Deborah Serani is an
award-winning author and psychologist who has been in practice for thirty
years. She is also a professor at Adelphi University and is a go-to media expert for
psychological issues. Her interviews can be found in Newsday, Psychology
Today, The Chicago Tribune, The New York Times, The
Associated Press, and affiliate radio programs at CBS and NPR, among
others. Dr. Serani has also been a technical advisor for the NBC television
show, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. The recurring character, Judge
D. Serani, was named after her.
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Website: https://www.drdeborahserani.com
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Tell us
about your book! What is it about and what inspired you to write it?
“THE
NINTH SESSION” is a psychological suspense thriller about a psychologist who
takes on a new patient that changes her life. It’s the kind of case that no
therapist sees coming - and by the time one realizes what’s going on, they’re
in too deep. The inspiration for the story came from my thoughts about which is
truly more important: professional ethics or moral truth.
Tell us
about your publishing process. What was it like? Did you go indie or the
traditional way?
I’ve been Indie published for almost a decade now. I love the
freedom independent publishing offers authors. I feel very supported by my
editors – something I didn’t feel when I had an agent and went more traditional
publishing in my early author days.
How did
you choose the title for your book? Did it come to you right away, before you
started writing it, or did it come later?
I knew something vital would happen
in the ninth session as I outlined the story, so it was easy to use that hook
for the book’s title.
Tell us
about the cover design process. Did you have a basic idea of what your book
cover would be like?
I’m a psychologist and trained in the Rorschach Inkblots.
Since many people identify the inkblots with personality and pathology, I
thought having one that was colored in blood would be a perfect image for the
“THE NINTH SESSION.”
Who is
your cover designer and how did you find him/her?
The cover art was done by
Colbie Myles, a book designer from my publisher TouchPoint Press.
How was
your experience working with the designer?
It was wonderful working to create
the book’s cover. I so enjoyed it and was so pleased with the final artwork.
What has
been the readers’ response to your cover?
Everyone seems to be really moved by
it.
What
tips would you give to authors who are looking for a cover designer?
Make sure
your cover designer really wants to work WITH you to create a piece of art. I
believe a book’s cover is a vital part of relationship with a reader.
Anything
else you’d like to say about your book?
Make sure you don’t read the book
without a light on or in the dark. It’s scary!
About the Book:
Dr. Alicia Reese, a recent widow
and a CODA – a child of Deaf Adults, takes on a new patient. Lucas Ferro
reveals the reason for his consultation is that he wasn't really open with his
previous therapist. After gaining Reese’s trust, he shares aspects of his life
that are clearly disturbing – experiences that create anxiety and panic, but
also reveal horrifying psychopathology. Instead of referring Ferro elsewhere,
Reese chooses to continue working with him, feeling reinvigorated by the
challenge of his case.
As sessions progress, and Ferro’s
disclosures become more menacing, Reese finds herself wedged between the cold
hard frame of professional ethics and the integrity of personal truth – and
learns just how far she’s willing to go, willing to risk and willing to lose to
do the right thing.
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