AUTHOR INTERVIEW 33

Nigel Hamilton Beckles

United Kingdom

·       Author of ‘How to Avoid Making the Big Relationship Mistakes’ (2015) Paperback, Kindle and PDF formats available Amazon.co.uk http://amzn.to/2bY1IhU
·       ‘How to Avoid Abusive Relationships’ A Guide to Toxic Personalities (Due for publication early 2021)
·       Certified Relationship Coach, Speaker, Workshop Facilitator & Relationship Specialist.
·       Advocate for Victims/Survivors of Domestic Abuse
·       Member of Survivor Provider Services delivering Workshops to professionals and employees of corporate organisations raising awareness regarding relationship abuse.
·       Co-Creator of Reflections on Abusive Relationships Facebook Group (ROAR) currently with 21K plus members supporting and advising victims/survivors of Domestic Abuse. https://www.facebook.com/groups/reflectionsonabusiverelationships/
·       Contributor to the Award Winning Movie Documentary ‘Looking For Love’ now available on DVD. Available @ http://amzn.to/2hFxqXi
·       IMDb Contributors Info
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4924646/
·       Creator & Host of the ‘In Conversation’ Podcast Series Available @ YouTube https://bit.ly/3fE5Nrh
·       Former Radio Presenter at Choice FM London (10 years) Certified Qualification Radio Presentation/Production
Nigel’s mission is to help others avoid the emotional distress of making poor relationship choices.
Author/Coaching Website: https://bit.ly/3jbUoR7
Podcasts Website: https://www.authornigelbecklespodcasts.com/
Contact Info
Email: beckles13@hotmail.com
Mobile: 07984 938 352

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Romelia: WHEN DID YOU FIRST REALIZE YOU WANTED TO BE A WRITER?

Nigel Beckles: 12 years ago – but always enjoyed writing from a very early age.

Romelia: HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE YOU TO WRITE A BOOK?

Nigel Beckles: Approximately 5 years. Research non- fiction book.

Romelia: WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR INFORMATION OR IDEAS FOR YOUR BOOKS?

Nigel Beckles: Research / personal stories.

Romelia: WHAT LITERARY PILGRIMAGES HAVE YOU GONE ON?

Nigel Beckles: None – but I am a avid collector/reader of books.

Romelia: WHAT IS THE FIRST BOOK THAT MADE YOU CRY?

Nigel Beckles: Autobiography of Malcolm X.

Romelia: WHAT IS THE MOST UNETHICAL PRACTICE IN THE PUBLISHING INDUSTRY?

Nigel Beckles: Buying fake positive reviews. Editors not providing a proper service.

Romelia: DOES WRITING ENERGIZE OR EXHAUST YOU?

Nigel Beckles: Energized, I love sharing ideas, concepts and sharing information.

Romelia: WHAT ARE COMMON TRAPS FOR ASPIRING WRITERS?

Nigel Beckles: Not being disciplined to put time aside to actually write.

Romelia: DOES A BIG EGO HELP OR HURT WRITERS?

Nigel Beckles: Hurt. An obviously big ego is likely to put many potential readers off.

Romelia: WHAT IS YOUR WRITING KRYPTONITE?

Nigel Beckles: None. I love writing.

Romelia: HAVE YOU EVER GOTTEN READER’S BLOCK?

Nigel Beckles: Depends on what I am reading. If it is poorly written I cannot continue to read a book or article.

Romelia: DID YOU EVER CONSIDER WRITING UNDER A PSEUDONYM?

Nigel Beckles: No.

Romelia: DO YOU TRY MORE TO BE ORIGINAL OR TO DELIVER TO READERS WHAT THEY WANT?

Nigel Beckles: Both – describe certain concepts, ideas/information in new/different ways.

Romelia: DO YOU THINK SOMEONE COULD BE A WRITER IF THEY DON’T FEEL EMOTIONS STRONGLY?

Nigel Beckles: Yes. Depends on what they are writing about.

Romelia: WHAT OTHER AUTHORS ARE YOU FRIENDS WITH, AND HOW DO THEY HELP YOU BECOME A BETTER WRITER?

Nigel Beckles: I am friend/associated with many authors. I interview authors on my podcast series.

Podcasts: Interesting Conversations with Interesting People

Podcast Platforms Include:

YouTube (Audio Only) https://bit.ly/3fE5Nrh

Anchor https://anchor.fm/nigel-beckles

Spotify https://spoti.fi/2A9J0U3

iHeart Radio: https://ihr.fm/34jToEZ

Google Podcasts https://bit.ly/2RhHwMk

iTunes https://apple.co/2Th9ARJ

TuneIn https://bit.ly/354JKql

Podcasts Website: https://www.authornigelbecklespodcasts.com/

LinkTree https://linktr.ee/authornigelbeckles

Romelia: DO YOU WANT EACH BOOK TO STAND ON ITS OWN, OR ARE YOU TRYING TO BUILD A BODY OF WORK WITH CONNECTIONS BETWEEN EACH BOOK?

Nigel Beckles: Regarding sales/marketing it is advised to write in series of 3 books – so yes there should be a connection regarding the subject matter.

Romelia: if you could tell your younger writing self anything, what would it be?

Nigel Beckles: Start as soon as possible to formulate your book concept.

Romelia: HOW DID PUBLISHING YOUR FIRST BOOK CHANGE YOUR PROCESS OF WRITING?

Nigel Beckles: Became better organised at arranging chapters/materials/subject matter.

Romelia: WHAT WAS THE BEST MONEY YOU EVER SPENT AS A WRITER?

Nigel Beckles: On my editor.

Romelia: WHAT AUTHORS DID YOU DISLIKE AT FIRST BUT GREW INTO?

Nigel Beckles: I do not have authors I dislike except for those who buy fake positive reviews, create fake accounts (sock puppet accounts) to give themselves positive reviews.

Romelia: WHAT DID YOU DO WITH YOUR FIRST ADVANCE?

Nigel Beckles: I am self-published.

Romelia: WHAT WAS AN EARLY EXPERIENCE WHERE YOU LEARNED THAT LANGUAGE HAD POWER?

Nigel Beckles: When I experienced racism.

Romelia: WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT MAGAZINES FOR WRITERS TO SUBSCRIBE TO?

Nigel Beckles: I do not subscribe any – I promote my book consistently online/by giving interviews/appearing as a guest on panel discussion shows.

Romelia: FROM WHERE YOU GET INSPIRED WITH YOUR FIRST BOOK?

Nigel Beckles: People have always approached me for advice regarding relationship issues.

Romelia: DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN A FEW SENTENCES. TELL US SOMETHING WE DO NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU AND SOMETHING YOU HATE ABOUT THE WORLD.

Nigel Beckles: I am thoughtful and curious about people and the world. I dislike injustices I observe in the world

‘How to Avoid Making the Big Relationship Mistakes’ (2015) Paperback, Kindle and PDF formats available:

Amazon.co.uk http://amzn.to/2bY1IhU

Chapters include:

• Love Myths

• Relationship Failure

• Being Single!

• Seven Essential Character Traits

• Dating Strategies