Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m a Homeopathic practitioner of nearly thirty years. Was delighted to discover this European system of medicine that has helped myself and my family immensely. After going back to school to complete a graduate program I opened a clinic in S. California. After a successful run I decided it was time to stay home and write about all I had learned. I am now on book #7 and continuing to write about the topics most pressing for those with health issues who find little to no answers within conventional medicine.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My first print book, THE ALTERNATIVE, Your Family’s Guide To Wellness, Volume I, First-Aid & Common Conditions published recently. Volume II, same title except featuring DISEASE will release fall 2019. Also four eBooks; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE IN UNDER AN HOUR; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE FOR ALLERGIES, COLDS & FLU; SORTING OUT AUTO IMMUNE DISEASE; and THE ALTERNATIVE FOR BEATING CANCER.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I tend to binge write. I get an idea for a topic, research and begin writing. Some days I’m at the computer for 10 hours! Crazy…I become captivated by a topic and keep moving forward until it all spills out on the pages.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
The books I read are by the old masters of Homeopathy…certainly not the kind of books most people read.
What are you working on now?
I am currently finishing Volume II, THE ALTERNATIVE, Your Family’s Guide To Wellness: Disease. I am also writing webinar presentations. There are a series of free webinars launching soon. The first one is ‘How To Treat Digestive Issues With Homeopathy.’
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’m working the FREE webinar series idea at the moment. Offering good, solid information with an offer to buy my book and receive free downloads of my eBooks as a bonus.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
If you are self-publishing it takes lots of work to stick to a plan and move through that plan. It is not easy to be noticed in the sea of books out there these days. I have a specific genre that is not too crowded so working with affiliates makes sense for me.
Follow your gut instincts and do what is best for you, not what everyone else does 😉
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Not to use a traditional publisher and to instead create my own path.
What are you reading now?
ALONG THE WAY; The Journey of a Father and Son by Martin Sheen & Emilio Estevez
What’s next for you as a writer?
To continue to write about the health issues people are most in need of knowing more about.
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