Interview With Author Elizabeth Upton
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I was born in Los Angeles, CA., along with my twin sister. When I was eight years old, my twin sister and I were disposed of in an orphanage for two years because my mother’s new husband did not want us. At age sixteen, I entered a contemplative social work religious order and was a nun for twenty years. I left because I grew out of it, yearning for a different spiritual life, not one within an organized religion.
I’ve been a social worker, which included doing investigations, and a probation officer.
Today, I have established my business of counseling services. After writing my first book titled “Secrets Of A Nun” is when I began my writing career.
I have written five Fiction books and five NonFiction books, all available on Amazon.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My newest book is titled “Lover’s Secrets & Revenge,” which is the last book in my “Callahan” book series. I’ve had a lot of fun writing these books for this series.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I don’t have any weird or funny writing habits. My writing style is unconventional, and often I just begin writing while constantly changing my outline until it works for me.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Honestly, I have not been inspired by other writers or authors to become a writer, and my writing comes from my creativity, imagination, and inspiration.
What are you working on now?
Presently I am working on another new Fiction book and also a NonFiction book.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
My taste in promoting my books is not spending a lot of time on social media so that I can focus on my writing. So I have hired a book marketing specialist, Catherine of ‘Lyon Literary Services’ to handle my promotions and book marketing.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
If you enjoy the interest in writing, never give up on it. And go into it with the understanding that the miracle of the book “50 Shades of Grey” most likely will not happen.
So do it for the love of writing! And never-never compare your writing to anyone else and keep on writing.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Throughout my life, I have read a lot of fiction and nonfiction books both for fun and inspiration. Reading books from new writers is necessary but never copy their style.
Find your style of writing.
What are you reading now?
Books I’m reading now-hard to say since I read at least two a week!
What’s next for you as a writer?
I hope to continue the two book projects I am working on now. One fiction and new nonfiction, and try to stay in a publishing time frame of two new books per year. I hope.
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 stranded on an island, I would take books sharing hope and inspiration.
Author Websites and Profiles
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