These poems helped me get through some dark times, and they’ve also shown me the light. Almost every poem was written in the moment-in the moment of grieving the loss of a loved one, in the moment of falling in love, in the moment of dusting myself off and trying again. It’s me bearing my soul and talking about grief, love, loss, resilience, and anger. Out of everything I’ve written, this has been the most important to me. I’m currently finishing up a book of poetry entitled All the Things I Should’ve Told You. How has writing your most recent book changed or added value to your life? Funny thing is, that chapter gets the most compliments! That meant sitting down in my recliner and writing an entire chapter from scratch. ![]() I knew, though, that they didn’t work anymore. Originally, that chapter taught authors about Facebook launch groups. I did, however, encounter quite the setback when I realized an entire chapter (Commandment IX: Thou Shalt Not Bear a Boring Book Launch) had to be completely rewritten in two days before going to the editor. In fact, that book was written, edited, and published in under a year. Thankfully, I learned my lesson (to some degree) with Commandments. I was constantly battling with perfectionism. The Suicide Tree took me three and a half years to write. What obstacles-either inner or outer-did you encounter while writing the book? I need to help authors learn about branding, marketing, and authenticity. While I was at a coffee shop with my writers’ group (we do Saturday NaNoWriMo write-ins during November), it struck me to start compiling all of my articles, email newsletters, Facebook posts, and more into a Word doc. I was a few days late coming up with something, and I had just published my debut novel, The Suicide Tree. ![]() It was NaNoWriMo 2018, and I needed a book idea. The 10 Commandments of Author Branding is an authorship reference book, according to Amazon categories, but I like to call it a self-help book for writers. ![]() What compelled you to tell the story/stories in your most recent book? (And specifically, why this genre?)
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