Meet the Author Monday: Debbie Burke
It’s Meet the Author Monday! Each week we meet a new author and get to know a little about them, their writing process, publishing experience, and tips for other writers.
Today we’re talking to Debbie Burke, author of Icarus Flies Home.
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About Debbie:
Debbie Burke is an award-winner editor, ghostwriter and the author of “Icarus Flies Home,” “Tasty Jazz Jams for Our Times” (Vol. 1 and Vol. 2), “Glissando — A story of love, lust and jazz,” “The Poconos in B Flat,” and “Music in the Scriptures.” Her jazz blog at debbieburkeauthor.com has earned international praise. She is the owner of Queen Esther Publishing LLC, a professional editing and author coaching firm.
About the book (from Amazon):
A stolen song, a stolen kiss and a stunning family legacy
Jazz bassist Beauregard (“Bo”) Sonski-Abbott finds himself reeling after learning an aging Broadway producer may have stolen a song written by his distant relative: a great-great uncle who was enslaved on one of the biggest plantations in Georgia. Bo’s journey to unravel the truth takes him from the music scene of New York to Washington, DC, only to be sidetracked by a much younger woman who threatens to tear apart his marriage and his career.
Author Interview with Debbie Burke:
- Tell me about your first published book? What was the journey like?
I wrote “The Poconos in B Flat” because I was looking for a book on the very vibrant jazz scene of northeastern Pennsylvania and couldn’t find one. That was 2010, and I’d had a substantial career already in communications and journalism. I started identifying the musicians I wanted to feature, and started doing phone interviews. There were a few in-person interviews which were very exciting, as they were with some pretty famous individuals, like Phil Woods (sax) and Bob Dorough (vocals). - Can you share a snippet from one of your books that isn’t in the blurb or excerpt?
From the new novel “Icarus Flies Home”:
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