THANK YOU Amy Miles for taking the time, and the interest in my career as an author, to interview me and post the session on your blog at www.self-published-authors.blogspot.com
Author Interview: Doug Simpson
Authors Bio -
Doug Simpson is a retired high school teacher who has turned his
talents to writing. His first novel, a spiritual mystery titled Soul Awakening,
was published in the United States in October of 2011, by Book Locker. Check it
out at http://booklocker.com/books/5754.html . It is
available in print and eBook format through most book stores. His magazine and
website articles have been published in 2010 and 2011 in Australia, Canada,
France, India, the United Kingdom, and the United States. His website is at http://dousimp.mnsi.net.
Name - Doug Simpson
Available - Soul Awakening is available from Book Locker at
http://booklocker.com/books/5754.html for
$14.95 for the paperback and and $5.99 for the ebook. It is also available in
paperback and ebook through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million,
Chapters Indigo and most other bookstores around the world.
Book in Brief - This first novel was published in the United States
in October of 2011. Soul Awakening is a work of fiction, inspired by a series of
actual events. It is a spiritual mystery involving the apparently accidental,
though actually orchestrated by Divine Intervention, meeting of three total
strangers and their ultimate discovery that they shared previous lifetimes
together. It delves into reincarnation, past lifetimes, spirit communication,
messages from God, past-life regression sessions, Guardian Angels, past-life
recall in the awake state, and soul attraction, the reincarnation of groups of
souls together in more than one lifetime.
Upcoming Projects - The second book in the series, Soul Rescue, has
been completed but it has not yet been submitted for publishing. I will
continue to write more articles for magazines and websites, and whenever they
are published I place a link, on my website at http://dousimp.mnsi.net , to the magazine or
website where it can be read.
Journey - I have always had a driving desire to write, and many times
over thirty years or so, while I was gainfully employed, I attempted to write a
novel but never seemed to be able to complete it or to do an adequate job.
Blessed retirement gave me the opportunity to finally concentrate on writing. I
started with articles in magazines and on websites and have been fortunate to
publish in Australia, Canada, France, India, the United Kingdom and the United
States. The success of my articles encouraged me to take another crack at a
book, and the manuscript became Soul Awakening. Never too old to
try!!
Why self-publish? When I reached to point where I started to scream
ever time I received another printed response from agents and publishers, along
the line of 'We are currently not accepting ...', then self-publishing became
the new Plan A.
Do it again? I would and will definitely do it again unless some rich
publisher comes knocking on my door and makes me an offer I can't refuse. I have
had a wonderful experience with Book Locker and recommend them to everyone who
asks, and sometimes they do not even have to ask.
Advice? I am too new at this to be giving advice to others, other
than maybe to say NEVER GIVE UP!
Sample Chapters? For those readers who would like to check out Soul
Awakening, two sample chapters are available at
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