MORE Magazine Spring 2017 Issue 3 | Page 24

Do you write on a typewriter, computer, dictate or longhand? POWER OF I use my computer and record myself, upload to my PC, and then I have someone transcribe my work for me once I am done. God Bless Fiverr.com FOCUS Do you aim for a set amount of words/pages per day? I have no set word amount when I am writing but I try for BY 1000 to 1500 a sitting. I use ARTICLE RICHARD MAALA novelizeit.com which allows you to set up much of the platform to complete your writing. You can set up scenes, plots, characters, and writing goals which is a great resource tool. What are your ambitions for your writing career? I am working on completing 4 books this year. As well as three curriculums to go along with my books. This year I am plan on writing more than I have in my career. I am doing much this year and my writing is set up to match the completion of my second Master’s degree in counseling. Which I’ll complete in December. I am using this year to bring everything together with my books, counseling, teaching, and speaking. I really want to create a second business and work for myself if I can. Sadly, there is no way of knowing if folks are going to support or not but this is where great planning and faith in God come in. There are readers, and authors, who would love to know your thoughts on the ups and downs of writing. Please tell us our thoughts about how easy/difficult writing can be. What is the hardest thing about writing? Writing is not hard. You have to remain focus and remain busy. The difficulties an author will find is dealing with having money one day and not having any another day. The ups and downs of this business are not for the faint of heart and it can be extremely discouraging if you allow it to. Intestinal fortitude and plenty of prayer is what is going to help an author make it in this business. I say all the time no one knows when the next best seller will be penned but if you writing nothing it won’t be you. What was the hardest thing about writing your latest book? The hardest thing with writing my latest book is forcing myself to sit down and finishing the book while trying to complete this graduate work. It’s not easy but I am working on getting everything done and done well. What is the easiest thing about writing? Once seated the easiest thing is allowing the story to tell itself. I get excited about seeing where a story is going to take me. How long on average does it take you to write a book? I have finished a book in a few months and From Gigolo to Jesus took two and half years to finish with all the starting and stopping.