Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I have written one book so far. It is about trading and investing. I call myself a “coder by day and trader by night”. This is because I have a day job as a software developer and I trade the financial markets around that job. I have a personal blog where I write about coding, tech, and trading at www.davetromp.net. And I have just set up a publishing company called DTNT MEDIA because I have just published my first book, but I still have many more ideas for books to come.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is called “Invest like a trader: A trading-like approach to investing”. It is inspired by the changes in our financial system and how they affect me and you and everybody else. Saving and investing for the long term doesn’t work anymore. I realized this about 10 years ago and at that time I started to educate myself on trading and investing, so I could start managing my money/wealth by my self. I also started writing my blog on this topic and now my first book on this topic is finally out.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I bite my nails and pull my hair. Other than that I am pretty normal.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
There are too many to list them all, but to name a few:
– Rich dad, poor dad by Robert Kiyosaki
– Trade your way to financial freedom by Van K. Tharp
– The richest man in Babylon by George S. Clason
– The intelligent investor by Benjamin Graham
– Guide To Investing in Gold & Silver: Protect Your Financial Future by Michael Maloney
What are you working on now?
I am working on two books right now. One is on the subject of Reiki and the other is a sequel to “Invest like a trader”. The working title is “Invest like an advanced trader”. It is basically the logical continuation of my first book.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I am pretty new to publishing and promoting books. So far I think Awesome Gang is doing an great job.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Just do it. Just ship it. Just publish it. I had my book on the shelve for maybe three years and then I just published it on the Kindle store. While it was published I revised it many times over, something I just didn’t do when the book was collecting dust offline. It helps me to know other people are reading my book and will possibly judge me on it.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Pay yourself first from “The richest man in Babylon”
What are you reading now?
Fluent Python by Luciano Ramalho.
It is a book on the intricacies of the Python programming language. I am a software developer.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Publish more books. I have so many ideas on things I would like to share. And I seem to have found my medium to do this.
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 black swan by Nicolas Taleb
How to win friends and influence people by Dale Carnegie
Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
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