Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Hi! I’m Jim and I’m a mental health therapist. I love helping folks improve their lives. I’ve written two books. The first was The Best Therapy: A Guide for Wounded Healers. It’s a book for those in the healing and helping professions.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is Who the Fuck are You? It was inspired by so many of my clients saying, “I need to find myself” or “I need to figure it out.” The book is a guide for claiming and transforming your identity in practical ways with some humor thrown in.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Well, I write when it flows and sometimes I’ll write for marathon lengths of time!
What authors, or books have influenced you?
So many: Tom Robbins, Kurt Vonnegut, James Frey and Gabor Mate most notably.
What are you working on now?
Currently a home study program for people seeking recovery from substance use disorder.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
What I know about promotion couldn’t fill a thimble!
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Schedule a time to write. Self-discpline ensures progress,
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Do what you love.
What are you reading now?
Gabor Mate’s In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
What’s next for you as a writer?
I’m thinking a personal challenge in writing fiction
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?
The first four novels of Tom Robbins. No question.
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