James F. Coyle

James F. Coyle author and retired publisher

He’s a former (retired) publisher. A man with an incredibly positive attitude to life, business and all things in-between. With 37 publications on amazon, from pamphlet to novel. He’s pitted his wit, and he has much of it, against 10 of the 50 questions at Rambling On…

Take it away James F. Coyle…

Q1. Do you write under your real name or a pen name?

My real name. With the economy the way it is I can no longer afford a pen.

Q4. What is your motivation for writing?

I get a giant kick out of creating “pen and paper” products. I find it personally fulfilling, especially when readers buy my books and review them. I lock myself in my office and type away. This gives me an excuse to ignore my wife’s stunning looking visiting girlfriends who distract me by asking inane questions. I’m too old for that sort of boy-girl stuff!

Q7. Who are your favourite authors?

I’m fairly keen on Wilbur Smith, Frederick Forsyth, Patrick Robinson, Russell Blake and Australian Don Dennis with his graphic World War 2 aviation novels.

Q8. What is your favourite hobby?

Helicopter flying. Or it was until I seriously bent my machine. The wife won’t let me fly helis any more. Strange woman! Maybe I’ll get back to my previous hobby of Skydiving. That’ll freak her out!

Q9. Where does charity start for you and what have you done that might be considered charitable?

Spend a large amount of my retirement time helping newbie authors. I built mindtech.com to help them.

I tend to pick the newbies that have potential and hold them by the hand until they get themselves established. Helped quite a batch of authors into the “financially viable” arena this way.

Q18. How many books have you written and what are they called?

A total of 37 but there’s probably too many to name in this interview. If interested just check out James F. Coyle on Amazon. The main one is called Beyond Belief – The Ultimate Mind Power Manual. I wrote two fiction comedy ones also. The Aliens Guide to Planet Earth series. Some readers think these are the funniest books they’ve ever read. Others think they’re total garbage. I personally think they’re dead funny. But then again, I’m biased.

Q20. What did you do when the first paperback with your name on it arrived?

Seem to recall I consumed a vast amount of champagne but for some reason that memory is fairly vague. I remember selling all my friends a copy… at cost. They all loved it. Or so they said!

Q29. How do you get in the mood to write?

I drop into the Theta state for 30 minutes or so and rev myself up. The euphoric feeling lasts for hours and the words seem to flow. Improves my 2 finger typing also. Definitely would have to struggle without the prior Theta conditioning.

Q49. What question would you add to Ramble on…?

I would ask how many top flight authors go out of their way to encourage fellow newbie authors. Not many I suspect. I would also like to know what percentage of new authors give up in disgust after the first 12 months.

Q50. Why should you be in The Word Volume 2?

Cos everyone tells me I’m a nice helpful guy and I still have my own teeth.

SD Comment: James, many thanks for taking the time out to participate in Rambling On…

If you would like to learn more about James’ work, why not visit his Amazon authors page or website using the following links;

James F. Coyle’s Amazon author page

Mindtech.com

The James F. Coyle interview took place on 23 March 2014.

Simon Duringer © 2014.

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