Featured Interview With Kerry ONeal
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born in 1953 to Italian and Irish parents and raised in northern Illinois with my sister. My Dad was a concert pianist, an artist, a dancer, and a writer who owned two dance studios and taught various dancing techniques and piano. Living in Florida from 2004 to 2021, I worked from home with my recruiting agency, OCSolutions. After relocating to Illinois to be closer to my two daughters and four grandkids, I bought a house in my hometown and met my current girlfriend, Lisa. We have a dog, Jazz, and 4 cats, Callie, Gypsy, Vino, and Bingo.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I completed my first two books, children’s illustrated stories and a company in Colorado published them in 2006. After my Mom succumbed to Alzheimer’s disease, I wrote my first short story, 21 pages long, and dedicated to Mom’s memory. Since writing my first story, which took only one day, I haven’t stopped writing, and I have now published seventeen books in every genre. Recently, I published my first non-fiction book, Living with Alzheimer’s – A Spiritual Journey. It’s a book about being a caregiver for my Mom during her last years with Alzheimer’s and researched information I found to give hope to others struggling with the disease or as a caregiver. After being released on November 15th, 2024, it’s received 36 reviews on Amazon.com & reviews in Italy, etc.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
Ann Rice, Stephen King, Dean Koonce, Micheal Crichton. The unexplained, paranormal, inspirational, gothic horror, and science fiction horror. I guess my late Dad inspired me originally, but after Mom died in 2013, her presence is always with me.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
I’m writing two books, which I always do so that I won’t get writer’s block; go to the other story I’m writing. My latest book contains several ghost stories called Presence, and my other book is going to be a love story called, The Best Year of My Life – A Love Story.
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