Book writing
Author Spotlight interview with Zoe Dronfield
When you’ve been through devastating life experiences, how can you use these experiences as a force for good? Well, you write a book about it, don’t you?! Sheryl Andrews recently interviewed Librotas client, Zoe Dronfield, to find out how she did this. A victim of a high-profile attack in 2014, which nearly cost her her…
Read MoreAuthor Spotlight interview with Zana Goic Petricevic
Lisbon, Paris, Montenegro? Where in the world would you like your book to take you? I was recently talking to Zana Goic Petricevic and she agreed to go on video with me to chat about the successes she’s had after publishing her first book, Bold Reinvented, last September. We are now working together on book…
Read MoreAuthor Spotlight interview with Jenny Gordon
Jenny Gordon first worked with the Librotas team at our writing retreat in Spain in 2019. Although whilst navigating the COVID-19 period, she realised that she had to write a different book before the one she was originally planning to write. Her book was about comparisonitis. During the pandemic she felt it was inappropriate to…
Read MoreThe problem with Parkinson’s Law
Last week I set aside three days for the final sprint to finish editing my latest book. It had been almost there since before Christmas, and for many reasons, I hadn’t quite reached the end point. But I really had to force myself to sit at my desk and do it! On Tuesday, a pre-planned lunch…
Read MoreAuthor Spotlight interview with James Morehen
When James Morehen decided to write his book, The Performance Nutritionist, before he spent time and energy creating it, he wanted to find out that people wanted to read it. But he had a strong hypothesis. He had identified that there are 3000 nutrition graduates each year. However, there are only a hundred or so…
Read MoreAuthor Spotlight interview with Richard Brook
Richard Brook describes his author’s journey like taking a massive weight off his mind. In this Author Spotlight interview with Sheryl Andrews, he shares his book writing journey and how writing his book has helped him to fulfil his creative destiny. He gives examples of how it has helped to increase his credibility. And why…
Read MoreAuthor Spotlight interview with Nasser Abouzakhar
Nasser Abouzakhar says that writing a book is like reaching the top of a high mountain like Kilimanjaro after a pleasant and challenging journey… In this Author Spotlight interview, Nasser talks to Sheryl Andrews about the highs and lows of his book writing journey, and how the climb was worth it. His book Real Estate…
Read MoreAuthor Spotlight interview with Mark Billage
When Mark Billage started writing his book last year, there were a couple of questions that went through his mind: Have I got something to say? Can I write a book? In the latest Author Spotlight interview, Mark talks to Sheryl about his voyage of discovery, and I’m pleased to say that the answer to…
Read MoreAuthor Spotlight interview with Nick Fewings
As a speaker, Nick Fewings is often asked whether he has a book. As it’s assumed and expected. And Nick’s answer was always no. With 30 years’ experience of working with teams all around the world, he had plenty of content but not enough time. Although that changed in March 2020! Like many of the…
Read MoreAuthor Spotlight interview with Ashley Wong and Alan Walton
I was recently asked to give a talk on marketing, which I named ‘Beyond the Book’. Because my best piece of advice is to start marketing your book from the moment you start writing it. If not before! When you start to talk about your book and do your research in the early stages, you…
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