Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m a yoga teacher, LIVE broadcaster, podcaster, and author of the book, A Yogi’s Path to Peace. 60,000 followers around the world tune in to my daily sunrise broadcast from the beach, and my weekly podcast the Silent Bit.
This is my first book.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
A Yogi’s Path to Peace: My Journey to Self-Realization, is a memoir about finding peace and happiness after years of being sad, overworked, and bitter to my perceived unfairness of life.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I journal as often as I can and I use the journal entries not only to write my book but to get a clear awareness as to where I am.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Autobiography of a Yogi had a profound influence on me. Parmanasa Yogananda detailed his journey and through his experiences, it expanded my view of everything. In a way it’s what I hope happens to others who read my book. That they get a glimpse of another way of looking at their life, giving it a different perspective.
What are you working on now?
Book just recently published, in a way still working on it, by recording the audiobook version. I still also host a weekly podcast called The Silent Bit and a daily LIVE broadcast from the beach helping people find peace with a short yoga session, conversation and guided meditation.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
linktr.ee/donnamelanson I’m new to book promotion, so this is where I’m starting.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Work on creating a community that will not only serve as a platform to help promote but they also become some of your biggest cheerleaders.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Keep it Simple.
We often want everything to be just so, but we can get lost in the details, and end up quitting before we begin. Write simply for the pure pleasure of writing. Promote what you have to say and don’t worry about what anyone is saying – keep going.
What are you reading now?
embarrassingly nothing, but I do have a stack of unread books waiting for me all yoga and spiritual based.
What’s next for you as a writer?
A companion workbook that will help guide people towards the life they are meant to live.
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?
If it’s been written –
How to survive on a desert island.
Edible Plants
and, Autobiography of a Yogi
Author Websites and Profiles
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