Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a new author and have only published one book. I am eager to receive honest reviews on my writing and content so that I might improve and be able to relay useful information to many different people, in a way that is effectively coherent. Having feedback from readers is something that I highly value, as it isn’t only a way to receive constrictive criticism, but also a way to see whether the content I am producing is helpful to people. It’s fulfilling.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Anger Management: Understanding Your Anger and the Strategies that can Guide You Toward Progressive Self-Development
I wrote this in response to some of the things I realized that I was dealing with in the past, that took affect in different areas in my life, and I never noticed until it was too late in some aspects. I also noticed that some people in my work environment, that was naturally aggressive, were undergoing similar issues. I figured it would be helpful to pass on somethings that have worked, and haven’t worked to well, in my journey as well as that of some aquaintences.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I noticed often in my editing that I tend to try and pack way too much detail in every sentence and paragraph. This may be typical for a new writer of non-fiction works, but even after trying to remove content and oversimplify, I struggle with the occasional run-on scentence or overly-large paragraph that is descriptive enough to provide understanding, but bordering on too much information. I dont want to insult my readers inteligence by communicating with them as though they are grade schoolers.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
In my youth, to be honest, the most impactful works of authors I’ve read were fantasy novels. People like Patrick Rothfuss and Brent Weeks, who would produce volumes of work that went through years of editing after their whole series was already written. People who take the time to make a finished product with clear foreshadowing and a story that makes sense, with full sensory description for everything. Though despite how smart they are and how complete their works may have been, to them, were humble enough to endure the editing process and rewrite so many different parts of their story while keeping it true to the core was amazing to me, as they understood that peoples voices are to be heard and they are to keep an open mind to criticism. Writing, as i understood it, was so much more that being able to put together a few good sentences and forming a story, but having good business sense, being coachable, leadership, having a love for people and acknowledging the affect they have on their readers…much respect
What are you working on now?
Researching and understanding marketing techniques that can bring my books to the eyes of readers who might benefit from them.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Amazon is my first and I haven’t had much experience to validate any other website’s I am starting to use right now. I need to reach back out to you in a few months to give you an honest answer.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Don’t procrastinate and be a perfectionist when writing. You’ll be stunting your creativity if you’re trying to make critical edits on your first draft. Do your reasearch for your desired book topic (set a dead line), create a list of topics of the utmost importance to dedicate your focus to, Research each one of those subtopics individually to help fill out and direct your outline (set a dead line for this too), and then just free write with all of your studied material in accordance to your outline. You have a proofreading and editing process for a reason. Eliminate the fluff and make corrections to your work, after the fluff and errors have been made, not during the writing. You’re going to make changes anyway, so don’t jeapordize your writing by doing it at the wrong time.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Garbage in = Garbage out
You reap what you sew
Law of equivalent exchange
…it’s all the same. Funny thing is that I first recognized this in my sofomore college fluid mechanics class (Qin=Qout), and it applies to everything. If you want to be able to provide value to others, you must first obtain and become valuable yourself.
What are you reading now?
I’m currently reading Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck and Million Dollar Habits: Proven Power Practices to Double and Triple Your Income by Brian Tracy
Personality Plus is next in the que
What’s next for you as a writer?
Just finished The Richest Man in Babylon by George Clason and know that it is difficult for many people to get out of debt in todays society, especially where there are ads for products and services being pitched to you from every form of media, as well as in person. It also doesn’t help that money is virtually no longer tangible, and you can spend it by clicking a button or waving a piece of plastic across a screen. My next short book might be written on either becoming debt free or managing income, pulling on some further research as well as my own experience of becoming completely debt free.
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 Bible – KJV
How to Survive on a Desert Island
How to Survive being Lost at Sea