Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a tour guide, teacher, blogger, event promoter, trainer, I have my own skin care range made with manuka honey and I am a broadcaster on community radio. I publish and promote books for others, but this is my first published book, which I am pretty excited about.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
I wrote Facebook Fan Pages – Take the Facebook Bull by the Horns after many questions and people buying me a coffee and dinner to ask about how to get started on Facebook for their business. Great for me to meet so many lovely people, but I realised so many people needed help. I have been on Facebook for 10 years now (almost as long as it has been around) and I thought a little ebook would help to get people started on this fabulously exciting Facebook for business journey.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I wish I was quirkly – they would be a great story to write, but I am just a bog-standard writer – in a café or somewhere at home. I do love writing outside in the summer – gives me a real sense of the world.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I am constantly finding new authors – mostly motivational and inspirational writers – Steven Covey, Robert Kiyosaki. Paolo Coelho and some one-off writers. We are living in such a wonderful age or writing and the expression of the creative arts.
What are you working on now?
I am working on a 30 day guide to getting your Facebook Fan Page up and running as well as a book about the City of London – one of my passions.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I use social media and I have heard such good things about the Awesome Gang, so I decided this would be my first ‘port of call’.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Just write – you don’t have to write a lot, just often. Writing is not a skill – it is a passion and a muscle you can develop. Go on courses, join writers’ groups and then JUST WRITE. I like to write every morning before the day starts – even if just one page. It ‘dumps’ all my worries that I have for the day ahead and is like mediation – reflective and energising.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Everything from Nelson Mandela is advice I treasure
What are you reading now?
I am studying international politics so reading is now a complete luxury for the next month.
What’s next for you as a writer?
I would like to publish more of my blogs and share so much I learnt as a teacher.
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?
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