a distant thought, and I didn't have time for writing. Guess I was too busy filling my life with other things. But soon after, I learned that - for me - wrong priorities equaled lost and wasted time.
In closing, thank you for opening your heart and mind, to these writings. Remember, at some point, we all need forgiveness, so learn and choose to give it!
Truly HIS Pen, Delanda McNair
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