Liberian Literary Magazine
Author Interview 2
Spotlight Author
BETTE DAOUST
January Issue 0115
lessons on how things work in
the marketplace in front of a
larger audience. I moved into
the corporate world and
spread the word on how to do
work more effectively and
efficiently
through
interactive
training
and
writings that told stories
around successes.
My stories have taken my
work
into
many
other
countries including, Mexico,
China, and Brazil for starters.
Why writing?
Liberian Literary Magazine
conducted an interview with
Bette Daoust,
an
internationally
acclaimed author, speaker
and consultant to small
business. successful author.
LLM: First, we would like to
thank you for granting this
interview. Let us kick off
this interview with you
telling us a little about
yourself….
I am often asked, who are
you? The answer is not all that
easy, as a writer, I am
tempted
to
tell
you
everything! But as an author,
I realize that a summary
works much better for your
readers.
I do admit that I am a person
that has a passion for people
in a way that catapults them
to their own success. I have
been a teacher in the high
school system and a professor
at the University level. With
my teaching background also
came a desire to get my
Writing to me is a way of
communicating to others in
order for them to learn and
achieve more in their lives.
My story telling is not fiction;
it is what happens in the real
world. I suppose my writing
career started very young as
my mother and my great aunt
were both writers as well.
They gave me the love of
words.
My
schooling,
however, did not. It was more
focused
on
structure,
grammar, and where those
commas are placed. It was
only through experience and
working with a great editor
that writing became easier
and the love of putting ideas
on paper became my passion.
What books have most
influenced your life/career
most?
The books that have truly
influenced my life were
Marshall Mcluhan’s “Future
Shock” and Tony Robbins’
“The Power Within”. Without
these books, I would still be
the shy, introverted, busy bee
teacher who was only there to
work hard and go home at
night with the idea that my
small sacrifice may someday
be recognized.
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How do you approach your
work?
My work approach is fairly
simple, yet sometimes hard to
achieve. I attempt to get up
early and sit at my computer
to take in the latest news,
trends, and look for ideas to
help with my currently
writing projects. If I am not
careful, I tend to get carried
away with my early morning
research.
From there, I add ideas to my
blog article research pages,
along with the sources of the
material, plus I formulate the
best approach for each article
(or book I am working on). It
is the research time where I
gain the most ground. It is this
material that leads to
inspired writing.
As for the writing, that takes
little time but it does take
quiet, uninterrupted time to
achieve. That I schedule into
my day or week. The starting
time is the most important,
the end time only occurs
when I am finished with my
thoughts.
What themes do you find
yourself
continuously
exploring in your work?
The themes I end up exploring
are those that expand
knowledge beyond the typical
uses for a method or process.
By this I mean, I look for
unusual ways to apply a
technology, platform, or
system that will take the user
or reader beyond the norm.
Yes, I can write about the
common thread, but I would
prefer to push my readers to
think and do more than just
that.