Tell us about yourself.:
I am honored to have this amazing opportunity.
My real name is Saji Madapat, and for the past two decades rocking and rolling' on the banks of the mighty Mississippi river (Memphis, TN) and Great Lakes (Chicago, IL).
My pen name is "EPM Mavericks". EPM (Enterprise Performance Management) is the strategic financial engineering system used by CFO's (Chief Financial Officer) office. I am an EPM professional to feed my kids, and this book is my passion for greenwashing my guilt😊
I am also known as Tiger Rider, which I used for my photography hobby website
Where did you grow up, and how did this influence your writing?:
I am born and raised in God's Own Country (Kerala, India). In the second half of my life, I am a globe-trotting explorer (as of now ~20 countries with camera & gear) searching for new horizons with Eastern roots and Western guts.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
My book is NON-Fiction book (with mult-dimensional perspectives including Finance, Geo-Politics, Economics etc.), and I am afraid the name is a long title😊
What authors have influenced you?
I am born and raised in God's Own Country (Kerala, India). In the second half of my life, I am a globe-trotting explorer (as of now ~20 countries with camera & gear) searching for new horizons with Eastern roots and Western guts.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
"If you can dream it, you can do it.
Always remember that this whole thing was started with a dream and a mouse."
― Walt Disney
As I mentioned earlier, I paid a high price for my dreams and it was worth every penny. I had approached professionals, including from the leading publishing firms. Almost all of them turned me down. When the darkness rolled in, through thick and thin, an amazing community was there for me with helping hands.
Believe it or not, in addition to my network, I had used dozens of great PAID editors in Reedsy, FIVERR, and UPWORK. Since my book is a bit of a niche, my editors may not be strictly applicable to others. I highly recommend you to interview them, test them with samples. I had also immensely benefited from the professional editors in addition from the USA, from India, Pakistan, Nigeria, UK, Australia, Canada etc., to have multiple perspectives on the geopolitical Tiger I am catching by the tail.
Even on the book cover, I had reached out over a dozen artists and even attornies😊 When I reached out to Getty images, just the cover images alone were estimated to cost several thousand. Finally, one of those professionals advised me to check it out on the White House website albums – that saved me thousands in addition to all the legal troubles😊
In summary, I do have gratitude to countless, and I will be doing an injustice if I miss anyone😊
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