Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m a science nerd and tech geek that happens to also be a creative storyteller, flexing both my right and left brain at the same time. Being a champion of the underdogs is something that I’m deeply passionate about as a social entrepreneur and content marketer; you can check out my LIKE A BOSS podcast and other bits to learn more. I’ve written two books thus far. My first, “One Sip at a Time: a Memoir” was about my now deceased best friend who was a woman ahead of her time: she was the first female VP at Revlon, shook up perfume advertising and was among the first divorcees who had to pay alimony to their ex-husbands. My second book, “The Battle for Humanity,” is a dystopian thriller that’s become a little too-close-to-home with the ongoing pandemic.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
“The Battle for Humanity” is a hard science thriller that was inspired by the expected “command performance” of scientists who were expected to yield a vaccine for COVID essentially on the day that it was discovered. And to rally against the growing xenophobia that was rising after the wet markets in Wuhan, China were targeted.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I don’t know that my writing habits are unusual or any different than other writers, but, I tend to “get in the zone” after everyone else has gone to bed and type furiously through the night until I’m tapped!
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Dean Koontz, Tom Clancy and others who have a distinct data-rich and informative style of writing where the details matter but you get so caught up in the thrilling plot that the book moves along quickly.
What are you working on now?
I’m fleshing out the story line of my third book.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Twitter and author promotion accounts have been helpful.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Celebrate your accomplishment of finishing your first book! It’s competitive out there with more than 2 million books published annually. That’s almost more books than eyeballs so it can be very challenging to get noticed.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Hold onto the mantra, “I’m not too old, it’s not too late” and do whatever it is that you’ve always meant to do!
What are you reading now?
Essentialism by Greg McKeown
What’s next for you as a writer?
I ghost-write blogs, scientific papers, articles, two weekly columns for a Top 50 media publication, and other forms of content on a daily basis so I don’t have the time that I’d like to dedicate to my next book. But, I’ll find a way!
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?
A Gift From the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh (eternally timeless)
Rising Strong by Brenee Brown (inspirational)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (society can do better in science & equality)
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