Look and Listen

Biography

Authors Interview Tell us a bit about yourself. What would you like us to know about you? Ever since I was a little girl I found reading opened up a world to me that I never knew existed within my little community of Canoga Park, California. I loved The Bobbsey Twins books and Nancy Drew and hung out at the library bringing at least 10 books home per visit. I know, I was a geek even then :) Today I find that my Life's Work in the communications field has not diminished over the years. Ebooks - I SO love the idea of quality information available immediately. The McDonald's generation is alive and well. I want it, and I want it now! What are you doing now? I am an established entrepreneur and owner of three online businesses designed to find solutions to everyday problems. My first business, www.godseer.com is designed to help entrepreneurs start any business from home based upon their God-given skills, values and interests. My second business, www.YouNeedThisEbook.com provides digitally published Ebooks for the do-it-yourselfer. These "How-to" Ebooks include such titles as, How To Start Any Business From Home - Finding Your Niche, How to Write an Ebook Using Free Software and 8 Fun Jobs To Do From Home. My third business, www.AmericanLovePsychic.com uses intuition to provide solution to everyday love relationship problems. What's REALLY underneath the problems you're experiencing? Why are the two of you together and what is your purpose? Kevin (another geek) and I are engaged and would like to be married in County Cork, Ireland. I'm the mother of 2 children and 7 grandchildren and Kevin & I own 3 Maine Coon rescue cats. He and I both ride Harley's. What is your favorite sound? Silence. Who is your favorite person? Abraham Lincoln. He was wise, a visionary and never gave up. What is your favorite place? The islands off the west coast of Ireland. What is your favorite memory? Giving speeches in college Speech class. Winning my college's Outstanding Writer's award. What is your favorite word? God. What I'd really like to know is everything that word encompasses. What is your favorite writers' quote and why? Samuel Johnson- 'Say all you have to say in the fewest possible words, or your reader will be sure to skip them; and in the plainest possible words or he will certainly misunderstand them.' To simplify the complicated has always been my Life's Work. I now realize this. What is your most favorite quality about yourself? Curiosity. "The unexamined life is not worth living and the unlived life is not worth examining." -- Socrates What is the least favorite quality about yourself? Impatience. If you could go anywhere in the world right now, where would it be and why? Back to Ireland and travel throughout the UK. My roots are in Great Britain and I love the people and scenery. Nature is so green and bountiful, the people so hardy and interesting. What inspires you to write and why? To help readers learn how to do anything and be able to learn with instructions that do not seem to have been translated from another language. What is your favorite book and why? You Can Heal Your Life, by Louise Hay. As a breast cancer survivor myself, I found her how-to work inspiring and helpful in knowing what I can do personally to prevent cancer from returning. What is your favorite genre and why? You guessed it, Non Fiction & How-To. Knowing this about myself is how I chose the businesses I finally developed. When we know what we love, it not only becomes our passion, but our Life's Work. List your three favorite authors (any genre) and why? Louise Hay - Mind/body connection Viktor Frankl - Forgiveness Deepak Chopra - Mind/body connection Colin C. Tipping - Forgiveness Tom Chappell - Ethical business practices Emmet Fox - Modern day understanding of God. What do you think makes a writer successful? Passion for the subjects he or she writes about. What is it that makes you successful as a writer? Caring about the needs of my readers. What are your goals as a writer? Right now I'm working on a new Ebook designed to re-ignite romance in the over 50 crowd by vacationing in Las Vegas. There's more to do than gamble. :) What is the best tip you can give to fellow writers? Write what you know and find the audience who wants that information. Be a problem solver if you are a non fiction writer. What do you hope to provide your readers with through your writing? Solutions, solutions, solutions! List your three favorite online writer-resource sites and why (include URLS). Writer's Market - The bible for freelancers http://www.writersmarket.com/ The Best of the Magazine Markets for Writers - Targets magazine opportunities specifically. http://www.writersbookstore.com/Best_of_the_Magazine_Market.htm American Writers & Artists Inc. - How-to instruction for writers. http://www.awaionline.com/ If you have published a book, tell us about your publishing success (title, publishing date and company, where it is available to purchase). 8 Fun Jobs to Do From Home http://www.youneedthisebook.com/ How to Start Any Business From Home - Finding Your Niche http://www.godseer.com/index_files/Page7037.htm How to Write an Ebook Using Free Software http://www.youneedthisebook.com/howtowriteanebookusingfreesoftware.html How long did it take you to write your book(s)? 3 Months 1 1/2 Years 9 Months What would you do differently if you could repeat the same publishing experience? This is exactly why I offer Business Coaching - to cut down on the amount of time & mistakes (and money)that it usually takes to get your publishing business off the ground. I made several costly mistakes that I hope other writers don't ever have to experience. I've learned from my mistakes and offer my services to those who want to speed up their home Freelance Writing or Ebook businesses. What have you learned about the publishing world? Digital publishing (Ebooks) is in its infancy stage during the 21st century and now is the time to get on board for the phenomenal changes coming up in our reading habits. The field is wide open so don't be discouraged if you have a book to write and are not familiar with Ebooks. Enjoy the immediacy of paying, downloading and reading a wide variety of subjects. This is a terrific industry and I love it. This is your chance to 'Talk Back' to your readers. What would you like to say to them? I want Ebooks to be very easy for you. Hey, you don't need a special (expensive) reader to open Ebooks - your computer will do this free & easy. All you need is the free Adobe Reader to open PDF saved Ebooks. http://get.adobe.com/reader/ Sign up for my free Ebook 8 Fun Jobs to Do From Home http://www.youneedthisebook.com/ and whether this is your first Ebook or not, you'll find it easy and quickly become an avid Ebook reader. What's the one thing that you want them to know about your writing? I easily explain how to do anything, from starting a business at home to understanding your love relationship. My Writing is my passion and explaining things in easy and non-frustrating ways is what I do best. My Life's Work is communication and I have accomplished this through writing, public speaking and radio. I hope to be able to work with you and help you with: Relationships www.AmericanLovePsychic.com Starting a Business From Home www.godseer.com Writing & Publishing How-To Info - www.YouNeedThisEbook.com

Inspiration

Why am I here? Why are any of us here? I have been greatly influenced by Deepak Chopra, Mother Tehressa, Buddha, Louise Hay, Gary Zukav, comparative religions and proof. A skeptic at heart, unless I experience it as true, I do not accept something as real just because someone else says it is so. The most enlightening thing any of us can do for the evolution of our souls is to forgive. Colin Tipping, of RADICAL FORGIVENESS, has influenced me very much in showing me the real reasons to forgive.