The Interview - Andrè Venås

How did you become an author and get published? Share your experience.

I’ve wanted to be writer for many years, and just put it off for my career, and one day decided that I was going to pursue that dream, and I am self-published.

Have you been able to incorporate your previous experience in [jobs/education] in your writing?

LIn my book *Spirit Food*, I drew directly from personal life experiences, as I did in *Book of Heathen* and *Book of Freyja*, having followed the Norse pagan faith for many years of my life.

Would you like readers to have any specific takeaway from your book?

Absolutely, that mental health is just as important as physical and spiritual health.

To date, what is your favorite (or most difficult) chapter you have ever written?

The very first one…

Was there anything you had to research for the book?

Yes, I did a lot of spiritual health research in preparation of my journey.

Did you have any say in the cover design?

I come up with the cover designs myself.

Where do you like to write? In a coffee shop? In your home office? On the beach?

In my home office.

What other hobbies do you have outside of writing?

I love to fish, I am also an artist and musician.