Good Morning, Booklovers!
Many authors have books among their own writings that hold special meaning for them. Author Debbie De Louise shares her favorite in this guest article. (see also her previous Coffee Chat interview: August 15, 2018.)
Without further ado, I'm going to turn the blog over to her. Debbie, it's all yours!
The Meaning of Life, Death, and Cats in my Novel,
Cloudy Rainbow
By Debbie De Louise
It’s a pleasure to be here again on Ally Shield’s Coffee Chat. Today, I’d like to talk about my paranormal romance, Cloudy Rainbow. This was the first book I published back in 2008. I self-published it through Booklocker.com. Recently, I republished it with Solstice Publishing in a 10th-anniversary edition. While the edits are fresh, the story remains basically the same.
It follows computer programmer Dulcie Mills starting on the anniversary of her fiancee’s death in a car crash in which she was present. To cope with her loss, Dulcie becomes involved in a virtual world on her computer and befriends an online stranger. As the story progresses, a clairvoyant Dulcie meets through a girlfriend makes some strange predictions that start to come true. Dulcie’s past and present begin to merge and culminate in a virtual séance.
It follows computer programmer Dulcie Mills starting on the anniversary of her fiancee’s death in a car crash in which she was present. To cope with her loss, Dulcie becomes involved in a virtual world on her computer and befriends an online stranger. As the story progresses, a clairvoyant Dulcie meets through a girlfriend makes some strange predictions that start to come true. Dulcie’s past and present begin to merge and culminate in a virtual séance.
(photo: my avator in Rainbow Gardens with photo of Floppy on pet memorial board)
I wrote Cloudy Rainbow after my 15-year-old cat passed away. It will always be a special book to me. Not only does it feature my cat Floppy, but it goes back to the time I worked as secretary and Features Editor in college on the C.W. Post Pioneer newspaper. It also includes a virtual world similar to Second Life that I’d become involved in at that time to meet fellow librarians around the world. After Floppy died, I created and still maintain a virtual pet memorial center in SL called Rainbow Gardens where I display photos of real-life pets that people have lost. Both Floppy and my cat Oliver who died last November are featured there.
I think that some of the themes I approach in the book, although the characters and happenings are fictional, touch on universal questions most of us have about life and death. Without bringing up religious beliefs, I believe a line from the blurb is significant: “When you lose a loved one, whether it’s a relative, friend, or precious pet, you wonder where that special soul has gone and if you will ever see him or her again.”
I think that some of the themes I approach in the book, although the characters and happenings are fictional, touch on universal questions most of us have about life and death. Without bringing up religious beliefs, I believe a line from the blurb is significant: “When you lose a loved one, whether it’s a relative, friend, or precious pet, you wonder where that special soul has gone and if you will ever see him or her again.”
Here’s the booktrailer I created for Cloudy Rainbow: https://youtu.be/brucBve3sGs
Buy Links: eBook & Kindle Unlimited: mybook.to/CR2
Paperback: mybook.to/CRpaper
Buy Links: eBook & Kindle Unlimited: mybook.to/CR2
Paperback: mybook.to/CRpaper
About the Author:
Debbie De Louise is an award-winning author and a reference librarian at a public library on Long Island. She is a member of International Thriller Writers, Sisters-in-Crime, the Long Island Authors Group, and the Cat Writer’s Association. She has a BA in English and an MLS in Library Science from Long Island University.
Her novels include the four books of the Cobble Cove cozy mystery series published by Solstice Publishing: A Stone's Throw, Between a Rock and a Hard Place, Written in Stone and Love on the Rocks. Debbie has also published a romantic comedy novella featuring a jewel heist caper, When Jack Trumps Ace, a standalone mystery, Reason to Die, and has written articles and short stories for several anthologies of various genres.
She lives on Long Island with her husband Anthony; daughter Holly; and Cats Stripey, Harry, and Hermione.
Social Media Links:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/debbie.delouise.author/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Deblibrarian
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2750133.Debbie_De_Louise
Amazon Author Page: Author.to/DebbieDeLouise
Debbie De Louise is an award-winning author and a reference librarian at a public library on Long Island. She is a member of International Thriller Writers, Sisters-in-Crime, the Long Island Authors Group, and the Cat Writer’s Association. She has a BA in English and an MLS in Library Science from Long Island University.
Her novels include the four books of the Cobble Cove cozy mystery series published by Solstice Publishing: A Stone's Throw, Between a Rock and a Hard Place, Written in Stone and Love on the Rocks. Debbie has also published a romantic comedy novella featuring a jewel heist caper, When Jack Trumps Ace, a standalone mystery, Reason to Die, and has written articles and short stories for several anthologies of various genres.
She lives on Long Island with her husband Anthony; daughter Holly; and Cats Stripey, Harry, and Hermione.
Social Media Links:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/debbie.delouise.author/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Deblibrarian
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2750133.Debbie_De_Louise
Amazon Author Page: Author.to/DebbieDeLouise
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