Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Hi, my name is Marshall Nash. I am a personal fitness trainer and nutritional coach. I have currently written my very first fitness book, and I am hard at work on a follow up diet book. Health and fitness has always been my number one passion and I love to coach and educate people using my knowledge to help make their lives better. I love to read, play sports, movies, and to spend time with my family and friends.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The name of my latest book is Blunders In The Gym: Fitness Mistakes to Avoid for Physique Perfection. What really inspired me to write this book was I wanted to be able to make a bigger impact using my knowledge of health and fitness than I was just doing predominantly one on one coaching. I really have a passion for helping people and sharing what I know with people. I want to be able to reach as many people as possible and a book is an excellent medium to accomplish that goal.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Not really. I tend to follow advice of great writers such as dedicating at least one to two hours a day to sit down and write with no distractions. Although I did recently start practicing a habit I had not heard of before. What I do now is when I stop writing I will stop mid-sentence. That way when I pick up from where I left off it’s much easier to get into a good flow because I have to finish the sentence and thought I left off at rather than trying to start a new thought. It helps me get right into writing. I seriously think this is a good method to help overcome writers block.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I am a huge fan of Robert Kiyosaki and his Rich Dad Poor Dad Series. I love self-help books like these. I don’t read much fiction, but I am a big fan of Stephen King. Also, I am a fan of a young and very bright writer Tom Corson-Knowles. He writes self-help books on marketing and writing that I have found to be very useful.
What are you working on now?
I am currently working on my second book Blunders In The Kitchen: Diet Mistakes to Avoid While Fueling The Perfect Beach Physique, which is a direct follow-up to my first book Blunders In The Gym. I am currently about half-way done with the first draft. I’m excited to finish this project as a second book in my Blunders Series.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I love social media. Facebook is the biggest and the one I rely on the most. Twitter is another good platform to help find influencers to help promote my book.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write every single day for at least one to two hours or more. In order to get really good at something, you have to do it for hours upon hours. In fact, the advice that I have received is it takes 10,000 hours to become an expert at something, so keep writing and you will only get better.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Writing is only part of the job if you want to be successful and your books to be read. You have to be both creative and an entrepreneur. There are three skills you have to become proficient in if you want to make it as an author; writing, publishing, and marketing.
What are you reading now?
I am reading the Kindle Bible Series by Tom Corson-Knowles. These books are filled with so much great useful information. I highly recommend them for self-published authors.
What’s next for you as a writer?
I want to continue to write more fitness books focused on different niches in the field. This is my strongest passion in life and I want to leave a legacy as a fitness expert.
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?
Well, being stranded on an island I would want entertaining books rather than the usual self-help books that I like to read. I would bring Stephen King books: It, Christine, and Carrie are my favorite.
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