Virginia Wright Interview Published on: 23, Jul 2019

Hi, Thank you for asking. I was born and raised in the American state of Maine.

As a young child, early on, I liked to draw, read books, play with dolls, and in the summer, I loved to go swimming at our local public pool. I was a little entrepreneur as well, with a lemonade stand, and made the local newspaper. Later on, as I reached my teens, I spent past time listening to music and writing poems.

Corduroy by Don Freeman was one of my favorites, and One Morning in Maine by Robert McCloskey.

Yes, I was an avid reader, more so in my teens, and by then, I loved reading mostly romance books.

Back when I wrote the book, I lived in Ohio and I had an apiary along with my husband, we cared for honeybees (beekeepers). Our granddaughter, Abby, came for a visit and she was super inquisitive about the honeybees, so it sparked the idea to write a basic primer if you will, about honeybees.

I think every author hopes to be on a best seller list, e.g., Amazon, USA Today, or the New York Times. But no, I didn’t expect Buzzzzzzzz would be ranked an Amazon #1 Best Seller in three categories—but very grateful.

I loved teaching—and the children were always eager to learn. Teaching children through music is a fun way to teach children their numbers, alphabet, and more.

Oh, my gosh-- I love nature photography, and I am truly a nature lover. Insects are some of the most interesting subjects to photograph, but I love capturing zoo animals such as the Siamang Gibbons, or the giraffes.

I think that the subject matter is what attracts young readers to my books.

Not being known specifically for one type of genre, or having the continuity of one genre.

I was online friends with Dennis Higgins for quite some time, and we chatted nearly daily about writing, his books, my books, and he told me he was writing a book and what it was about, he asked me if I wanted to illustrate the cover. I had never illustrated a cover for another person besides my book covers before. I was thrilled with winning the AUTHORSdb Gold Award!

Who the Hell Are You: Alzheimer’s the Wrong Diagnosis was written because of the circumstances behind my mother’s death. And why I wrote it, is because my main goal was to alert people of the possibility of their loved one having a wrong diagnosis of Alzheimer’s, and if they figured it out right away, they might be able to prevent their loved one from passing away. Alzheimer’s and hydrocephalus have similar symptoms, but unlike Alzheimer’s, if caught early, hydrocephalus is a treatable condition and often with a good outcome. I get myself in and out of a mood with music.

Yes, I love cooking. My favorite breakfast is Organic no nitrite – no nitrate bacon, eggs, homemade bread made with Einkorn flour, fried potatoes with onions, and New England baked beans.

I can tell you the inspiration behind the names—Mikey was inspired by my youngest grandson, who is named Mikey. Charlie was named after my other grandson and a nickname from another family member. As far as how long it took to do the illustrations-- It took a few months to create the illustrations in the book.

No, the little girl in this story was based on my oldest granddaughter’s dreams of being a princess.

My granddaughter Julie and I have cooking, reading, and writing in common. Julie has been writing songs in a little journal. For fun, we have written a couple of songs together.

I am currently working on another cookbook.

I have, The Princess and the Castle were written with my granddaughter, Elizabeth, as the Princess. The Prince and the Dragon was written with my grandson, Tyler, as the Prince.

Through an internet search, I found AllAuthor.

I like the reasonable marketing methods that AllAuthor uses. I also like the mock-up posters that we can use for advertising.