Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a Riding Coach, Horse Trainer, Clinician and Certified Professional Coach I focus on the mental and physical aspects of both the rider and the horse so they can develop trust and respect while building confidence in each other. I created my business, Confident Horsemanship, because I am passionate about helping horses and the people who love them achieve confidence, enjoyment, and a willing partnership.
I am the author of the books “Confident Rider Confident Horse: Build Your Confidence and Improve Your Partnership with Your Horse from the Ground to the Saddle” (available in paperback) and “Guide to Buying Your First Horse: 92 Tips to Help You Find and Buy Your Dream Horse” (available in Kindle).
I also write articles for Horse Canada magazine, The Rider, and In the Stirrups.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
What authors, or books have influenced you?
What are you working on now?
I am currently working on a second Kindle book with the working title “Beginner’s Quick Guide to Keeping Your Horse at Home”.
My business is working with people who have lost their confidence or are struggling with behavioural and/or training issues with their horses. Often these people are first time horse owners who just need help understanding why the horse is behaving the way he is and what they can do to help him.
A Beginner’s Quick Guide to Keeping Your Horse at Home will provide tips and strategies to help the new horse owner not only look after their horse’s mental and physical needs, but also to create a strong partnership.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
My books are all available on Amazon. I do most of my promoting through article writing which I post on my website and on social media – mostly Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Work on your project every day even if that is just writing for 10 minutes. Keep a notebook or index cards handy so you can jot down ideas whenever they pop into your head. Index cards are great because you can move them around to organize the flow of your book.
When you sit down to write, use the ideas you’ve written down as a starting point. Avoid editing yourself as you write. Just start typing and writing. You can go back and edit later.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Good things happen slowly. Bad things happen fast. My veterinarian told me this many years ago when one of my horses was sick. I tell my clients the same thing about their horses’ training and their own riding.
Applying this advice to writing, it takes a long time to write a good book. But if there is a glitch in your computer – like a virus or your laptop just dies – you can lose all your hard work very quickly.
Save your work as you go and keep a back-up. It’s devastating to lose all the work you’ve spent hours on because your computer dies.
What are you reading now?
“The Power of Habit” by Charles Duhigg
What’s next for you as a writer?
I’m building a series of Kindle books that will be quick guides for horse owners which will include buying the right horse, keeping and caring for the horse, riding and horsemanship tips and confidence building.
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
Something inspiration – Marianne Williamson’s “A Return to Love”
A couple of mystery novels – Louise Penny’s 3 pines books; Peter Robinson’s Inspector Banks books; Ian Rankin’s Inspector Rebus books
Finally, a book about how to survive and get off a desert island.
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