Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am the Director of the Holistic Speakers Guild. Previously, I was the co-owner of Arizona Hypnotherapy Clinic in Phoenix. The highest ranked hypnosis clinic in Phoenix. After a few years I decided to shift to helping healers have the same success as myself and use public speaking as a platform to supplement income. I wrote 2 books and co-authored 3.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
30 Days to Become a Highly Paid Holistic Speaker: A Complete Step-By-Step Guide to Build Your Business. It was inspired by a number of challenges I gave my speakers to create the speaking career they wanted.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I really have to be inspired in the moment. Often, I dont even realize I’m creating something until it’s created and then I step back and say, wow where did that come from. It’s pretty cool actually.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
A Course in Miracles, Ask and it is Given, Power of Intention. Books when I was a kid, The Sack Man and the Grave, Behind the Attic Wall.
What are you working on now?
A book about how to grow a Facebook Tribe.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Amazon Self Publishing
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Trust yourself, stay true to your message. Dont spend a bunch of marketing money up front, it’s okay to take your time and let your audience unfold.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Get someone else to edit your work.
What are you reading now?
Blogs on various topics.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Have fun and create
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?
ACIM, Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, Ask and it is Given, Survival Guide for Deserted Islands.
Author Websites and Profiles
Kyra Schaefer Website
Kyra Schaefer Amazon Profile