Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m an extrovert who loves to travel, I often find being abroad or even changing my scenery inspires me to write. Most of my poems have come from being abroad, having the space to clear my mind and read. Carthatic, releasing and liberating.
I have one book out that was recently published.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
I have my debut book, The Silence That Falls In Between, that recently came out a few weeks ago. The inspiration for my book came from my passion to support women who may feel as though their voice is of no value. Poetry is a beautiful way of choosing how vulnerable you want to be. You can hide behind the metaphor or find the releasing power of vulnerability. I’ve used my story as a way of building a bridge in a way that, hopefully, feels relatable.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Not sure if this falls under the unusual category but I often write in the dead of night. The daytime is when I fill my mind and time with activities, projects, etc, so the dead of night when everyone is still, where there are no more distractions is when I often write.
It’s never planned, I’m trying to sleep and then suddenly; phone’s out, I’m frantically typing away before the words disappear…so is that unusual?
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Authors I find inspiring are Nikita Gill, Rupi Kaur, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Morgan Harper Nichols, Brene Brown and Charlie Mackesy. The way they use their words to empower, to heal and make us feel less alone is just inspiring and beautiful.
What are you working on now?
Promoting my current book and slowly thinking about the next time…
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’m new to this so this is something I’m still learning myself but friends have just naturally helped promote my book using their social media account. I, too, find promoting on my social media to be the most effective.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Firstly, I’m also a new author so hi! How are you? This is crazy, right?
The best advice someone gave me was to focus on what you can control and surrender the things you can’t. Yes, do all the research and promoting that you can do but release the anxiety that comes with the reality of being an author: the imposter syndrome, etc.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The above but also: if your book reaches only one person and it changes that one person’s life then that is just as powerful as if it had changed a million.
What are you reading now?
Brene Brown’s Daring Greatly. Wow! If I could just live in her head for a minute…
What’s next for you as a writer?
My debut book is still super fresh so I want to give it a bit of attention before I move on to another book. Though I do think of what the second one would be like.
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?
Daring Greatly by Brene Brown
Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur
Your Heart is the Sea by Nikita Gill
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
They should keep me sane for a bit. Can I also bring a notebook and pen?
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