Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m a full-time self-published author and business owner with 5 titles in my publishing company, 4 of them I wrote. I’m married, have a cat and enjoy reading, wrestling and working out.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest publication is “Your Goals & Your Dreams: 108 Inspirational Quotes to Uplift, Motivate & Empower You.” I’m a huge fan of self-help books and motivational speakers. When I find a great quote, I will clip it and save it. While I’m reading or researching or even in conversation, I get hundreds of awesome quotes that make me think, get inspired and want to learn more about becoming a more successful person. I felt it was high time I provided some of my absolute favorite quotes and put some of my personal insight to them.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I have to stand up and type, because otherwise my writing becomes boring and formulaic. When I’m sitting down, I tend to get sleepy and distracted easily. Typically, I’ll put on my head phones, crank some music and type away.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Stephen King was an early influence for me and the man that made me want to become a writer. Wayne Dyer was the author that really turned me onto self-help books. He has such a basic way of sharing inspiration and motivation.
What are you working on now?
I’m still compiling 3 other books to be complement my latest publication. “Your Motivation & Your Purpose”, “Your Courage & Your Strength”, and “Your Failure & Your Success” are the subsequent titles. I have work that I’m doing under a pen name that is a completely different niche of humor/satire, but I only focus on that a few hours per week.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Facebook, Twitter and Google+ seem to be helping me with promoting right now, but I’m relatively new to publishing and it would be to early to tell what has been successful. I’ll better answer this in one year.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Get a good editor. I thought my work was solid until I obtained an editor and that made a HUGE difference.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Chase your dreams.
What are you reading now?
Wow! What am I not reading right now? Since jumping into this career, I have found a ton of good self-published authors. In the process I get a ton of free ebooks to read for review swaps. I’m trying my best to read the hard copy to “8,789 Words of Wisdom” by Barbara Ann Kipfer.
What’s next for you as a writer?
I’m looking to wrap up the process on the 3 follow up books to my latest release and my pen name’s book on farts by the end of March.
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?
Mick Foley’s “Have a Nice Day”
A family picture book
A Survival Guide
A Notebook to write in (however crude a fashion I’d have to do it)
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