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ALLBOOKS REVIEW EDITOR’S CHOICE AWARD 2010 NOMINEES.
Suicidal Tendencies Mystery
Garry Patrick
Capital Reflections Mystery/Thriller
Jonathan Javitt
Beyond the Ordinary…and more Short Stories
Authors: Haley Adams, Kirsten Bussiere, Leslie Crone, Michael Gertenschtein, Kanishk Goomer, Cletus Kim, Andra Popescu, Annecy Spencer, Guy Tzizis, Emily Wang, and Grace Xie under the direction of Emily-Jane Hills Orford.
Our Mother’s War Memoir
Mel Fiske with Christina and Laurina Radich
Son of my Soul Memoir
Debra Shiveley Welch
Your Health in the information Age Health
Peter Yellowlees
City of Gardens Health
P. Schnerch
Someone Stop This Merry-Go-Round Health
Alberta Sequira
Shattered Reality Inspiration
Kimberly Cheryl
Attitude: It’s not what you see It’s how you see Inspiration
Ernie Carwile
For God and Country Fiction
Daniel Reyes
The Judas Ride Fiction
Peggy Sue Yarber, PhD
Demon Key Fiction
David Brookover
Beyond Those Distant Stars Sci/Fi
John B. Rosenman
The Sarran Plague Sci/Fi
AC Katt
Shipwreck of a Nation Spec. Int/History
Peter Nennhaus
Clean Energy, Common Sense Spec. Int/Envir.
Frances Beinecke w/ Bob Deans
The Step-By-Step Guide to Self-Publishing for Profit! Spec. Int/Writing
Pinheiro and Nick Russell
Congratulations to all of our nominees, Winners to be announced this month!!!
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Allbooks Review Interview
Please state your name and location.
Alberta H. Sequeira
Rochester, MA 02770-1506
Tell us the title and publisher of your book:
Someone Stop This Merry-Go-Round; An Alcoholic Family in Crisis
Publisher: ISBN# 07-7414-5415-7; Infinity Publishing; 1094 New DeHaven St., Suite 100, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2713; www.infinitypublishing.com
Tell us about yourself:
PUBLISHED AUTHOR: I’m the author of my second memoir (June 2009) Someone Stop This Merry-Go-Round. My first memoir is A Healing Heart; A Spiritual Renewal (November 2006) PublishAmerica.
SPEAKER: I’m a speaker on “The Affects of Alcoholism on the Whole Family.” I talk at rehabilitation centers, halfway homes and to the public. I also give speaking engagements on my spiritual changes relating to my first memoir
INSTRUCTOR: I also teach workshops “Bring Your Manuscript to Publication.”
I’ve been on numerous radio and Cable TV shows and have had write-ups in the surrounding newspapers.
When was the book released?
June 19, 2009
Give us an overview of your book.
Someone Stop This Merry-Go-Round is a very, deep emotional story of the author’s seventeen years living in an alcoholic family. Soon their security turns to confusion, fear, broken promises and abuse by Richie’s drinking. No matter what Alberta tried to do to keep her family together, it fell in tiny pieces. Richie died 1985 at 45 years of age at the VA Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island.
What inspired you to write this book?
I found so many people suffering with alcohol abuse and families falling apart from it. I wanted to share my life behind closed door with others living in the same dark hole. My desire was to help others see the light of hope; both the alcoholic abuser and family members.
How is your book different from other books in this genre?
This book hides nothing with the emotional and physical abuse. It’s an honest and realistic story with nothing omitted. It’s a rollercoaster of ups and downs with the good and bad. It shows the sober person who turns into a stranger from blackouts.
Where can people buy your book?
www.amazon.com; www.buybooksontheweb.com, and bookstores. Order by ISBN# 0-7414-5415-7.
Are you working on another book? If so when do you expect it to be published?
I’m completing the sequel Please, God, Not Two; This Killer Called Alcoholism. It’s the continuation of our lives after Richie died. The author comes to realize that her daughter, Lori, is taking the same path as her father with alcohol abuse.
Hopefully, the sequel will be out sometime in the Spring of 2010.
If you self published, what advice can you give to fellow writers?
Work hard! Get as many reviews as you can, call newspapers to do a story on you and a write-up each time you have a book signings or special events. Build a trusting relationship with editors and producers. Do the same with local cable TV stations. Get seen and heard. The hardest job is getting your book(s) into bookstores. A traditional publisher usually gets an author’s book(s) into bookstores. Don’t depend on your publisher to get your book known.
If published traditionally, tell us how you benefited:
I wish I had a traditional publisher. I decided on self-publishing because I was already into speaking engagements at rehabs and halfway homes. The requests were starting to come for public speaking. I would still love to get a traditional publisher if the book starts to sell well.
Can you share one of your marketing successes with us?
I get interviewed with local newspapers, local TV stations, review from different countries, Magnificat, A Catholic Woman’s Ministry, libraries, etc. I was told by Steven Harrison, who is a promoter that a poor author depends on getting books in the bookstores and book signing. A rich author sees what else they have to offer with their talents. So, I started a workshop titled “Bring Your Manuscript to Publication.” In other words, get seen and known for more than just your book. I joined five other published authors and started our group called “Authors Without Borders” in May of 2009. We offer different services to bookstores, libraries and schools.
A successful marketing plan is when you see your books are selling in stores, online and your phone is ringing off the hook for speaking engagements. I’m still waiting!
How did you find Allbooks Reviews and what are you hoping for in your relationship with us?
Allbooks Review had been recommended to me by another author in 2006. I feel like family with Allbooks because they have done reviews on my first book A Healing Heart. I wouldn’t think about skipping their services with any book I may get published.
Was the low cost a surprise? What other things would you like Allbooks Reviews to offer writers?
It’s such a relief to see a professional site that offers services at a low price. Authors are struggling trying to get reviews, marketing plans or any other service so we can get our books out there.
Allbooks has many services right now and I can’t think of what’s missing. I would love to purchase more but I’m tied up with purchasing my two books to sell on my own, and working on a third (sequel). Money seems to disappear. Once the last book is completed, I’m going heavy on advertising and marketing.
Thank you for this interview and best of luck with your book.
Allbooks Review wishes to thank all of the authors that purchased our promo package in 2009, making this our best year ever. We have grown over the past 9 years and will continue to provide excellent service for reasonable fees. Our goal is to make your book sell !
