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Meet & Greet Author: #225
Rebecca Gittrich Whitecotton
Your Name: Rebecca Gittrich Whitecotton
Genre(s) of your work: Spirituality and Mysticism, Personal Transformation, Children’s Spirituality
Titles/Year of Published Work(s):
Pull Your Self Together: A True Story of Alternate Realities, Spiritual Healing, and Dimensional Wholeness, 2021
Child of Mine, Know This, 2006
Santa’s Greatest Gift: The Truth About Santa’s Identity Wrapped in the Spiritual Meaning of Christmas, 2010
Bio:
Rebecca Whitecotton is a modern-day philosopher—a wanna-be Socrates sitting on the digital steps of the internet Parthenon, throwing out ideas about the nature of reality.
With the publication of Pull Your Self Together: A True Story of Alternate Realities, Spiritual Healing, and Dimensional Wholeness, Rebecca added interdimensional travel agent to her list of job titles, which have included reporter, editor, children’s book author, and graphic designer. She offers workshops and retreats about multidimensional thinking and connecting with alternate versions of yourself in the multiverse.
Rebecca is also the award-winning children’s book author of Child of Mine, Know This, hailed by Neale Donald Walsch as “the single most imaginative children’s book to come along in ages.” Children of the New Earth magazine gave it their Award of Excellence, it was a finalist in the Coalition of Visionary Retailers Awards, and Light of Consciousness magazine called it “A hallmark book in an age of emerging global consciousness.”
Rebecca’s first children’s book, Santa’s Greatest Gift, spilled the beans about Santa Claus and is an Amazon bestseller.
With a bachelor’s in journalism from Northwestern University and a master’s in sociology of religion from the University of New Mexico, Rebecca loves to think and write about spirituality, philosophy, meditation, and quantum physics. She has lived a nomadic life due to her husband Randy’s career, and they recently moved back to Rebecca’s hometown of Peoria, Illinois,.
Why do you write in the genre that you do?
Since I was in high school I have been drawn to books about spirituality, philosophy, and metaphysics. It’s fascinating to me to read about the different ways people experience the divine and otherworldly in everyday life. Writing is part of the soul journey for me. All the books I have published started as a personal journey, and then found a wider audience. I wrote Child of Mine, Know This because I wanted my kids to know that I recognized that they were ancient, eternal souls who were squished into small bodies. I wrote Santa’s Greatest Gift to reframe Santa’s relation to Christmas in my mind so I wouldn’t feel like I was lying to my kids. Pull Your Self Together is a memoir of spiritual transformation, and I wrote it to heal myself. I was reluctant to publish it because it’s so personal and sounds a little crazy to some people. Now that it’s out there, I’m thankful I had the courage to release it because readers have let me know that my story has helped them.
How has writing changed/altered your life?
Writing has transformed me many times over. Putting pen to paper is how I discover what’s going on inside my mind and my soul, and I’m sometimes surprised by what pops onto the page. I am a journaler and personal writer first, and some of that writing nagged at me to find a wider audience. Pull Your Self Together is essentially the story of how writing changed my life.
Who are your favorite authors and why?
I have favorite genres more than favorite authors. I like books that make me think deeply or differently about the reality I see around me. I read a lot of nonfiction in the genres of spirituality (Neale Donald Walsch, Pema Chodron), science and spirituality (Quantum Revelation by Paul Levy, and Becoming Supernatural by Joe Dispensa), quantum physics (Something Deeply Hidden: Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime by Sean Carroll), and creative inspiration (The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron and Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert). I do love a good novel, and my favorites lately are ones with alternate realities that are very similar to my own book (A Day Like This by Kelley McNeil and The Midnight Library by Matt Haig).
Do you believe that audiobooks are the wave of the future, more of a passing fad, or somewhere in between and why?
I enjoy audiobooks myself and know there are many people (my daughter included) who will only read a book if it’s on audio. And for the record, I don’t think it’s cheating to read by audio! We live in a multitasking world, and any format that can deliver good writing and an important message while I’m driving or doing laundry is a win in my book. I’m currently producing my first audiobook for Pull Your Self Together, and look forward to expanding my audience.
What have you found to be a good marketing tool? A bad one?
I have had great success with Amazon advertising because it allows you to really hone in on your niche and target the ideal reader.
Do you find that you sell better in person (at events) or through social media (like a personal blog, website, or Amazon)?
My books are in a very distinct niche, so it’s much easier for me to sell when I can target my message to specific readers. I love going to in-person events and talking to people, but for actual sales it has to be a targeted event, like a body-mind-spirit expo.
Where can people find you and your work?
Website: https://rebeccawhitecotton.com
Amazon: Pull Your Self Together http://www.amzn.com/0996827188
Facebook: Rebecca Whitecotton https://www.facebook.com/rebeccawhitecotton
Facebook: Dimensional Wholeness https://www.facebook.com/dimensionalwholeness
After 31 years, I’m sure Terrinoni does have some great memories and lessons to share. I like that Else says books fill her soul with joy; I can relate!
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Thanks so much for reading, Priscilla! Yes, I agree – great books and the feelings they provoke can last forever.
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I agree with Stephen about fictional horror vs real-life horror. Stephen King doesn’t scare me, but the nightly news does!
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Really! I try to keep all politics and “viewpoints” out of my blog, but it’s hard sometimes!
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I did Google Busboom Castle. Wow! What a place! Great interview.:-)
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Monsters, cemeteries, crumbling buildings…McFarland and I could be friends IRL!
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Me too! 🙂
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I enjoyed Kenny Sills interview. I understand people’s desire for trigger warnings, but in my case, I’d rather have the power in my own hands to decide, to read some then close the book if I need to.
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Sorry for the late response – we were at the State Fair! 🙂 I added that trigger warning question because I have run into that issue a LOT over the past, say, year or so. I wondered what other writers had to say about it.
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It was interesting to “meet” Ellen Jo Ljung. It sounds like she is living a big, fulfilling life!
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I know! Very groovy interview! 🙂 Thanks for reading, Priscilla!
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It’s nice to meet a fellow horror author in Jay Whales! I agree with his take on how writing gives you the control, especially at times in life when you have no control!
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That’s very true, Priscilla! One of the many groovy things about being a writer (AND being an indie!)
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A fellow horror author! It’s nice to “meet” Brianna Malotke. I think poets are so creative. Good tip about Canva. I need to learn to use it.
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I used Canva a tiny bit when I was working. It IS very useful and pretty “friendly” to use. Thanks for swinging by, Priscilla! 🙂
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I like Eugene’s answers. Good meet-n-greet!
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Thanks, Priscilla! Got another one coming on Halloween! 🙂
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