Interview With Author Kathleen Nicole
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I have written 10 books and plan on writing many more. Growing up, I didn't have many friends. In fact, the only friend I had was my brother. But I loved to read and I found comfort, joy and love in the books I read. When I was 13 I started writing short stories, poems and journaling my deepest thoughts and feelings. I always describe my life as heartbreakingly beautiful and as I began my healing journey, I started a blog. Over 4 years, I wrote over 150 blog articles. Then I decided to write a book. I wanted to share the gift of self-healing and radical self-love with other Black women. I wanted to show others that not only is there life on the other side of pain, but show them the way to get there.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Breathe Again: A 7-Step Guide to Heal From Heartbreak and Open Your Heart to Love. Last year, my boyfriend proposed to me. As much as I loved him and I knew he loved me, it was difficult to accept that this amazing thing was happening to me. This wasn't my life. My life was struggle, pain, and abuse. My first relationship was a complete failure and left me feeling that I would never breathe again. How did I end up with a man that is completely devoted to me and wants to spend the rest of his life with me? Duh! I had done the deep inner work and journeyed through the dark night of my soul and I had manifested everything I worked for! I wanted to show other Black women the steps I implemented in my life to breathe again, heal from heartbreak and open my heart to love.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
J. California Cooper made me fall in love with short stories. Zora Neale Hurston, Toni Morrison.
What are you working on now?
I'm working on a book on how to create a 20 minute morning routine to cultivate peace and productivity
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I am still learning the best way to market and sell my books. As a shy introvert, sales and marketing is not my favorite thing to do. But it is a MUST.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write. Let it consume you. Decide that you'd rather die than not write.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
"Anything you can't fast from, you are a slave to"
What are you reading now?
I'm always reading 2-4 books at a time. I am currently reading, "Published. The Proven Path From Blank Page to 10,000 copies sold". "10 Secrets of Awakening". "Should America Pay? Slavery and the Raging Debate on Reparations and "The Science of Getting Rich"
What’s next for you as a writer?
I would like to release a book a month for the next 2 years and build my catalogue to at least 30 books.
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?
Homemade Love by J. California Cooper
The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth by John C. Maxwell
and my very first book, "F**k Boy Free: 10 Ways to Repel F**k Boys and Attract the Man of Your Dreams