Hi Waletta. Welcome to the Writers4Higher family!
1. Tell me about
yourself. Your book(s), your life, your inspiration.
I was born in Bossier City, Louisiana and received my
undergraduate degree from Texas College in Business Administration and earned a
graduate degree in Public Administration from the University of Oklahoma. I’m
an established professional in the Human Resources Department at Florida
A&M University, where I have been employed for the last ten years. Before
joining the staff at Florida A & M University in Tallahassee, Florida, I
worked for 12 years as a higher education counselor for the military
while traveling with my husband before he retired from the Marine Corps after
20 years of service. The breadth of my personal and professional experiences
have contributed enormously to my writings. A rich slice of American life
is brought to light in my debut novel, More Than Sisters, as
it moves the reader through the full range of emotions – joy, pain, laughter,
tears, and triumph! I am grateful that More Than Sisters was
recently ranked among the top 100-rated African American Christian
Fiction, Kindle Edition.
I have been married for 30 years to now retired
Marine, Donald Michael Dunn. I am the proud mother of two young, adult
children, Michael Stewart Dunn and daughter, Ashley Elaine Dunn.
I was originally interested in journalism until
I took my first accounting class in college, which catapulted my career in a
different direction. However, inspired by my award-winning sister, screen and
play playwriter, Judi Ann Mason (“Sister Act II; Back In The Habit,” ”A
Different World," "I'll Fly Away"), I never lost my love
and passion of writing.
Set in Bossier City, Louisiana, More
Than Sisters, is the story of three siblings, twenty-year-old Olivia,
eight-year-old Gayle, and eighteen-month-old Dani. Olivia promises her
dying mother that she will help her father care for the two younger
siblings. Years pass and their father dies of a sudden heart
attack. A series of unexpected occurrences draws the sisters into adverse
situations and they struggle with a dark secret that could drive the family
apart and test their faith in God
My second novel, Faithful
Father, will be available on Amazon October 15, 2016, It begins when a new girl,
Danielle Ferguson, comes to the Texas College campus, her sudden arrival piques
the interest of Edison Hamilton, a handsome member of the Kappa Alpha Psi
fraternity.
Even as he begins to
fall in love, Edison seems determined to guard his heart. He struggles with the
pain of abandonment … a pain that has haunted him since his father deserted him
and his mother years ago.
Despite his reservations,
Edison slowly lets down his guard. Within months, he marries Danielle and
enlists in the United States Marine Corps.
With the love and
support of his wife, Edison draws closer to God and is determined to live a
righteous life. After years of no contact, Edison unexpectedly receives a
letter from his estranged father asking for help. Now he finds himself at a
crossroad between the man he used to be and the man he's becoming.
The Marines transformed
him into a new man.
Faith transformed him
into a new creation.
When the new man meets
the new creation, will forgiveness be the bridge that reconciles his past to
his future?
2. Where do you
see your writing taking you in the future?
I pray that my writing
will take me beyond my wildest imagination. I hope to write many more
novels that bring hope, faith and love into the lives of my readers.
3. How do you use
your talents/time to help others?
I write stories that
make a difference in the lives people. I want to share my experiences in
ways that will benefit hurting people so they will see there is always a way
out and that there is always hope.
Readers can connect with
me at:
Faithful Father will be available October 15, 2016
Waletta Dunn, Author
WalettaD(Twitter)
Thank you, Waletta! Best to you and your writing.
Rhett DeVane, author and blogmaster
