Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a Kiwi girl, who’s travelled lots (but not nearly enough) who settled in sunny Australia.
I am married to the best hubby ever and have a wonderful, bubbly girl and a dog who drops his hair all over my house! Mortgage Free is my first book but it certainly won’t be my last. Keep your eyes peeled for the next book-you won’t want to miss it!
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Mortgage Free: How to pay off your home loan in under 10 years- without becoming a drug dealer.
My husband and I are on track to do just this-only 2 years left!! We constantly get comments about how awesome it is but how ‘I could never do that’ ‘I’ll have a mortgage till I die’.
I wanted people to know that it is possible and it is achievable. You just have to be pointed in the right direction.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I write early before anyone else wakes up-sometimes at 3 or 4 in the morning. Usually I’m curled up on the sofa with my laptop and my border collie lounging next to me.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I have always read-classics, fantasy, sci-fi I love them all. Almost every memory I have of my childhood has books involved somewhere! They have all influenced me to a certain degree.
Recently, Matt Stone who wrote eat for heat and diet recovery and who founded 180 degree health blows my mind. He worked for years on all the health related stuff then packed it all in, wrote kill your blog and set up quitN6. Proves you don’t just need to stick at one thing and that everything that comes before in life is not a failure but just a foundation.
What are you working on now?
Another finance book but this time I’m aiming it at 15-25 year olds. It’s the book I wish I’d had at that age!
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Definitely Amazon at the moment. Everyone knows to go there for books-it’s the biggest marketplace so makes sense!
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Just do it! Yes it’s the Nike slogan I know but it is so true. Don’t let anything hold you back, slow you down or divert you. Just get it done. Don’t stop to edit and don’t let your fears get in the way. Edit last and then publish it. Done is better than perfect- if you’re anything like me, it will never be perfect anyway! Damn OCD..
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Nothing stops you from fulfilling your dreams but yourself. Live your life the way you want it to be-don’t wait for tomorrow.
What are you reading now?
The dragonsblood series by Robin Hobb and a range of awesome non-fiction books
What’s next for you as a writer?
I would love to be able to earn enough from my book (s) to get my husbands back fixed so this is my goal.
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?
Anne of green gables
Anne McCafferey- Freedom or pretty much any other book of hers
Narnia series
A clive cussler novel
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