Ask the Author: David Lloyd
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David Lloyd
Every author is different and I’m probably too new to the scene to give any kind of extensive advice. But I will say this, don’t go with the first self-publishing company that looks good. In fact if you know your way around the internet then you can pretty much do it all yourself. Createspace is simple and inexpensive. Beta readers and line editors are out there. And cover designers are too. The best books I read on marketing your book were written by Joanna Penn. Get yourself an author website, Facebook page and get on Goodreads. I have found most of the people on Goodreads are very helpful as long as you don’t ram your book down their throat.
David Lloyd
I owned an employment agency in Southeastern United States. The people that would apply for work there were some of the most interesting young folks I’ve ever met. They were from all over the world, who came to this resort city every summer for the tourists season.
At the time I was single and very much enjoyed meeting some very beautiful young ladies from Russia, Estonia, Belarus, Poland and Colombia just to name a few. These girls and guys were in the United States for approximately 6 months on what’s called a J1 visa. The J1 is call the work and travel visa and is given to university students from foreign countries so they can work in the USA then travel around and experience the American culture.
When I was at full capacity during the season, my employment agency employed around 100 people. Almost all of them were not from the United States. This really made things interesting for me and my office staff. There was never a dull moment at work and something crazy happened just about every day. After I sold my business, I decided I could not keep quiet about my experiences so I put my love of writing to work and created the novel called Gulf Coast City. The story is fiction but is based on the events that took place during the tourists seasons at my employment agency. Even though I made up this story it could very easily be true and if you ever came to the USA to work on a J1 visa or have ever lived in a tourist town, I’m sure you will relate to this novel.
At the time I was single and very much enjoyed meeting some very beautiful young ladies from Russia, Estonia, Belarus, Poland and Colombia just to name a few. These girls and guys were in the United States for approximately 6 months on what’s called a J1 visa. The J1 is call the work and travel visa and is given to university students from foreign countries so they can work in the USA then travel around and experience the American culture.
When I was at full capacity during the season, my employment agency employed around 100 people. Almost all of them were not from the United States. This really made things interesting for me and my office staff. There was never a dull moment at work and something crazy happened just about every day. After I sold my business, I decided I could not keep quiet about my experiences so I put my love of writing to work and created the novel called Gulf Coast City. The story is fiction but is based on the events that took place during the tourists seasons at my employment agency. Even though I made up this story it could very easily be true and if you ever came to the USA to work on a J1 visa or have ever lived in a tourist town, I’m sure you will relate to this novel.
David Lloyd
I'm in the very final stages of writing my first novel, Gulf Coast City. The final draft is currently sitting in the 5th, or is it 6th Beta Reader's computer. When the report comes back, providing he has not beat up on me too badly, I will make some minor corrections. After this the book will go to Deb Rhodes of Better Beta Reads for line editing. The finished novel will be somewhere around 385 pages and is scheduled to be published on Amazon this December.
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