Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I was an artist for 34 years and a teacher for 8 years. I turned to writing in 2005.
I have written for Yahoo Voices, Beliefnet.com, and Kinja.com. My writings have been published in various magazines and books. I have written the following 6 books — More info on his website: http://donlubov.com.
An End to Stress – spirituality and self-help
The Plague – sci-fi cautionary tale
The Side Job – a novel of a female assassin
The Writers Bloc Club – an anthology of prose & poetry
Near Death in the Gila National Forest – a memoir
Frosty the Soulman – an illustrated children’s book
Articles and Poems — Beliefnet.com, Kinja.com, Yahoo Voices, Florida Writers Magazine,
Journal of Creative Writers Notebook, The Daily Sun, The Stress Blog on Deeper Meditation,
Horizon Magazine, Mark Miller’s One, What is love – Diane Sikel, Fifty is the New Fifty – Steve Winston, The Speaker Anthology – Shields & Gustavson, The Florida Writer, The Boomer Cafe
I have written about spirituality and stress relief since 1971. Ten years successfully teaching his “Six-Step Path” at College of Central Florida Sr. Center, MTP College, and The Lifelong Learning College in The Villages, FL. I have taught his unique brand of meditation to over 2,000 people, who subsequently achieved a level of inner peace. I have taught my “Six-Step Path” for stress reduction for the past 12 years, at Del Webb and 3 local colleges.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
“The Side Job”. It started out as a 500-word, flash fiction assignment from my writing group: The Writers Bloc Club.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
No.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Mark Twain, Lao Tsu, Max Planck, Ernest Hemingway
What are you working on now?
promoting and marketing my 6 books, currently in print
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Amazon.com, donlubov.com, Goodreads.com
Do you have any advice for new authors?
patience & perseverance, and lots of both
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Be yourself.
What are you reading now?
“Zen Soup” by Laurence G. Boldt
What’s next for you as a writer?
a new sci-fi 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?
“The Case for God”, by Karen Armstrong
“The Way of Zen” by Alan Watts
“Enlightenment Unfolds” by Zen Master Dogen
“Quantum Mechanics” by Max Planck
Author Websites and Profiles
Don Lubov Website
Don Lubov Amazon Profile
Don Lubov’s Social Media Links
Goodreads Profile