Get your coffee, put down your
paper and meet an author. Find out what makes them tick, feel, emote, write,
succeed. Ask the questions you always wanted to ask an author right here. This
is the Authors Chance to Shine Out Loud and not just on the pages of his or her
book
Jeanette Vaughan BIO
Jeanette Vaughan is an award winning writer and
story teller. Not only is she published in the periodicals and professional
journals of nursing, but also in the genre of fiction. Out on her sheep farm,
she has written several novels and scripts. Her screenplay "Angel of
Mercy" won the outstanding nursing research
award from Texas Tech
University Health Science Center. In addition, she was named Distinguished
Alumni for the school of nursing in 2001 for her written work and volunteerism
for the Sydney Olympic Games. Her debut novel FLYING SOLO won fourth place in
the 2013 Reader's Favorite International Book Awards for southern fiction.
FLYING SOLO also was a finalist in the Beverly Hills Book Awards. Her second
novel, SOLO VIETNAM was just awarded the silver medal for historical fiction by
the Military Writer's Society. Jeanette has practiced nursing in the fields of
critical care and trauma. She is the mother of four children, including two
Navy pilots. She lives in a Victorian farmhouse out in the pastures of
northeast Texas with her sheep, chickens, donkeys and sheep dogs.
FLYING SOLO…the first book -
Woman
ahead of her time……1960s housewife who learned to fly a plane in suburban New
Orleans and the stole it in a messy divorce.
Women in the sixties had a set
pattern. This was pre-women’s lib! The goal was to meet a nice boy, a good
provider, get married and then procreate.
This just didn’t sit well with women of an independent spirit. Where was Gloria Steinhem when you needed
her?
What
was must have been like to meet the love of your life…..but both were
married…….the Navy pilot lived by honor, courage, commitment?
They say in life there are few
people who find the love of their lives.
Nora Broussard met that person, a her pilot instructor. But both were involved in complicated
Catholic relationships where divorce was not an option. What were they to do?
What
was to be done about the baby she was now pregnant with?
Following a secret, torrid love
affair, Nora was pregnant. She had four
other children, he six. What was to
become of this baby? Would true love
win out? Would Steve divorce his sickly
wife to spend the rest of eternity with Nora?
Lead
character Nora Broussard made decisions decisively..and sometimes with
consequences?
It is said that the great pioneers
in life are often born with the wanderlust.
As such, they defy convention and stalk out on their own. Some are successful, some not. But true pioneers strike out on their own,
not really caring what other people think.
Why
do women find her story so inspiring?
In the 60s…women’s lib had only just
begun in infancy. People were just
beginning to challenge the norms of society.
It was the pioneers who dared to be different, dared to be judged, that
laid the foundation for women to advance where they are today.
SOLO VIETNAM….the second book?
What
lead her to join the USO and go to Vietnam? Unusual for a woman?
Nora Broussard believed in soul
mates and true love. As such,
there was
nothing and no one who were going to stand in her way! Women pilots weren’t allowed to fly in
Vietnam. Determined to make her voice
heard and get her man, she commits to 18 months of volunteerism as manager of
USO club.
So
I understand you’ve told about the controversies of Vietnam via the air war in
Vietnam…how was that different than the ground war?
There have been plenty of movies and
books about the ground pounders of Vietnam; the brave soldiers who had to face
deplorable jungle like conditions booby trapped with horrors. But there are a rare few books who view the
war from the air. Vietnam as
experienced by the pilots who had to bomb and strafe laying down explosives and napalm to gain
access and targets. What they were left
with was the nawing feelings that tugged at their hearts in taking out innocent
women and children as a part of their missions.
Military
and aviation focus………what planes and why?
Always a consummate avaiation
enthusiast, I live vicariously through my pilots. Both of my boys fly for the Navy. My father designed integral parts on the
F-111 and F-16. So aviation is in my
blood. I so admire people who can take
to the freedom of the skies.
Is
the second book heavy military fiction?
No!
What’s great is that my second book covers the history accurately, but
adds enough drama to keep both men and women readers glued to the pages!
Are
each of the books stand alone? Or do you need to read them in order?
Each
book is stand alone a great, page turning story. But to gain the full experience, one should
star t with FLYING SOLO, then pick up SOLO VIETNAM and the glorify with WAITING
IN THE WINGS to get the full immersion.
Women will want to shout from the rooftops that they love this
character!
Finale…..WAITING IN THE WINGS
When
is the finale of the trilogy due out?
The finale of the story, which
answers the questions to what happened to that baby of 1962 get answered. I am excited to announce that the book
WAITING IN THE WINGS should be live on Amazon in three days!
So
do we find out what happens to that baby?
Yes! All the questions are answered. We find out what happened to that baby and
how being adopted affected her life.
Not understanding why she is wired the way she is, the pinnacle of the
story comes when Jana finally meets her birthmother, Nora Broussard.
Is
there more aviation in this story?
Yes.
Much more aviation as we explore the nuances of the magnicent Vought
Corsair F4U. It was a plane that was
flown in Korea and Vietnam. A
magnificent attack plane capable of dog-fighting the enemy.
So
what are you working on next?
ETERNALLY AT WAR…….Marine pilot’s
memoir and struggle with PTSD at the same base Chu Lai…flying the A-4 Skyhawk
but tailhooking it on the ground! How does that happen and why?
(c) Joanne Quinn-Smith 2014
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