ARIA Expo Blog Tour, Vanessa Paniccia

Mike:  Hi, Vanessa, I’m happy to have yet another Association of Rhode Island Author (ARIA) to introduce to my Overlords fan base.  As with the others, we’re going to do an old fashioned interview.  Here we go!

Mike:  Vanessa, please introduce yourself to my Overlords fans with a little information about you and where you’re from.

Vanessa:  Hi!  I’m Vanessa Paniccia, the author of a children’s book series based on a character named Princess Bing Bong who is an unconventional princess that seems to attract silly situations.  I’m the mother of 4 children under 6, with my most recent daughter born this past September 11.  I was raised in Narragansett, RI.  I went to high school at Moses Brown in Providence, college at the University of Rochester and eventually moved back to Rhode Island like every good Rhode Islander does.  When I’m not writing and taking care of children, I train in Muay Thai, a form of Thai kickboxing.

Mike:  What are you working on these days and what’s the current status of that project?

Vanessa:  I have 3 additional books that I’m working on about Princess Bing Bong.  The Dinosaur Drive, which is complete.  The Royal Playground, which is getting there.  Lastly, Princess Bing Bong in Bubble Land, which is a ways off still.

Mike:  Can you tell the audience what inspires you to write?

Vanessa:  My writing is inspired by a child’s imagination.  My inspiration to publish comes from my love of reading to children, but my dislike of reading boring material to children.  Children’s books should be fun!

Mike:  What genre do you enjoy writing the most?

Vanessa:  Children’s books right now but I’ve dabbled many times into murder mysteries yet I just can’t seem to complete them.

Mike:  Any upcoming projects we should now about?

Vanessa:  I want to do a spinoff book series about her best friend Ferris who likes to turn everything into a science experiment.

  

Mike:  OK, time for some quick ones, ready?  Favorite movie?

Vanessa:  The Blues Brothers

Mike: Favorite food or dish to make?

Vanessa:  Roasted turkey.  It smells like the holidays.

Mike:  Favorite place you have ever visited?

Vanessa:  Disney World

Mike:  Favorite music band?

Vanessa:  Def Leppard

Mike:  Favorite book, and no it can’t be one of yours!

Vanessa:  Kiss the Girls by James Patterson

Mike:  Vanessa, thanks for being such a good sport!  Is there anything you would like to leave my fans with?

Vanessa:  The Princess Bing Bong book series is the recent winner of the Mom’s Choice Awards Silver Award for Children’s Picture Book series!!!  Also, that I love doing elementary school visits if anyone thinks that would be something fun for their school to have.  I can be reached through my website!!

Mike:  Vanessa, thanks for being part of this great blog series.  Please follow the links below to get in touch with Vanessa and most importantly, buy her books!