Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
So far only one, I have ideas for other ones but have yet to start working on any new ones.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Psynautical. I first started writing a few years, mostly affiliate writing and marketing, originally on squidoo but then on hubpages and then moved onto my website and blog at http://www.jaredheldt.com
I got the word from the term “psychonautical” which is someone that uses a number of means, via technology, herbs, etc. to explore themselves and technology. I used it as a genre or broad classifications of interests of mine, ranging from martial arts, biohacking, to health and fitness as well.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Not that I really know of, for my last book, It was a lot of older content I had to edit and revise, and then I added in new some new content as well. I typically just listen to music and write, typically a page or chapter at a time depending on how I am feeling.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Paulo Coelho, Timothy Ferriss, Dave Asprey, John Little, Eckhart Tolle, Teal Swan, those are the ones I can remember, but ya, check out the aforementioned authors they are amazing.
What are you working on now?
Right now just on promotion. I have a lot going on, healing from chronic health issues, working on my youtube channel, I’ve taken a break from streaming on twitch until I get a new pc or console. I also dropship as well. After seeing “Afflicted” on netflix, I really want to do more outreach for chronic health problems and maybe even write a book on recovery. I started one some time ago but I may start back up again.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’ve only published on amazon, but they have some great tools, for the first week my ebook was out I gave it away for free to get some interest and readers. There are other promotions you can run as well, as well as ad programs. I promoted a lot via social media, I wrote a blog post about it, did a youtube video on it, posted it to some facebook pages I manage.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Start small and start with something, I for years thought my writing or content wasn’t good enough, and I’m still self-conscious about my writing. Practice does make perfect though, not only with writing but in other aspects of life.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Actions speak louder than words do. A lot of people are stuck in “analysis by paralysis” and think they need to know anything and everything to start. It’s much better to start and try something, and learn along the way, fail some, learn a lot and start to gain momentum.
What are you reading now?
Right now I’m reading a kindle book, It’s a self-help and business book, about being a connector. It’s really good, written by a former ceo and founder of a company who was ousted, spent a year or so in limbo and starting writing a book.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Right now just trying to promote my book, better myself, see what people think about my content so far, get feedback on it as well.
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?
That’s really a tough choice, I think “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho would be one, the others I’m not really sure.
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