Author Interviews

Author Interview with Juanita Destra and Ronald Destra

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I’m interviewing two authors today: Juanita Destra and Ronald Destra. Both authors worked on children’s picture book, “Fluffy the Bird”. I’ll be  interviewing  Juanita Destra first, and then I’ll interviewing Ronald Destra. Welcome to both authors, and thanks for taking the time to reply to my questions.

Author Interview with Juanita Destra

Q: When did you know you wanted to be an author?

A: Since I was in High School. The passion was always there.
Q: Where did you  get the inspiration for Fluffy the Bird?
A: The inspiration comes from dreams, music, and everyday interactions with the world.
Q: What is your editing process like?
A: It is fun. Ronald Destra will edit the book  three times, I would go through the editing process two times and our in house editor will put the final editing touch to it about two or three times. The reason we take pride in the editing process, we want to provide the best book on the market so our readers can appreciate our works.
Q: What was the most challenging part of writing this book?
A: Distraction. I sometime can easily get distracted and lose focus. But, I always rebound  back and complete the project at hand.
Q: Did you set any writing goals for 2014? Did you accomplish any, so far?
A: My writing goal since 2013, was to publish both children books, Fluffy the Bird & Scrappy the Dog in 2014; we accomplished that so far.
Q: Are you working on something at the moment?
A: We are currently working on the audio books of Fluffy the Bird and Scrappy the Dog.

Author Interview with Ronald Destra

Q: When did you know you wanted to be an author?
A: I knew I wanted to be an author after I won several essay contests; I knew then I could take my writing to the next level.
Q: Where did you get the inspiration for Fluffy the Bird?
A: My inspiration comes from my imagination, childhood memories and dreams.
Q: What is your editing process like?
A: Words can not describe it but I will try. Hectic! I will usually go through the editing process three times, my co-author will edit the book three times and the company in house editor will review the manuscript twice so we may have a perfect error free book.
Q: What was the most challenging part of writing this book?
A: Everyone writing  challenges may vary. As for myself, the marketing and editing process were my most challenged part of writing this book.
Q: Did you set any writing goal for 2014? Did you accomplish any, so far?
A: Yes, I did. My goal was to publish two books in 2014, and I exceeded my goal by publishing three books: Fluffy the Bird, Scrappy the Dog & Tommy the Giraffe.
Q: Are you working on something at the moment?
Yes, I am working on the audio books of Fluffy the Bird, Scrappy the Dog & Tommy the Giraffe.

About The Book

destraworldbookcoverTitle: Fluffy the Bird

Author: Ronald Destra and Juanita Destra

Genre: Juvenile Fiction, Children’s Picture Book

New Children  Book ‘Fluffy the Bird’ Teaches Children About Following Their Purpose in Life.

Fluffy the Bird sang the most beautiful music, everyone who had the pleasure of hearing him was delighted. He truly had a gift!

Was this what Fluffy was meant to do? Did he have a purpose? Was his voice a voice a way to make the world a brighter place?

With a bright future and so much potential ahead of them, encouraging children to uncover their natural talents and skill is vital in their development. Take a journey with Fluffy as he discovers his purpose in life– discovering his talent and opening up a world of possibilities for children.

Author Bio

Ronald Destra

pikRonald Destra is an aspiring children author, illustrator, publisher, entrepreneur and husband. He resides in Florida. Mr. Ronald  Destra is the author, co-author and illustrator of four (4) children books, Hoppy the Frog, Fluffy the Bird, Scrappy the Dog & Tommy the Giraffe.

Ronald Destra is the co-founder of Destra World Books Publishing.

His purpose in life is to help young children learn that they do have a purpose in life and to never give up no matter what life throws at them.

More about Ronald Destra and his books, please visit his site.  http://www.ronalddestra.com

Juanita Destra

workCEO of Destra World Books Publishing which provides professional literary services to authors and business owners.

Co-author of Fluffy the Bird & Scrappy the Dog. Aside from her publishing expertise, Juanita Destra has been employed in the medical field for many years which she strives to provide high quality patient care.

More about Juanita Destra and her books, please visit her site.  http://www.juanitadestra.com

 

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