What inspired you to write your memoir?
Wanting to share both my adventure and the truth that dreams can come true, if you are willing to work for them. Of course, since the dream was to get out of the corporate world to pursue a writing career, it was to a certain degree an essential part of the process.
About your Book:
The award-winning travel narrative Waltzing Australia recounts the six-month, 20,000-mile journey around and across Australia that marked the author’s departure from the corporate world in order to pursue a writing career. It is a captivating tale of adventure and personal discovery, but most of all, it is a vivid portrayal of Australia, its history and legends, its wonders, its people, and its enduring beauty.
Aussie expert Barb Mackenzie wrote, “[Cynthia] paints vivid pictures of people, places and adventures. I can feel the sun, hear the crush of the bush beneath my feet and smell the salt of the sea. I know I will go back again to Australia but I can revisit anytime just by picking up Waltzing Australia and reading a few pages.” Author/reviewer Helen Gallagher wrote, “Cynthia Clampitt surprises us with a writing talent and story-telling technique that is tough to master, yet she is consistently compelling to read.”
From cities to wilderness, rainforest to desert, seashore to outback, the reader is swept along as the author explores the astonishing, often surprising, and occasionally challenging land Down Under.
Author Bio:
Cynthia Clampitt is an award-winning writer, geographer, food historian, and public speaker. She has pursued her interests in culture, history, and food across six continents. She is an active member of the Society of Women Geographers and the Culinary Historians of Chicago. In addition to an active speaking schedule, she writes for clients that include National Geographic and the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, and wrote the entries on Mongolia and Jordan for the Food Cultures of the World Encyclopedia.
How did you decide how to publish your book and where is it published through:
Deciding to publish was easy, since that was the whole point of walking away from a highly successful career. While I’ve had hundreds of articles published, and have written or am under contract to write other books, this is the book that is anchored to my dream, and therefore is closest to my heart.
I published through CreateSpace, as it offered me a swifter way to get the book to market.
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