Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a science writer and author with a background as a biologist. After graduating from the Aarhus University in Denmark, I studied at the University of California, Santa Cruz, as a Fulbright Scholar.
I have cofounded a whale center in northern Norway and remain involved in cetacean research and conservation. For more than a decade I served as the director of exhibitions at the Natural History Museum of Denmark and have twenty years’ experience making science and natural history accessible to the general public. I have written several books, but so far only “A Modest Genius” is available in English.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
I decided to write “A modest Genius” because it was the book I thought was missing in all the Darwin literature that is written. I wanted to write a book that is a good read, not just for people with a background in biology and science, and also a book that takes evolution and Darwin a step further: What happened after Darwin published “On the Origin of Species”? How much more do we know and understand today?
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
No I don’t think so.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Many, I am an obsessive reader. I think that David Quammen is a big inspiration and so is Bernd Heinrich, Oliver Sacks, Fergus Fleming, Steven Pinker.
What are you working on now?
I am working on a book about killer whales
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I don’t know yet. I am new to all this ebook marketing and promotion!
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Read. Read. Read. Aldo read books on writing.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The importance of good opening sentences.
What are you reading now?
I am reading books on killer whales.
What’s next for you as a writer?
I don’t know……hopefully some ideas that will bring me in contact with nature and interesting people.
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?
How to survive on a desert island.
Eadible plants and animals on desert islands.
How to build a sturdy raft.
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