Dwayne G. Anderson was born in Humboldt, Saskatchewan on September 23, 1982. He spent much of his life in Naicam where he was raised. Diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome at age sixteen, Dwayne’s experiences with being different made him into the man he is today, one who is determined to face and overcome whatever challenges life throws at him. These experiences gave him the inspiration to write “Partially Human”.

Dwayne enjoys writing as it has become a way for him to express his thoughts. He tends to write stories with a hidden powerful message to inspire those who read his work.
Beyond the Books is proud to have Dwayne B. Anderson, author of PARTIALLY HUMAN, here with us today.

Dwayne G. Anderson was born in Humboldt, Saskatchewan on September 23, 1982. He spent much of his life in Naicam where he was raised. Diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome at age sixteen, Dwayne’s experiences with being different made him into the man he is today, one who is determined to face and overcome whatever challenges life throws at him. These experiences gave him the inspiration to write “Partially Human”.

Dwayne enjoys writing as it has become a way for him to express his thoughts. He tends to write stories with a hidden powerful message to inspire those who read his work.

You can visit his website here!

Welcome to Beyond the Books, Dwayne! Can we start out by telling us whether you are published for the first time or are you multi-published?

Multipublished. I have three books published so far.

What was the name of your very first book regardless of whether it was published or not and, if not published, why?

Alien Conflict, published by PublishAmerica.

For your first published book, how many rejections did you go through before you either found a mainstream publisher, self-published it, or paid a vanity press to publish it?

One

How did the rejections make you feel and what did you do to overcome the blows?

I just looked for another publisher as well as doing some modifications and editing.

When your first book was published, who published it and why did you choose them?

I went with PublishAmerica. I was excited to be a published author and they did it for free, although I realize sometime afterwards that they obviously weren’t the best choice of publisher.

How did it make you feel to become published for the first time and how did you celebrate?

I didn’t really do anything special to celebrate, I just started work on my second book.

What was the first thing you did as for as promotion when you were published for the first time?

I got interviewed by my local paper.

If you had to do it over again, would you have chosen another route to be published?

Yes, I definitely would have chosen a new publisher.

Have you been published since then and how have you grown as an author?

I have two more books published since my first book. With each written work, my storytelling grows stronger and my writing improves.

Looking back since the early days when you were trying to get published, what do you think you could have done differently to speed things up? What kind of mistakes could you have avoided?

I would have gone through the whole story and do some serious editing because I found several errors in the book afterwards.

What has been the biggest accomplishment you have achieved since becoming published?

My third book so far has been my most successful and ambitious work to date. I hope my future books are more successful.

If you could have chosen another profession, what would that profession be?

Writing is more of a hobby than a profession for me.

Would you give up being an author for that profession or have you combined the best of both worlds?

I’ve learned to do both, writing in my spare time, and working when I have to.

How do you see yourself in ten years?

Not sure.

Any final words for writers who dream of being published one day?

Do your research. Choose a publisher that offers excellent service, quality finished product, offers bookstore returns, and lower prices for their books, all at an affordable publication fee.

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