Welcome to BK Walker Books Etc. Senica! We’re so glad you
could join us for a chat. Senica is currently on virtual book tour with her book, Married To Him, at the Virtual Book Tour Café, and will be
offering you a chance to win a copy of
her book at the end of her tour.
Let’s chat!
BK: Please tell us
a little about yourself Senica…
SE: I’m a
mother of 2 precocious boys – 5 and 7. I’m a mompreneur, author, and freelance
writer and ghostwriter. I like to say I have a PhD in overcoming destructive
relationships… which explains why I decided to write Married to Him.
BK: Your book is a
Memoir, how difficult was it for you to relive those memories as you were
writing?
SE: There were
certain parts that stirred up buried emotions. Sometimes I cried and other
times I shook my head at myself. As if to say, “how could you let that happen?”
But, overall, the process offered a lot of healing. I was able to look at my
life through the eyes of someone on the outside – which makes it easier to
assist women in similar situations now. I learned a lot through this process
and have vowed not make these same mistakes again.
BK: What made you
decide to share your story?
SE: In the
beginning I didn’t want to. As I vented to friends and family, they kept
encouraging me to write a book. I started with a blog (www.sennysen.com)
and made several posts about my story. The response was phenomenal. I started
receiving emails from women in similar situations who wanted my advice and tips
on how to get out. Then I started getting speaking engagements for different
women’s groups. People were really receptive of my story, so I decided to forge
ahead and write Married to Him.
BK: What do you
hope readers will take away from Married To Him?
SE: I have two
hopes; 1 – women in similar stiuations will realize they are not alone and
there is peace and happiness and real love awaiting them after the destruction
is over and 2- people whom have never experienced an abusive or destructive
relationship can get inside the head of a woman who has been and see we aren’t
as ‘stupid’ and ‘naïve’ as some people believe victims of an abusive
relationship are. To sum that up, I hope readers are empowered, enlightened,
and a little entertained.
BK: Did you
receive any pressure from family or friends about publishing this story?
SE: A little.
My friends pressured – really, hounded - me to get it published.
BK: As a result of
your past, and the things you’ve had to go through, you founded SennySen, plus
became a Relationship Coach. Tell us a little about that.
SE: I’ve always
been passionate about helping people. My story has allowed me to help women who
have faced similar situations. There is
a beaming light at the end of the tunnel and want women to believe and strive
for it. As a relationship coach, I have been able to help women realize their
greatness and worth in a relationship. I’ve also done a lot of mentoring with
teen girls because teen dating violence is a major concern and problem.
BK: You’ve
received some fantastic reviews for your book, have you received fan mail on
how your book has helped them in some shape or form?
SE: Yes, I was
actually receiving “fan mail” well before the book was actually published. The
blog posts I wrote before the book was published with bits and pieces of my
story were getting a lot of attention. That’s really how the relationship
coaching started.
BK: What went
through your mind when you became a published author, and received that first
book review?
SE: I was
extremely nervous and elated at the same time. After the first book review, I
sighed a sigh of relief. It was almost surreal. The first time Married to Him
went to #1 in two subcategories on Amazon and was in the top 100 of Kindle
books, I was in complete shock. I kept thinking, “There has to be something
wrong with Amazon’s system.” But it’s since happened two more times so I guess
it’s not a fluke… I guess.
BK: Are you
working on any new projects? What can we expect from Senica Evans in the
future?
SE: Yes, I
have two new projects coming soon. Woman
Free Yourself is a practical guide helping women overcome destructive
relationships to realize their true inner greatness. For NaNoWriMo, I decided
to pursue a fiction project titled Bourgeois
Diaries, which is about a women’s desire to marry her bourgeois façade with
her mediocre life but there’s one problem… she’s already in too far with
Jonathan - her successful enterprising boyfriend - who thinks he’s met his
equal.
BK: Any other
events or thoughts you’d like to share with readers today?
SE: I would
like to leave you with my favorite quote by Ernest Hemingway, “The world breaks
everyone and afterward many are strong in the broken places.” Find your
strength by embracing today and releasing yesterday.
Thank you so much for chatting with us today Senica! It
was a pleasure having you with us and wish you the best of luck in the future.
Senica Evans as author, relationship coach, radio host,
and speaker is passionate about helping women overcome the destruction in their
life to reveal their true beauty and greatness. As a survivor of domestic
violence, sexual assault, and destructive relationships, Senica founded
SennySen to be a guiding light to women and teen girls. Senica is the author of
Married to Him, an autobiography of the destruction she faced in her abusive
destructive marriage. Senica is
preparing to release her second book later this year; Woman Free Yourself: A
Guide to Healing from Divorce or a Heart Wrenching Breakup by Starting Over,
Rediscovering You, & Crushing Bitterness, Anger, and Resentment. Visit her
at http://www.sennysen.com .
Website – www.sennysen.com
Married
to Him by Senica Evans
Retail $9.99
ISBN: 978-1475010152
Published via CreateSpace July 31, 2012 (Originally
published December 2011)
Non-Fiction/ Memoir & Inspirational
Available for all e-reading devices and in paperback at
all major retailers including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Books-A-Million.
Synopsis:
One woman's story of overcoming a marriage filled with
deceit, infidelity, and abuse to living a life filled with joy, peace, and
deliverance.
From Senica Evans, comes a riveting, heartbreaking, drama
filled autobiographical tale of her tumultuous marriage to Spank. He is
verbally and mentally abusive and can't seem to control his incessant cheating.
But it didn't start that way! They met and became the best of friends. Almost
inseparable from the start. As Spank's true self was slowly being revealed the
relationship picked up speed and eventually began to spin out of control. She
saw the signs but her desire to keep her family intact was far greater. Despite
the craziness, her love for him fueled the drama fire and his selfishness was
the wind that kept it ablaze. There was a lesson to be learned from all of this
and she was determined to figure it out.
Excerpt:
“The butterflies were swarming and I was warming up on
the inside. He sat back on the couch and began to swirl his finger around the
curls in my hair. He pulled me back to him and his lips touched mine. The kiss
was so passionate it sent jolts through my body. Then all of a sudden he
abruptly pulled away from me. “Go ahead and finish eating. I have more planned”
he said with great confidence.”
“On one of the rare occasions he would actually open up and talk to me, he
told me, “sometimes you have to put things on the back burner to get what you want.
Once I got you, I moved everything from the back to the front.” This explained
it all! I was just something to be conquered. He didn’t love me, not one bit.
It was all a game. “
“You’re so silly! Why aren’t you taking
pictures? What woman doesn’t take pictures on vacation? You’re just walking
around looking like you’re a man or something. What was the point of you
bringing the camera?
I
didn’t know picture taking was gender specific! If you aren’t happy with the
amount of pictures I’m taking or the lack thereof you are more than welcome to
take them yourself.
I’m
not doing anything. You’re the woman so you are supposed to do it. I don’t know
why you want to be a man so bad. Senica you aren’t a man. You can’t be the man.
Huh?!?
Ok whatever Spank!”
Follow the Tour:
September 27 - Introduction at VBT Cafe' Blog
October 2 - Interviewed at The Official Blog-zine of Terra Little
October 4 - Guest Blogging at Margaret West's Blog
October 9 - Guest Blogging at Cindy Vine's Blog
October 11 - Interviewed at Mass Musings
October 15 - Guest Blogging at A Book Lover's Library
October 17 - Interviewed at BK Walker Books Etc.
October 19 - Author Fun Facts & Fav Recipe at Writing Innovations E-zine
October 22 - Guest Blogging at Cafe' Creations
October 24 - Interviewed at From The Mind of Omegia
October 26 - Guest Blogging at Lori's Reading Corner
October 2 - Interviewed at The Official Blog-zine of Terra Little
October 4 - Guest Blogging at Margaret West's Blog
October 9 - Guest Blogging at Cindy Vine's Blog
October 11 - Interviewed at Mass Musings
October 15 - Guest Blogging at A Book Lover's Library
October 17 - Interviewed at BK Walker Books Etc.
October 19 - Author Fun Facts & Fav Recipe at Writing Innovations E-zine
October 22 - Guest Blogging at Cafe' Creations
October 24 - Interviewed at From The Mind of Omegia
October 26 - Guest Blogging at Lori's Reading Corner
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