Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Hi there. I am a holistic healing and happiness coach, author, and owner of Wishmore Wellness. I have written two nonfiction books, and one children’s book that’s waiting for illustrations to be done.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Dear Wellbeing: 100 Days on My Way to More Joy: It’s a self-discovery workbook. My first book, 100 Days of Actions and Intentions to Create the Life You Wish For, has three steps that are 30 days each. I wanted someone to have each of these steps broken up into a workbook so they could get a more firsthand experience in creating the life they wish for. The first book did more of the talking for the reader in the form of intentions, questions, and affirmations. And this workbook offers the practice necessary for a more personal life-changing journey. There are two more workbooks to come.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I often wake up in the morning with an idea and I speak into my phone directly into Google drive before the idea is forgotten. I find myself doing the same thing when I’m driving across the country in my RV. I get the greatest ideas on the road, and use my speaker phone to get the words down quickly. I end up with all kinds of outlines for many new books. And I believe I can get them all written, one at a time. My favorite writing spots have been on restaurant patios with a glass of wine and looking over the water. I find that I can focus no matter what noise is going on around me.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Wallace D. Wattles and Deepak Chopra are two of my favorite authors.
What are you working on now?
I am creating some new online courses that will begin in January 2021.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I have used your site for both of my books and a few others but it varies.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
There’s at least one great book in all of us. If you have a desire to write a book, there are readers out there ready for what you have to offer. Do it well, do it with heart, and let it be fun. Believe that it’s going to be good and it’s going to be well received. Your belief and expectation of that and the positive energy that you put into it is going to be creating an irresistible product and ideal outcome. Envision it for weeks or months as a bestseller before it’s even published. See it up in lights! All that being said, also simply appreciate how good it feels to be writing it without the need to know how it’s going to turn out. Trust and surrender, and all will turn out just right.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
To take time each morning to write down your goals for the day, week, month, and the year, or even beyond that. It keeps you focused on what’s to come and reminds you of why you’re doing what you’re doing. It’s also very helpful to write a list of what you finished. It feels satisfying and builds positive momentum.
What are you reading now?
I have a couple dozen books waiting to be read. When I want to read but don’t have time to read a full book, I pick one and open it to a random page and often find it’s exactly what I needed to hear.
What’s next for you as a writer?
I will be finishing two more workbooks I already started, as well as a journal series and children’s book series.
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?
A really long and entertaining bestselling novel since I haven’t read one in years, a book on how to survive when stranded on an island (sorry, I couldn’t resist), and to be completely honest, my first two books because it would remind me that I can be and have and do anything.
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