Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I work as a WordPress trainer/designer as well as a Social Media Consultant. I have taught in colleges, universities and in the banking industry. I bring her 15+ years of technical training experience and my deep love of books to help authors develop the social media platform needed to succeed in today’s fast evolving publishing world. My business name is Bakerview Consulting and I blog at Sugarbeat’s Books, where I talk about Romance – mostly Regency.
I am the author of 6 books and over 25 YouTube videos all focused on helping authors and bloggers. I live in the mountains of British Columbia with my family.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The book that I am currently writing will be called Blogging for Authors. I wrote it as my NaNoWriMo project and now I am in the process of fine tuning it after getting feedback from my beta readers. This book was primarily inspired by my daily work with authors and the desire to help authors understand what is ultimately a technical subject that many struggle with.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Like many authors who are mothers, I tend to write in the midst of a busy household. At times I don’t do a good job of tuning out the household conversations and end up typing them 🙂
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Every author who writes a review for my books encourages me on.
What are you working on now?
Right now I have a book called The Book Blogger Platform in being formatted and should be published in early January. As I said above, I’m fine tuning Blogging for Authors to get it ready for my editor to look at, and I have a rough draft of a rewrite to an already published book – The Ultimate Guide to Goodreads for Authors.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I find chatting with authors on podcasts and writers chats are great for me. I love helping authors understand technical subjects and this allows me to answer questions and explain things.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Keep writing, get a good editor, formatter and chat with readers.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Talk TO your readers, not AT your readers.
What are you reading now?
I’m reading Lord Dashwood Misses Out by Tessa Dare
What’s next for you as a writer?
Hopefully early in the new year I will be publishing Blogging for Authors followed shortly after with a rewrite of my Goodreads book.
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?
The Bridgerton Series by Julia Quinn and anything by Eloisa James
Author Websites and Profiles
Barb Drozdowich Website
Barb Drozdowich Amazon Profile
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Goodreads Profile
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Twitter Account
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