Interview With Author Beth Erwin
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am married with two rambunctious puppies and two beautiful granddaughters. I love playing games – cards, board games, electronic games, you name it, I love to play. My first love, however, is books. I still remember the thrill of my first visit to a bookstore along with the smell of the printed pages. I was six years old and nearly spontaneously combusted when I learned that I could get not just one book, but two!
From selling concrete forming accessories to commercial contractors and electronic devices used in factory automation systems, I landed a career in real estate to allow me the flexibility to minister healing to the brokenhearted. Healing is my passion. I love seeing the captives and the imprisoned set free to be the persons they were meant to be. My first book, which has just been released, leads its readers into a journey of being set free from past wounds and hurts.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Wander No More: Stepping Out of the Wilderness into Abundant Life is my first book. People would often say to me, “You should write a book!” I’d smile and say, “Someday, maybe I will.”
The truth is, although I have always loved to write, I did not think I had anything that say that merited a book. However, one evening, after an event I had held to encourage people to make a conscious decision to choose life, one of the attendees told me that I had to write what I had shared as a book. My heart leapt inside my chest. Finally, I had something to say.
This book has been birthed from my long journey of rejecting the life I had been given to embracing it and loving the wild ride! I had a painful past and felt that most of my life was a contest of survival. The pages within Wander No More not only chronical my journey but lead the readers into a journey of their own to embrace life and break free to experience joy.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
While I don’t have any unusual writing habits, per se, I ponder things in my heart before putting pen to paper. By the time I sit down to write, it is almost as if I am writing from memory, but the thoughts will continue to develop as the words appear on the screen.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I have been influenced by so many books and authors it is hard to limit it to just a few. The Cricket in Times Square, Charlotte’s Webb, and Little Women put the passion for reading in my heart. Ken Follet helped birth a love for history but I’d say The Supernatural Ways of Royalty really transformed my thinking. It helped me to understand that I am not a sum total of my worst moments.
What are you working on now?
I am about to get started on a companion workbook for Wander No More. After that, I have a book in mind to explore what happens to us when we pass from this world. I am very excited about it and feel it will foster hope.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Given this is my first book, I am not sure what my best method or website will be in promoting my book. I have joined a number of social media groups for readers and authors and am using as many online platforms as possible such as Goodreads, Bargain Booksy, and Bookbub.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Just write. Get started and do not try to edit as you go. Make an outline and jot down a quick paragraph of what you want to say. This will help you stay focused as you progress to keep the main points in focus.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The best advice I have ever heard is to accept God’s grace and forgive myself. Hearing that I am the best me that ever existed but not a very good someone else is a close second.
What are you reading now?
I am reading Second Chair Leadership by C. Tracy Reynolds, a dear friend.
What’s next for you as a writer?
As a writer, the next step is itinerant ministry and speaking on podcasts…. Just so ya know, I am open to invitations!
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?
1. The Bible. It never gets old, always new things to discover.
2. The Pillars of the Earth Trilogy. They are good and they are long! Also, I picked a trilogy because I am pretty good at pushing the edges of the envelope.
3. The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. I’d probably need some motivation and admonition to maintain effective habits.
4. A very large journal. Might as well write another book while I’m there!
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