Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a former CFO of a billion-dollar per year organization. I was struggling with stress-induced health issues and looking for a way out when I had a stroke, rendering me unable to perform my job duties. My book is about manifesting exactly what I needed in life, then overcoming the obstacles in finding gratitude for it! This is my first published book.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My Lucky Stroke: One Woman’s Journey to Manifesting an Ideal Life
It was inspired by the experience of having a stroke and, through my recovery and work at overcoming the obstacles, understanding I had manifested my ideal life.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Because of the visual and cognitive aspects of my brain injury, I write blindfolded. This keeps my brain from being overtaxed by looking at my computer screen.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
The Law of Attraction, Deepak Chopra, Elizabeth Gilbert, Stroke of Insight by Jill Bolte Taylor, Life Visioning by Michael Bernard Beckwith, Brene Brown
What are you working on now?
Promoting my first book and writing another. The working title is “Spiritual Audacity,” and it is about the spiritual evolution I underwent during stroke recovery and writing of my first book. In my life, I went from questioning Catholic to Atheist, Agnostic, and back to spiritual believer in God, but maybe not the God of my upbringing.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’m not quite sure, as I’ve just begun. Who knows? Perhaps Awesome Gang!
Do you have any advice for new authors?
If you can afford it, get a coach. Many do group coaching sessions that are less expensive. Or join a writing group. It is inspiring to be with those who are like-minded writers.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
My first writing coach told me never to edit while I’m writing. Writing is a creative process, and editing an analytical process. If you switch back and forth, it tires your brain and doesn’t allow either aspect to work at its best.
What are you reading now?
“Einstein’s Relativity and the Quantum Revolution” on Audible (I don’t read well since the stroke). It’s not something I would normally read, but it was on sale and struck my fancy.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Oprah’s Book Club? Reese’s? NYT bestseller? Who knows?
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 Secret Life of Pi (I think I need to read it a few more times to get the full symbolism)
Braving the Wilderness
How to Survive on a Desert Island without Losing Your Mind (I would have to write it.)
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