Debra Ann Ristau
I WAS CALLED TO WRITE
let my journey inspire your own
I'm an historian who believes non-fiction should be truthful and fiction should inspire, intrigue and entertain. I like to think my Fate books do all three.
about me
Writing kept me sane during a chaotic time of life. Fate of the Sistes & Fate of La Niña are both available from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and other online book sellers. Both are available in paperback and as Ebooks. Sisters is also available on audio.
I had planned a busy 2024, with work on the next book in the series, Fate of the Widows, topping my ToDo list. Ah, how life can change in a moment or through trial and error or with months of having plans go awry.
This year is not half over and yet with the publication of La Niña in February, the demands on my time and psyche began to overwhelm my personal sense of privacy and space. The daily calls from Book Marketing Managers were the worst. I did not make new friends among the many suitors wanting my books, my next book, and my money.
I started the year with a goal to write a fun novel. The third in the series. I got started. I had a plan. I thought I was called to write this next novel. Then the roadblocks began to pop up. One. Three. Five. By the time I hit the next snag and was getting incessant calls, texts, and emails from agressive book marketing companies, I realized on a deeply internal level that this was not the journey for me. Not at this stage of my life.
If this is your first visit to my website and you're looking for more info about me, here is the gist of it:
I've been writing forever. Most of my writing life focused on non-fiction and I covered everything from magazine articles to newspaper columns, and community newsletters to coffee table books. If there was an answer to find or information to share, I wrote about it. I was a photojournalist in the California Army National Guard for nine years. Yes, I wore combat boots as well as cowboy boots in those early years.
From honoring relatives maligned by their son, to sharing the history and beauty of two storied California golf courses and praising Lodi, California, winegrape growers and vintners, my passion for truth, golf and wine found a way between the covers of books. See Previous Books.
Our stay at the Grand Luxxe at Vidanta in Nuevo Vallarta provided a spectacular start to my work on Fate of the Widows.
My sincere thanks to Barbara, Melony, Shellee and widows the world over for trusting me with your tender hearts.