Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Hi, I’m Maggie 🙂
I’m a nerdy young woman with a positive attitude towards life. I thrive on helping other people. I have suffered years from anxiety and panic attacks, and thus have started writing self-helps books to help people who have the same problems that I used to have.
I have currently written one book, with many-many other ideas already forming.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is named – Your Journey to Calm: A Guide to Leaving Anxiety and Panic Attacks Behind.
I was inspired to write it by my own years of struggles with both anxiety and panic attacks. Now I am a medical doctor and have helped out many others with their anxieties.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I like to write first thing in the morning. This is more likely to happen on the weekends when I’m in my country home in the middle of the forest – there’s nothing like the birds singing and no big-city-noise.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
My current favorite author who I feel has influenced my views on life is Umberto Eco.
What are you working on now?
I am currently making sure that everything goes well with the release of my first book – Your Journey to Calm: A Guide to Leaving Anxiety and Panic Attacks Behind. And then I am planning on writing another self-help book on obtaining better sleep.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I feel that talking to people personally is the best approach. Of course you need people who are interested in your book. But it’s most rewarding to find someone who can benefit from your book and then share it with them 🙂
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Just do it! I slacked for months, being afraid that I’ll never finish my book. But here I am, the happiest I have been in a long-long time. You won’t regret this journey!
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Finished is better than perfect. Yes, you must have quality but you have to draw a line somewhere, you can’t edit forever and until perfection.
What are you reading now?
Cassandra Clare – Lord of Shadows
What’s next for you as a writer?
I have many different ideas for self-help books, on subjects that I am passionate about – for example sleep and self-esteem. So I’m probably going to start writing a new book soon enough 🙂
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 Hobbit; some sort of a survival guide; a mindfulness book
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