Interview With Author Raymond J Simpson (Ray Simpson)

 

 

1. What inspired you to write this book?  1. The world faces apocalypse. 2. The essence of Christ’s Way needs to be rescued from Christianity’s imprisonment in colonial paradigms. 3. This relates Christ’s Way to ‘post-modern’ people of all major religions and nationalities. 

2. What exactly is it about and who is it written for?  A Way of Life: Three Life-giving Principles and Ten Waymarks. Any searching, serious person who reaches beyond mere materialism.  

3. What do you hope readers will get out of reading your book?  A life-line, a rhythm, a purpose, a fellowship.  

4. How did you decide on your book’s title and cover design? The Way of Life already is published in 9 world languages. I read that a reason why Benedictinism survived through the 2^nd millennium was that its founder wrote a detailed commentary on its way of life.  Cover:  a world (the globe) a Celtic Cross (Celtic saints are a source of inspiration) and light dawning is also a metaphor.  

5. What advice or words of wisdom do you have for fellow writers – other than run!?  Stick to the deepest inspiration or stop writing.  

6. What trends in the book world do you see -- and where do you think the book publishing industry is heading?  Fragmenting. Ephemeral. But there’s a slot for hope, soul surgery. and civilization.  

7. Were there experiences in your personal life or career that came in handy when writing this book?  Conversion to Christ.  The song ‘The world walked into my heart’.  Recovering the lost art of listening for nations.  

8. How would you describe your writing style? Which writers or books is your writing similar to? Succinct.  Personal linked to global. Spiritual linked to real politic.  

About the Author: My autobiography is entitled Monk in the Marketplace. Following London University, ordination into the Christian Ministry, curacies in industrial English Midlands and multi-racial Tooting I was appointed the founding pioneer minister of one church (sponsored by six Catholic and Protestant church streams) for a unique new neighborhood. Then a call to be Founding Guardian of an international New Monastic Dispersed Community of Aidan and Hilda.  I have had over 60 books published in three continents. For more info, please see: www.raysimpson.org

 

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Brian Feinblum should be followed on www.linkedin.com/in/brianfeinblum. This is copyrighted by BookMarketingBuzzBlog ©2024. Born and raised in Brooklyn, he now resides in Westchester with his wife, two kids, and Ferris, a black lab rescue dog, and El Chapo, a pug rescue dog. His writings are often featured in The Writer and IBPA’s The Independent.  This award-winning blog has generated over 3.9 million pageviews. With 4,900+ posts over the past dozen years, it was named one of the best book marketing blogs by BookBaby  http://blog.bookbaby.com/2013/09/the-best-book-marketing-blogs  and recognized by Feedspot in 2021 and 2018 as one of the top book marketing blogs. It was also named by www.WinningWriters.com as a "best resource.” For the past three decades, including 21 years as the head of marketing for the nation’s largest book publicity firm, and director of publicity positions at two independent presses, Brian has worked with many first-time, self-published, authors of all genres, right along with best-selling authors and celebrities such as: Dr. Ruth, Mark Victor Hansen, Joseph Finder, Katherine Spurway, Neil Rackham, Harvey Mackay, Ken Blanchard, Stephen Covey, Warren Adler, Cindy Adams, Todd Duncan, Susan RoAne, John C. Maxwell, Jeff Foxworthy, Seth Godin, and Henry Winkler. He hosted a panel on book publicity for Book Expo America several years ago, and has spoken at ASJA, BookCAMP, Independent Book Publishers Association Sarah Lawrence College, Nonfiction Writers Association, Cape Cod Writers Association, Willamette (Portland) Writers Association, APEX, Morgan James Publishing, and Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association. His letters-to-the-editor have been published in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, New York Post, NY Daily News, Newsday, The Journal News (Westchester) and The Washington Post. His first published book was The Florida Homeowner, Condo, & Co-Op Association Handbook.  It was featured in The Sun Sentinel and Miami Herald.