Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Win A Copy of Angelology!

Okay, now that I have your attention. Not only do I offer a contest, but I conducted a phone interview with Danielle (author of Angelology) from her home in France! :-D She was so lovely and polite. And yes, I did gush about how much I loved the book. :-D Read our interview below her picture:




Demon Hunter--1.) What piqued your interests in angels and angelology?
Danielle Trusonni--I've always been interested in angels. I went to Catholic school as a child, but I never knew I'd be that interested in them until I stayed at a convent for research. There were beautiful glass windows, and pictures of old medieval churches and convents that were very inspiring to me as well. I think angels are part of our society in a really big way.


DH--2.) In order to conduct research for your novel, you stayed in the convent of Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in La Crosse, WI, where your grand aunt is a nun. What did you experience there? And how did your stay influence your novel?

DT--I really didn't know what direction I wanted to go in during the beginning stages of the book. While I was at the convent, I knew I wanted angels to be a part of the novel. And I got a lot of ideas about Evangeline and decided her status of being a nun. Staying at the convent was only part of the research. I also visited all of the major locations mentioned in the book--New York, Paris, and the Devil's Throat Cavern in the Rhodope Mountains in Bulgaria. My research spanned two years.


DH--3.) Will the sequel to Angelology begin immediately where it left off, or will a period of time have passed? And will Evangeline remain the main character?
DT--A little bit of time will have passed. Evangeline and Verlaine will remain the two central characters.


DH--4.) What made you decide to write such a dark, fantastical story after your critically acclaimed memoir, Falling Through the Earth?
DT--My memoir was a book I wanted to write for personal reasons. I didn't have any preconceived genre set for me. I think that it's impossible to write the same book twice. I always knew that I would write fiction at some point. I think that it's important for writers to change and evolve. But initially, I didn't set out to write this kind of novel.


DH--5.) What sparked your interest in writing? And when did you begin your writing journey?
DT--I started writing when I was a teenager. I've always loved to read and write. In high school I wrote poetry and took creative writing classes. It took me a while to take writing seriously. I thing I began to take it seriously while I was at the Iowa Writer's Workshop, which gave me the discipline and the time. The time was a luxury.
Angelology was bidded for buy two major motion picture companies. Columbia won the bid. I cannot wait to see this movie and read its sequel. Angelology will be released everywhere on March 9, 2010. Go forth and buy it! You won't be disappointed. You can read all about Danielle at her two websites:
Danielle Trussoni
Angelologist

Viking has agreed to give away one signed copy to one very lucky commenter. All you have to do is leave a comment. If you do not have a blog with your e-mail address listed, please list your e-mail address as follows: your e-mail (AT) wherever (DOT) com, so the spam bots won't send you junk mail. The contest is open to everyone in the world. The contest will end on March 10, 2010 at 11:59 p.m. EST.

Good luck and don't forget to read my review of Angelology in the post below this one. :-D

28 comments:

LoveRundle said...

She is very lovely. I want to put my name out there for this book.

mariska said...

A very nice phoned interview :)
she seems very nice.

I'm so want to read this book, since i read your review "This novel had me enthralled from start to finish". I want to experience the same feeling too !!

uniquas at ymail dot com

Anonymous said...

This sounds like a really fascinating book, I'd love to win.

Skk25@aol.com

buddyt said...

I can't remember reading a book about angels that really gripped but this book sounds intriguing.

The author seems to have done a great deal of research and hopefully this will have enhanced the book.

I would love to enter the giveaway if it is open worldwide.

Thanks

Carol

buddytho {at} gmail DOT com

David L. McAfee said...

OO! OO! Pick me! Mememememememememe!

Wonderful interview, as always.

Monkeyfeet73(at)yahoo(dot)com

Charles Gramlich said...

I went to a Catholic school as well, and one of the first books I really loved was about a little guardian angel.

Merry Monteleone said...

Demon Hunter, you're killing my book buying budget!

This sounds fantastic, and a fabulous interview to boot.

Kara McElhinny said...

Look at that, I didn't comment here!!

As always great review and great interview! It sounds like a wonderful book and I can't wait to read it!

Thanks for pointing me over here!

Happy writing
Kara

Jess Haines said...

Mememem oh me, pick me!!

Great interview, and I'm VERY excited to read this book!

-J

achoiceofweapons said...

Cool! Very Cool and You should let me have this book but if not now I can look for this author and read something new. PS Got a new book on Vampire Stalker stories! 8-)

Diana Dang said...

Sounds like a great book!

Unknown said...

Very nice interview, thanks!

The premise of this books sounds exciting, I would love to read it! Please enter me in the contest.

stella.exlibris (at) gmail DOT com

Thanks!

booklover0226 said...

I love reading books with angels and I'm sure I'll enjoy this.

I look forward in reading it and more of Danielle's works.

Thanks,
Tracey D
booklover0226(AT)gmail(DOT)com

Chesya said...

Nice interview. The book sounds interesting.

Marcia Colette said...

I've always wanted to write about angels, but whenever I tried, it turned out very dark and very...sinful. ;-) So, I've since put that angel book aside.

heatwave16 said...

Great interview!!! I'm looking forward to adding angels to the pack of the paranormal along with vamps, wers, and zombies. I've always bben fascinated with angels.

heatwave96(at)hotmail.com

Lana Gramlich said...

Nice interview & cool on the contest.

Emma Michaels said...

What a wonderful contest and interview!

Sincerely,
Emma Michaels

SincerelyEmmaM@yahoo.com

Robin said...

Great interview, as usual! I think the fact that she wrote a memoir before this fiction work. You don't see that every day.

Don't add me to the contest! I already ordered this book for my Kindle, because of your last post! You're very influential.

Christa said...

Oh, I want to read this book so badly!
Thanks for the contest.

ambience.of.rain {at} gmail {dot} com

dejanae said...

u already know i need me some damn good books
dont make me have to take the competition out

Anonymous said...

Ooooohhhhh....


You certainly know how to tempt a girl! Now I MUST know what happens!

DeeJadesad(at)Yahoo(dot)com

Unknown said...

I am glad to finally make it to your blog. The book sounds fascinating!!

Thanks,
Sandra

tiffanty walker said...

Well this will be a first for me thanks to my cousin Ty. I have never blogged or read any of the books mentioned. I love reading though. I would love to expand my reading topics. I am thinking about writing myself.

justpeachy36 said...

justpeachy36[at]yahoo[dot]com

Please enter me in the giveaway.

raine said...

Wonder why you thought this might interest me? ;D

Sounds like a fascinating book. I am uber-jealous of the traveling & research you got to do. Wonderful.

Reading said...

Please count me in. Thanks for the giveaway.

lizzi0915 at aol dot com

Tyhitia Green said...

Thanks to all who entered my contest. The winner will be announced tomorrow. :-D