In this week's episode of the #NiunetPodcast, we spoke to Nigel. V. SIne. He is the author of, “Rise Above the Average”  and “Faith Through the Storm”. Speaking to someone at the beginning of their writing career and understanding the mindset it takes to publish two books of your own was a pleasure. We chat about his journey as an author, how he first got into writing, what it was like writing his first book, the various challenges he faced, and the business side of making money as an author.  Here are time codes for easy navigation 00:00 - Intro 00:05 - Show Introductions 00:32 - Who is Nigel V Sine? 00:54 - When did he start writing? 01:24 - How soon after Grade 12 did NIgel start on "Rise above the Average”? 01:58 - What went into the month of planning Nigel had to do for his first book 02:35 - What is "Rise above the average" about? 03:38 - What the journey was like when he first started production on the first book 04:38 - What his second book is about 05:34 - Other challenges other than financial that Nigel had to deal with 06:41 - How he went about getting the book published 07:17 - How a publisher and Author relationship works 09:09 - What happens after the first book is printed 09:43 - Where his books are available 10:25 - How book two's production was affected by deliveries for book one 11:08 - How the reception for the books have been 12:55 - What happens after a book is sold 13:39 - The printing and selling process 14:33 - How he reacted to the success of his first book 15:10 - Nigels plans for a physical location 16:22 - How having two books to sell has affected business 17:27 - Nigel tells us about his third book now in production 18:37 - Nigel speaks on moments when he was discouraged by others 20:57 - How to get your hands on a copy of his books 21:11 - Closing 21:47 - ENDS You can contact Nigel here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nigel.jaywhite?__tn__=%3C  Phone: 7529 9963 Don’t forget; you can message us if you have any questions or get in touch through email at [email protected]! Have anyone interesting for us to talk to? Let us know too! Hope you enjoy the episode everyone! #niunetpng #educationeverywhere #author #writing #business