“It’s a great lesson about not being too precious about your writing. What is the best advice you have ever heard? You have to market yourself to make your way as an author. You can write the most prolific book ever, but if you don’t get the word out, no one will discover you. Potential readers will never find you if you don’t market your books. I also have a website at, dedicated to offering inexpensive book services (copyediting, formatting, etc.) to indie authors. What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?Īll of my information and my blog are located at. This book is probably the most fun I have ever had writing. And I love the author Tim Farrington, who once served as a monk in San Francisco, and scattered some of his experience in the book, “The Monk Downstairs.” I’ve read all of his books, because like Alice Sebold, he has a beautiful way with description.Īfter “Reclaim Your Creative Soul” publishes, I am wrapping up my Peter Pan fan fiction, “Loving the Wind,” told through the eyes of Tiger Lily. I also love “Peter & Wendy,” so much so, I have a Tiger Lily book coming out in May. I have read “The Lovely Bones,” by Alice Sebold at least a half dozen times, mostly because her descriptions make me want to drown in her words. I love Colleen Hoover, who I didn’t discover until after I started writing, and who both inspires me as a fiction novelist (even if we write different genres) and who writes books I can’t read fast enough. I also love Liz Gilbert, who also embraces imperfection, but also radiates total sunshine. She let it be okay to not be perfect, to even be an ultra messy human being. I fell in love with Anne Lamott’s brutal honesty the first time I ever read her. What authors, or books have influenced you? I prefer writing in a comfy chair on my lap desk over working at a regular desk. In this book, I share how to create order to the ordinary and busy parts of your life, and then create boundaries around the time you find for your art. My latest book is called “Reclaim Your Creative Soul,” and is the answer to the question I have received often: How do you manage to find time to write when you work full-time, volunteer, and are raising a family? I wanted to offer inspiration to people who want to tap into their creative side but believe they are too busy to do so. What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it? When I’m not writing, I am manning the website and social media for my local newspaper, The Press Democrat. I am married and the mom/stepmom to three teenagers and a ridiculous teenage dog. Hi there! I live in Petaluma, California, and am the author of 7 books.

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Loving the Wind by Crissi Langwell