Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Michael Mickey Williams Jr. an Atlantic City New Jersey native was once homeless, eating food out of trash cans, suicidal, addicted to heroin, and crack cocaine. He spent 22 years of his life in-and-out of jails and rehabilitation centers since he was a teenager. Nowadays, however, he’s married, a substance abuse counselor, a minister, and a ten-time published author with titles like “Pushed out the Crack House into God’s house, My Purpose is Greater than my struggles, and I’m a Giant Killer to name a few, he’s also one of the Co-founders of The Minor Adjustments Program which is dedicated to preventing and reducing crimes, their primary purpose is to teach men and women how to make the “Minor Adjustments” that are necessary for their lives, Their motto is “Anywhere but backward” Mr. Williams is a dedicated advocate for those who are struggling with addictions or criminal lifestyles, mainly because he struggled with those same barriers.
Beyond the Minor Adjustments Program, It is said that he was named “Preacher Boy” by his beautiful wife Lernell Apple Williams, his style of preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ makes it easy for him to communicate to both the common people and the religious, his stated that he tries to use everyday language already familiar to his culture, with a purpose to always try to touch individual personal needs at the same time communicate spiritual truth.
As a father of seven, with four grandkids he credits his parents as the source of his perseverance and sense of self-reliance. After 22 years of being in bondage to addiction, Mr. Williams continues to be one of today’s most inspirational, encouraging, and influential men today.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
This is your SHIFTING season It’s time to CHANGE course en route to your DESTINATION!
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Yes, I write in my head and then put them on paper when I get home.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Td Jakes the Crushing
All of A.W. Tozer
What are you working on now?
Developing my online presence to connect with my readers.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
https://awesomegang.com/
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Never give up on your dream as a writer, when you aren’t seeing the money come in from your writing it doesn’t mean that the book is bad it just means that you haven’t got the book in the right reader’s hands.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
If you don’t reach the success in that is yours, look in the mirror because that’s the only person who can stop you.
What are you reading now?
One minute prayer for husbands.
What’s next for you as a writer?
To start going around speaking and promoting my newest book and doing live book reviews.
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?
I talk back to the devil A.W. Tozer
Satan you can’t have my children
the compound effect
Pushed out the crack house into Gods house
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