Join Alana Terry, author of the inspirational fiction, The Beloved Daughter, as she tours the blogosphere May 6 – July 26 2013 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! Follow the entire tour here.
About the Book:
In a small North Korean village, a young girl struggles to survive. Catastrophic floods have ravaged her countryside. But it is her father’s faith, not the famine of North Hamyong Province, that most threatens Chung-Cha’s well-being.
Is Chung-Cha’s father right to be such a vocal believer? Or is he a fool to bring danger on the head of his only daughter?
Chung-Cha is only a girl of twelve and is too young to answer such questions. Yet she is not too young to face a life of imprisonment and forced labor. Her crime? Being the daughter of a political dissident.
“The Beloved Daughter” follows Chung-Cha into one of the most notorious prison camps of the contemporary free world. Will Chung-Cha survive the horrors of Camp 22?
And if she does survive, will her faith remain intact?
“The Beloved Daughter” won second place in the 2012 Women of Faith Writing Contest.
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Author interview:
1. What is your favorite genre to write and why?
Since I enjoy reading suspense, it makes sense that I write it!
2. When did you first realize that you wanted to be an author?
I’ve wanted to be a writer since I was a kid. I got serious about career writing after college, took a few years off when my children were little, and got serious again about a year ago.
3. When you are writing a book, what is your work schedule like?
I’ll write for several hours a day. During the first draft, I like to wake up early and write a few hours before the kids get up. I’ll write a little more during nap time, and spend the last few hours before I go to bed at my computer.
4. What is the most difficult part of the writing process for you and why?
I don’t care for editing big chunks that need a lot of work. I’d much rather look for spelling errors instead of having to revamp a whole section or chapter.
5. In addition to being an author, what other hobbies and/or interests do you have?
Most of my non-writing time is investing in raising my three boys. We homeschool, and one of our boys has special needs, so motherhood certainly keeps me busy!
6. How do you deal with criticism of your books?
If it’s constructive, I try to take it to heart and see what I can do to make my next book better. If it’s just snarky or rude, I figure my book wasn’t meant for that individual person and try (sometimes unsuccessfully) to not take it seriously. I remind myself that I’m writing for the Lord, but honestly that doesn’t always help me when faced with a negative review.
7. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go and why?
It’s been several years since I’ve seen my grandparents. I’d love to pay them a visit and let my boys get to know them.
8. What is your philosophy of writing Christian books. In other words, what should be the primary focus and/or purpose of writing a Christian book?
Christian fiction is such a wide genre, and I really believe there’s a place for everything. Some Christian authors write with the goal of converting non-Christians. Other Christian authors want to provide wholesome entertainment. I don’t necessarily want to write books just for Christians. Ideally, I’d like to write books that Christians and non-Christians would both enjoy. I want themes of redemption to come out in my writing, whether it’s a “Christian” novel or not, but I don’t want to be preachy or soap-boxy. The Christian fiction industry has enough of that.
About the Author:
Alana Terry is a homeschooling mother of three. “The Beloved Daughter” is her début Christian novel and won second place in the Women of Faith writing contest. Alana is also the author of “A Boy Named Silas,” the story of her son’s complicated medical history and “What, No Sushi?” a children’s chapter book about the Japanese-American internment.
Visit her website at www.alanaterry.com or connect with her on Twitter at www.twitter.com/aboynamedsilas.
