Anyone who has enjoyed R&B Music in the 1980s knows of the legendary DeBarge family. One of the people responsible for their string of hit songs during that time is Bunny DeBarge, who also happens to be one of my graphic design clients. Here she speaks on her process for writing her series of autobiographies.
What inspired your book?
Healing! I started writing my book because I had cover up so much and swept so many things under the rug. It was time I revisit and have last cries and I took who I know of God with me. I was tired and I wanted to be healed. It wasn’t something I started to put out to the world. While writing I was inspired to as well given the grace to share my book with the world!
Did you start with an outline or did you make it up as you went along?
I never wrote a book before. Did not know to make a outline. I started at the beginning so I guess you can call that as I went along!
What researching methods did you use?
None! It was my life. My research was from within!
Did you draw on personal experience?
Yes it was all of what I’ve been through.
How did your publish?
I self published!
Why did you do it that way?
I found it was best for me to keep up on where my revenue was going. Straight to me.
How long did it take to land representation?
Did not seek any. Went totally on the fact of who I already was from the famous group in the 80’s DeBarge!
Who did your cover and marketing?
Hired someone in my fan base to do the cover.
How many revisions did it take to get a publishable book?
About three or four. Many caring people helped me to edited the first book and I am still going to do another edit! I go two reversions of the second book! Then I was writing better. I learned a lot from writing the first book!
What is the ratio of time you spent researching to time you spent writing?
It took years To finish.
How did you make time to write?
It was healing for me so it was something I started doing every day. Then once I stop to get a rest I found it hard to get back to it. So I found that I had to totally get away. Go somewhere where I was totally alone to keep going. I took several trips like this to keep focus.
How does your published book enhance your other ventures?
It allows me to have interviews to speak on my testimony!
What methods did you use to research for your book?
My research was within me.
Who are the people that would benefit the most from reading your book, and how did you determine that?
Hurting people who might have been through some of the same things and the DeBarge fans who were interestz in our lives!
How did you decide what order to present your topics in?
I just went from as far back as I could remember in my life and kept writing.
How did you ensure that your advice, memories, and recollections were accurate?
It was what I lived!
What would you like your readers to gain from reading your book?
Strength encouragement, deliverance, insight about how and why my life went where it went.
What are you writing now?
I just finished book 2 the fame years. Currently not writing anything but my post on f/b.
What is your advice to other writers?
Go for it! If that’s your gift. Sky is the limit!
Be sure to get your copy of her “The Kept Ones” book series on Amazon today!
