Interview With Author Franz Bartel
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
With this book I will encourage you, with the experiences I made in this journey, to carry out your own individual dreams, though at this moment you may feel insecure, if you will achieve this goal.
This diary of my journey with every detail for preparing and executing thoroughly this journey, gives you THE information you need and will not be found elsewhere on the internet.
With more than 500 photos and illustrations, you can see, what would be interesting for yourself to see.
The author Franz Bartel as a kid, always wanted to know more of this world. Therefore, one of his first greater journeys, always organized by himself, was with a small French car from Citroën, the famous 2 CV, to pass whole Italy, then Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Spain and France. Later flying the United States from the East to the South and West Coast.
This trip around the world also includes his experiences of his adventurous 66-day round trip around the South American continent. You can read about these experiences with instructions on how to do it yourself in his book “SOUTH AMERICA ADVENTURE – Experiences of a Globetrotter” with more than 200 photos.
I translated my books to be read now in German, English, Spanish, Portugeese and Dutch in total 17 books.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The latest book is: Adventure South East Asia Between Pagodes and Palaces. It was the last part of my longest journey of 51.600 km in total.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
No.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I wanted only to tell my experience of such a long journey to my friends and interested.
What are you working on now?
I am now retired and try to give an impession of how the world was without internet.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Do you have any advice for new authors?
How to publish your book, see Amazon, they give you detailed information.
How to present your book is the best search a recommended publisher who will make the work of promotion for you.
To try to publish your book with social media is VERY complicated, cause you don´t know who will be interested in reading your book.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Most “advices” are to pay for designing a good book. But then it´s difficult to find anyone to publish and promote it.
What are you reading now?
What’s next for you as a writer?
I am still trying to find someone who will promote my books.
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?
First of all geographical maps to know where you are.
Books of other “stranded” people who survived.
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