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Sunday, October 18, 2015

Interview With An Author

Hey everyone,

I hope you all had a great week. Mine was emotional and difficult but its over now and the weekend was perfect for cooling down and moving on. For all of you that might have had a tough week as well just know you're not alone and next week is a new beginning. Anything is possible and it does get better. You are stronger than you think you are.

And on that note I have some exciting news for you all. I had the privilege of interviewing a new author about her first book. She was able to provide very useful tips on her writing process and ways to stay strong even when you really don't want to. So with no further ado enjoy!



What is your book about? My book is about the different branches of medical school. It's about a transition on a basic level and how fast paced it can be.  It's based on my experiences in school. I wanted to go in depth with how to stay grounded and centered and how to stay sane and get the support you need. I wanted it to be different than typical advice people are given when they start medical school. I made sure to base it on my own experiences. I broke it down into 10 different insights.


What was the inspiration behind writing this book? I knew I wanted to write a book and I just sat down and started writing. It started out as one idea and it broke into many different ideas. This was one of the broken ideas. I developed it more and came up with the idea for my book. The timing with where I was at made the topic more pertinent for me. The incoming lower class men  just started and I  wanted to give them something to help them survive.


How did you manage to balance writing the book and life’s many responsibilities? I worked on it probably one to two times a week. And towards the end made myself get it done. I set a deadline for myself and was able to publish it after the first week of the quarter. I originally  made the dead for the beginning of the quarter.

What was your style of writing: I started off by writing the first insight. I brain stormed the ten insights I wanted to share. I  didn’t have them all in one sitting. I also didn’t outline other than coming up with the ten focuses. I did a lot of explaining and experiences that readers can use in their best interest.

Did you ever experience writer’s block and how did you overcome it? Not really. I did wait a week or so for the last topics because I was thinking about my whole experiences and about what I wanted to write about and what the best advice would be.


What made you decide on an e-book? For now it is a kindle book but I would like it to eventually go to paper. There was no having to write in to publishers and wait for them to accept my book. I was able to write it and upload it to kindle. I didn’t need anyone’s approval for it and I was more in control.

What was the publication process like? I had to fill out a profile on amazon kindle and upload my story. It takes about 12 hours for them to analyze it which means  they will look it over and make sure it's appropriate and then allow it to be published.

And lastly any advice for anyone working on writing a book. I would say to set a deadline and make it visible on a calendar. Work on it at least once a week or more if you can. Keep track of your writing each day or each week and make sure to have it done by the deadline. Also be sure to care about the topic and that you also love it. Write from the heart and be open with your readers and be genuine with them. They will respect you for it and understand the message more.


 So there you have it. An amazing insight from some one who set a goal and made it happen. Be sure to check out her book at: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B016GFXXRY
It's totally affordable and an amazing read. Thanks for tuning in this week I really do appreciate it. I also want to say thank you to Andrea Oswald for allowing me to do the interview and providing us with amazing insights on writing your first novel.
 Have a great week guys. I will see you next weekend!!!






Saturday, October 10, 2015

365 Day Challenge

Hello Universe,

I didn't disappear forever and I didn't die. I just went through an early life crisis and went slightly mental. I am back however and ready for anything. During my brief (okay maybe not so brief) absence my writing came in spurts before stopping completely. Not because I didn't want to write but because I had absolutely no creativity. My writer's block was horrendous. It was too much with everything else I was going through and so I just gave up. I even doubted whether I wanted to keep writing. But then I had an epiphany. I watched everyone else living their life, chasing their dreams and tackling them down once they reached them. I wanted that. I no longer wanted to be part of the audience of my own life I wanted the main role. I mean who better to play me than me right? Anyways I decided that if I wanted to accomplish something it wouldn't happen if I did nothing. I needed to actively pursue it, so I am. I Ruth Prophete am going to finish my novel by this time next year. It doesn't need to be perfect. Heck it doesn't even need to be edited yet. I just want it to be done. I want to know that I set a goal and I followed it through to the end. Its going to take hard work, patience (I need so much of that), and enough blood, sweat and tears to have some left over when this is all done. You guys are my accountability. Well if you haven't given up on me that is. Even when it gets tough, even when I get discouraged or want to give up completely I wont because I am not alone in this. I have you and I can't wait to show you when its done. It will be worth it I promise. So how about you? Any new epiphanies or goals you want to accomplish? Let me know in the comments below. Have a great weekend guys!

Monday, February 16, 2015

A New Beginning

I honestly can't remember the last time I wrote a blog post. I started another blog as well and I don't know what I was thinking when I can hardly keep up with this one. Over achieving I guess. So much has happened and it has kept me from not only writing my blog but working on my story as well. I did not give up but I did lose some direction if I am to be perfectly honest with myself. I still will write my book of that I have no doubt. But it may take some time, a lot of time actually but please don't give up on me. If you haven't already that is. It will take hard work and dedication but I am not out of the race yet.

With that said I have some announcements to make. My blog will not just be about my novel but about writing in general. Just helpful tips I have found and observations I make as well as advice I receive from other people.I love to write and I know there are many other writers and readers out there. I am hoping we can share tips as well as experiences. It doesn't have to be about fiction either. It can be about poetry, song lyrics, plays, movie scripts, essays and newspapers. Anything really anything that involves writing.

I hope that you all like the changes coming to my blog. I also hope that you can continue to be patient with me as I figure everything out. I hope everyone had a wonderful Valentine's Day and a great weekend. Have a great week and I will talk to you all soon.