Interview With Author David Torres Rodriguez
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
This is my first book, but I wrote it in English and Spanish.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Back To Happiness. I went from being a person who complained about everything and put people down, to someone who sees the beauty in little details and doesn’t need things or attention to feel whole. So I decided to write a book for my brother and me. The book is written as a compass to go back to happiness. Not as though it is a final destination, but a road to be walked. In the book, me and my brother hike through the mountains of Colombia as we talk about what to do and not to do to be happy in very simple terms that include 35 poems.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Yes. I get into some sort of trance where I don’t even try not to try. Once I get out of my own way, words flow through me seamlessly. It’s tricky to explain but I can say that if we’re all brutally honest with ourselves, and are willing to open up and show our cracks, there seems to be a frequency that we’re able to channel where we’re all the same person. Thus, we can help each other return to the present moment joyfully or cope with difficult emotions and situations.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Be Here Now – Ram Dass
Tao Te Ching
Autobiography of a Yogi – Paramahansa Yogananda
What are you working on now?
I’ll promote this first book for a while and then I’m going to write a second one.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I don’t have one yet, this is my first time around.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Get out of your own way.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Tell the truth and do the right thing
What are you reading now?
The Yoga Of Jesus
The Tree of Yoga
What’s next for you as a writer?
Writing a second 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?
Be Here Now – Ram Dass
How To Survive On A Desert Island For Dummies (not sure if this exists but would definitely come in handy)
Author Websites and Profiles
David Torres Rodriguez Amazon Profile