Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
This is my First Book. I am presently looking to grow my Social Media presence and I have been working on growing my blog. Guest bloggers are welcome to suggest possible thematic blog posts for publication.
I have always had an interest in politics, and being multicultural, I view issues from a more international perspective. In 2004, five days before the election, I flew to Cleveland and pitched in to help with the political process. What I discovered was the dissolution of the American Dream, which I write about in my book.
Andendall was educated at English boarding schools from the age of seven through eighteen, the final five years spent at Lancing College. This respected English high school, with its impressive literary and religious heritage, is also known for its stunning chapel, sitting atop the Sussex Downs. Leaving school, he immediately started work, sometimes holding three jobs at once—a trainee underwriter/claim broker at Lloyd’s of London, running his own one-man cleaning company (cleaning the very offices of a reinsurance company he would transact business at), plus doing seasonal work on various farms.
Having made some windfall profits after borrowing money to be a “stag” (short-term speculator)— taking advantage of opportunities created by Margaret Thatcher’s denationalization policies of the mid-1980s—Andendall evolved into an entrepreneur with a core specialty in reinsurance in London and New York, where he looks for patterns in numbers. Self-employed in a field not normally conducive to self-employment, he is able to remain in control, juggle different jobs, travel, and pursue his various interests.
Ending up in New York via romance in the African bush, Andendall now lives on Long Island with his wife, two children, and two dogs.
patrickandendall@yahoo.com
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
STUPIDPARTY MATH V MYTH. I was inspired to look into the notion first posited by Governor Bobby Jindal and then many others from across the political spectrum. I wanted analyze if this sentiment is correct and why. I wanted to get the the bottom of why so many people seem to vote against there own best interests and why so many people believe in fairly obvious false hoods. The answer is pretty disturbing.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
The book is very unique – my narrative style is to keep some complex issues very simple and I intertwine numerous quotes, sources, color coded images, cartoons and artwork into the fabric of the book. It is vital that my facts are irrefutable. I explain the problems concisely and let the reader arrive at their own easy to figure out solutions. This book leaves opinion at the door. I am just the messenger, nothing else. The font is also color coded to help clarify if it is my voice or some one else’s. I refused to allow a Black and White Print version, (which explains why there is no cheap version of the print book) and I try to discourage any one who only has a black and white reading device from purchasing the Ebook. That might be a first.The book has 1500 hyperlinks and numerous links to humorous or sometimes disturbing videos to underscore a point.
I do not believe that there is any other book quite like it.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Perhaps Al Franken – but what I am attempting to achieve is far more ambitious effort to look at the whole picture. I feel academics have had their chance, and don get much traction outside of the “literati” – so I decided on a totally different approach
What are you working on now?
Growing my Blog.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I am just beginning to market the book.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Get a great Copy Editor. Do not involve too many friends in the process, unless they really know about the process themselves or have something to contribute other than a pat on the back.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Writing a good book is really hard work. Your first effort will likely be pitiful and strewn with errors, yet you will not be able see that. Every time you improve your draft, you are mortified that any even saw the previous draft.
What are you reading now?
Patrick O’Brien and Infidel
What’s next for you as a writer?
Blogs.
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 have to be large books. Lord of the Rings, His Dark Materials, Biography of Mao (makes Stalin look like a wimp), collected works of Shakespeare. If I knew I was only going to be on such an Island for a short period of time my choices would be different and riskier.
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