Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am an accountant by profession and during school days won prizes for essays and short stories. Other than what I have published in school magazines this is the first book that I have written.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Having worked in many organizations as accountant I was able to get valuable experience and observed the failures and successes of businesses and how they fail or succeed. This inspired me to share what I have learned with others.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
During school days I preferred to write short stories on science fiction.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
My favorite author was Arthur C. Clerk. I like the writing style of Frederick Forsyth.
What are you working on now?
Nothing at the moment.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Amazon.com
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Being a new author myself, my advice to them is to write freely, the more you write the more you gain the ability to write.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
That the book Moby Dick was rejected by many publishers.
What are you reading now?
The “God Delusion” by Richard Dawkins
What’s next for you as a writer?
Depends on the outcome of my first book.
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 monk who sold his Ferrari
How to Brew
The ultimate situational survival guide.
Author Websites and Profiles
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