Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Grew up in Pittsburgh, PA, but now live in Columbia, SC. Just left my corporate management job to pursue my passion for cooking and baking with the start of my new company, Little Black Apron, Inc. This is my first cookbook, but I’m already working on #2 to be released in December.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Sweet & Simplified: 33 Delicious Desserts & How to Bake Them – baking is my ultimate passion, so my goal with my new company is to first release a line of cookbooks. Desserts have always been my weakness, so that’s why I decided to start there for my first cookbook.
What are you working on now?
I’m working on cookbook #2, which will be a holiday planning cookbook including appetizers, drinks, brunch, and a full-meal options.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
This is all really new to me, so I’m not sure yet. So far, social media has been my #1 method.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Every single day, write something. It doesn’t have to be part of your book, or part of anything at all. But write something every day.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
There may be other people who are smarter than you, or have more skills than you do, but if you out-work them, nobody will ever be able to catch you.
What are you reading now?
The Outlander series: #5 The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon
The Regulars by Georgia Clark
What’s next for you as a writer?
After a series of cookbooks, I’ll start focusing on building the brand of my online business. TBD!
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?
Hands down – Harry Potter in this order: Prisoner of Azkaban, Order of the Phoenix, and Deathly Hallows
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