Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I have written 6 books and am in the middle of my seventh.
The first 2 x books are about life purpose and life path and clarifying identity. The next group of books are around how to write and publish either a fiction or a non-fiction book. My other area of interest is around finding the right career and performance management strategies. The seventh book concerns the area of personal branding and how to quickest way to do that is via writing a book.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The name of the latest book, which is on Amazon Kindle and has its FREE promo days this weekend: Dec 21st and Dec 22nd is titled: “How to Write and Publish a Non-Fiction Book in 10 east Steps”
I was inspired to write this book to help budding writers become published authors is a cost-effective manner. There is so much information out there about self publishing packages that t is very confusing for the newbie to work out what to do, where to go and how much they should/could be paying, which is generally way too much.My aim is to help these writers do what I have accomplished cost-effectively.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I am a creative. This means that I need to be totally focussed before I can get started, to the exclusion of everything else. I cannot write for 1/2 hour and then do something else. I need to do just that one thing.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I love fiction, mainly detective, crime thrillers, romance and historical romance, however, I also love non-fiction book, mostly how-tos. If I need to learn about a topic I generally go for the how to …. for dummies category.
At present my favourite author is Ruth Rendell.
What are you working on now?
I am working on a book on personal branding.
This is for Kindle and for a series of workshops I will be doing with a colleague.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I now have a social media manager who organises my Twitter and FB, so to me that is the most effective. I think you can’t go past Amazon Kindle.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Yes. Just start and do it as quickly as possible. It’s not about perfection It’s about getting it down and then getting it professionally edited.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
As above: get your manuscript professionally edited!
What are you reading now?
Ruth Rendell and blogs on personal branding
What’s next for you as a writer?
After my personal branding book I will get back to my first love which is spirituality and healing and life purpose and life path and clarifying identity.
When you clarify your identity you change your life!
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?
They would be : crime thrillers, historical romance, life purpose and one on spirituality, about how to take control over your life
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