Interview With Author Steven Spence
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am an Air Force veteran and now a real estate investor. I had a learning curve to master with the financial system while growing my investment business. I learned so much (in my 50s) that did not agree with what I thought I knew. One thing leads to another, and ultimately peeked behind the financial curtain and saw the game that is played that most of us working class people have no idea of. Not having a solid platform to let people know, I wrote my book.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The name of the book is: Money Plain and Simple; What the Institutions and the Elite Don’t Want You to Know. As an educator, one realizes that there has to be a systematic process to learning a subject. My book is written for the ordinary person to build the basics of the subject of Economics in a ‘everyone needs to know this’ way. I kept the book very short and simple to break this complex topic doable for most people.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I write how I think. Sometimes, I think faster than I can type and when I go back to re-read, I wonder how I mess up! Some of the book had to have researched information and I knew what I wanted to communicate, then researched the subject to provide the necessary facts and filled in the blanks.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
The Holy Bible
Robert Kiyosaki; Rich Dad, Poor Dad & Fake
George S. Clason; The Richest Man in Babylon
What are you working on now?
We are working on the message of the book in different languages. We just released the book in Spanish; Dinero, Simple Y Sencillo that has been released 25 March. We are in the editing phase of the book in Portuguese (Dinheiro, Direto & Reto) and hope to have it available by mid-summer.
Additionally, I blog weekly to explain the economy as it affects the ordinary person.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
www.moneyplainandsimplebook.com is the best way. From there, one can download the first chapter of the book and purchase if so desired. My blogging page is there as well with plenty of content that is in the plain and simple format.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write your book! I found that as a new author, I needed more and hired a book coach. They are very reasonable and will help you take your book to the level that is needed for others to enjoy.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
I have come up with my own wisdom phrase and it is: “Be humble and always remain teachable”. I have learned that I don’t know everything and if I think I know something, I could be wrong. That is tough to acknowledge about yourself.
What are you reading now?
The Wealthy Gardener by John Soforic
What’s next for you as a writer?
My mission is to warn people of the dangers of our monetary system. I will speak, blog and translate this message to get it to everyone around the world.
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?
The Holy Bible
Survival: How to Survive on a Deserted Island: Survival Island Guide Handbook 101
Atlas Shrugged
Author Websites and Profiles
Steven Spence Website
Great interview. Enjoyed it!