W. Granville Brown

 

W. Granville Brown graduated from Hamilton with a degree in Business Administration. After serving proudly in the United States Army, he embarked on a career in the insurance industry that spanned two decades. He diligently worked to build Fita Insurance Group into a well-respected insurance agency serving the community until he sold the business to pursue other endeavors; that allowed further use of his acquired expertise in sales and marketing.

After many years of writing manuscripts, he overcame his fears and submitted one to an editor who encouraged him to pursue his life-long dream of becoming a writer.

He is actively involved in mentoring programs for single-parent youths and hopes to foster an interest in youths to use writing skills as an outward expression of themselves rather than destructive measures.

Currently in addition to his civic endeavors and his writing career, he is a Professional Certified Life Coach assisting people in improving their lives through inward reflection based on their mindsets, belief systems and behavioral patterns that may hinder advancement. His popularity as a much sought after public speaker is steadily growing.

W. Granville is happily married and the proud father to three adult children. http://wgranvillebrown.com

 

 

 

 

 

Pageonelit.com: Where did you grow up and was reading and writing a part of your life? Who were your earliest influences and why?

W. Granville Brown: I’m fortunate to have grown up living in many areas from country settings to city life. Since I was in second grade reading and writing fuelled an intense desire that I’ve had inside of me since I can remember. Once I developed an interest in reading...oh wow...books become a huge part of my life. I simply love to read. And with writing it gave me an outlet for my thoughts, imagination and emotions. My earliest literary influences were John Steinbeck and Mark Twain. They wrote storylines that were character driven. They dealt with the human experience and didn’t get stuck on needless details. The people they wrote about were real and the reader could relate to them. In my writing I greatly attempt to emulate that process of developing characters that are real and relatable.
 

 

Why do your write?

W. Granville Brown: Because I have something to say that I want to share and I pray that I deliver my written word in a manner that has power and impact on the reader in the sense that it can uplift, inspire, motivate and enhance their lives. I want to...cliché’ alert...make a difference. By taking my experiences, life challenges, defeats and victories, I feel that I can assist someone else that may encounter similar things or events in life with solutions. Writing to me is therapeutic, spiritual and very much enjoyable.

 

Pageonelit.com: Discuss your new book, “5 Simple Steps to Choosing Your Path.”

W. Granville Brown: 5 Simple Steps is a guide that came about from various radio interviews and articles that I wrote for numerous publications during the campaign to promote my debut novel, “Choices.” More so than speaking about what the novel was about people were asking me questions about making choices and how they impacted lives. In one article I wrote about simple steps to making wiser choices, then the light bulb went off and I starting interviewing friends, family and clients for material for a book. However instead of writing a book I decided to write a small guide that spoke to the steps and illustrated by using third party stories how the steps when applied to making choices can affect positive change in life.
 

 

Pageonelit.com:What makes “5 Simple Steps to Choosing your Path” different from other goal oriented/self help books on the bookstore shelves today?

W. Granville Brown: It’s short about 50 pages because I wanted to...hit it and quit it so to speak. Deal with the meat and not all of the other fillers just to fill pages. I wanted this guide to be more of a “how to do something “with an easy to follow solution as opposed to a self-help book with principles and no steps toward application.

 

Pageonelit.com:You are a “Life Coach”- Explain.

W. Granville Brown: I assist clients go from stagnant to success based on their objectives and goals by providing inspiration, encouragement and motivation. Sometimes we get bogged down in what I call....allowing life to get in the way of living. And much like a batter in baseball getting into a hitting slump, they have coaches on staff to evaluate the batter’s swing and mechanics to help the batter get out of the slump. As a life coach I assist a person in evaluating where they are and where they desire to be in their life to get passed the slump they may feel they are encountering. It’s not therapy however. I always say that Tiger Woods has a swing coach to play golf, Michael Jordan had a coach to help improve on his natural greatness as a basketball player; so if these great athletes used coaching to help them reach the pinnacle of success they accomplished, why not use a life coach to assist in being more successful in the most important game of all...life.
In “5 Simple Steps to Choosing Your Path” you discuss ‘Seek the Original in You’. Explain.
We were all born with a purpose, a path of self, if you will. I might write and would take it as a compliment if someone compared my technique to—let’s say—Jackie Collins, however I wouldn’t want to write and copy everything she’s done just to get published and never have my own identity. Besides why be a second rate “anyone” when you can be a first rate “you.” Find your purpose, your passion and even a mentor or influence, then put your personal stamp all over it and that stamp is your originality. What you bring to the table.

 

Pageonelit.com: What are readers saying about “5 Simple Steps to Choosing Your Path"

W. Granville Brown: The feedback thus far has been pretty cool. Everyone has commented on how short it is (of course) and how they enjoyed how I used third party stories to illustrate the steps. They have liked the story telling aspect of the guide and how I personalized it. Now one person did tell me he didn’t like it. He felt I didn’t say enough and that there weren’t five steps. He said he didn’t get anything from the guide. I welcome all feedback—pro or con. That will only make me better as a written communicator.
 

 

Pageonelit.com:What do you hope to achieve with “5 Simple Steps to Choosing Your Path?”

W. Granville Brown: My intense desire is to inform, educate and entertain the reader. Give them food for thought and solutions to problems or challenges they may encounter in life. I’m not just writing to tell a story. I want my writing to be much more than that. I want to touch the human spirit.

 

Pageonelit.com:What was the last book you read?

I generally read two or three books at a time and right now I’m reading Super Rich by Russell Simmons, which I highly recommend, Boardwalk Empire by Nelson Johnson and A Life of Reinvention Malcolm X written by the late Manning Marable. In fact I would recommend all three books.
 

 

Pageonelit.com: What’s next?

W. Granville Brown: Promoting “5 Simple Steps to Choosing Your Path” and I’m currently working on the much anticipated sequel to “Choices.” I’m having so much fun writing books and I’m gaining so much from the interaction that I’m blessed to have with my readers. Because of people taking the time to give an unknown author a shot....I’m proud to say that my first book sold extremely well enough to be considered a best seller and this guide is touching people’s lives in a positive way. And next is my credo. I’m always working toward the ‘next’ in my life and I’m open to the possibilities’ of the unknown. If I may I just want to take this time to thank everyone that has read my books and I pray that in doing so, it has enhanced you in some way, form or fashion. And I also want to thank John Weaver and PageOneLit.com for your continued support.