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can be ordered in paperback or as an ebook from Amazon.com. In addition, the
book is listed in Ingram's data base as returnable until August 2014, an offer
any bookseller can take advantage of in tat time period. For further information
go to the website www.theprisondance.com
How did you become an author?
I became an author because I had promised
Palestinian women political prisoners, many years ago, that I would tell their
story. I also had to write about my experiences as a way to attempt to
understand what I had personally been through. Not least, I had to write
because creative expression has always been as necessary to me as breath.
What was your first published piece?
My memoir The Prison Dance is
my first published piece.
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Where was it published?-How long ago?
It was published with Xlibris a
year ago.
What did you do before embarking on your
writing career? Was it an asset to your writing? How?
Before writing, I was a contemporary ballet
dancer, touring and performing internationally. When I began to write I was
still teaching dance and choreographing. The creative process was ingrained in
me and this was extremely useful when I set out to write.
What inspires you?
Tales of hardships endured and the triumph of
the human spirit inspire me. I read a great deal and am constantly in awe and
grateful to authors who can translate their life experiences with deftly chosen
words. Although I read a lot of fiction, I especially love memoirs of adventure
travel and exploration, prison survival experiences, altruistic aid and
activism, and lifetime goals achieved through self-sacrifice and innovative or
even synchronistic means.
Please share one of your successful author
platform building technique
I am nothing if not tenacious. It took me a
very long time to write the book as I came up against a great many obstacles
but I believed in what I was trying to say and kept at it. Now that the book is
published and I have received enthusiastic and positive feedback I know that
all the gruelling work was worth it to make the connections I have thus far.
Parting words
I hope as many people as possible will read The
Prison Dance because I feel Palestinian freedom is central to the
maintenance of worldwide peace in our time and that this memoir is more
accessible than many books written regarding the Palestinian question.
That is to say, the book includes stories of my own exploits and tales of an
era (the end of the sixties) which, in retrospect, seem rather humorous.
Because of this, many readers have told me that despite the profound nature of
the book they found The Prison
Dance entertaining and intriguing as well as informative.
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