Interview With Author Alannah Conway
1.
What inspired
you to write this book? For a time, I
was a Career coach, I witnessed persons looking for the perfect job, like me
when I was starting out on my career. I began my career with the false notion
that all management would always be fair with staff. And had a duty of care to
do the right thing, both for the individual and the business. However, many
managers fail on this point, which can damage the business and people. I desire
that individuals progressing to management learn and understand their
responsibility within an organisation.
What exactly is it about and who is
it written for? The story is about making
business and individuals aware of the harm done by institutional bullying and
why does it exist. Surely, a person goes to work to fulfil ambitions and
earn a living, work hard. All these can be achieved but meet persons with
personal agendas, prejudices of various aspects destroy so many aspects in
the workplace.
3.
What do you
hope readers will get out of reading your book? I want readers, not to get disheartened why their
bad experiences in the workplace. To decide to move on and discover new
horizons. But to walk away and realize that it is not their fault, it is the
fault of bad management. No excuse of well, a square in a round hole, or well,
the management did not like you. Prejudices based on the colour of a tie, or
how the tone of a person’s voice. It is not way, to manage a business.
How did you decide on your book’s title and
cover design? I decided on the title
“Don’t Push Me Out,” as I believe that often, nobody deserves to be forced
to leave the workplace for no valid reason. My Publisher designed the
cover of the book.
5. What advice or words of wisdom do you have for
fellow writers – other than run! I would say be sincere, genuine and give hope to
those who read a story. Plan, a beginning, a middle and an end to the story,
make sure the writing style flows smoothly, encourage the reader to be eager not
put the book back on the shelf.
6. What trends in the book world do you see -- and
where do you think the book publishing industry is heading? The most disturbing trend is the celebrity focus on
books. Great, but lesser-known authors, or indeed new authors find it more
difficult to get the audience attention. The digital world has taken over, but
now and again old well-loved formats come alive, for example vinyl records. So
hopefully books will always be a well-loved item too.
7.
Were there
experiences in your personal life or career that came in handy when writing
this book? To be honest, yes, my
experiences have been related in the main character of the story, plus
observations and other peoples’ experiences.
8. How would you describe your writing style? Which
writers or books is your writing similar to? I like to see my writing style as drawing the reader into the story, a face-to-face
experience if you like. A natural flow to the narrative, hopefully the reader
feels that I am sharing the story individually. I have created my own original style, I do read
various writers, different genres but I do not draw ideas or writing styles.
9. What challenges did you overcome in the writing
of this book? Reliving the experiences
was difficult at times, the hurt and pain returned and of course the tears. Thinking
back to those days, my head made the right decision to stay. My body managed to
continue,
10. If
people can buy or read one book this week or month, why should it be yours? The more people become aware of institutional
bullying, it just might become less and less. We only must see the drama based
on the Post Office scandal in the UK to see the effects of such a culture in
the workplace.
About The Author : I was born in Monkstown, Co Dublin, my family came to live in Britain
when I was noticeably young officially obtaining British Citizenship. My business career was finance evolving from retail
management, local and central government, a finance company, and a major
corporate high street bank. My writing career began with a short book about my
local church for a fund-raising project. I set up my own coaching business in
the West Midlands, and for a period, I was a feature writer foe a local
magazine “Village Life.” A book followed “Truework,” are you?” a complication
of weekly blogs. These days I am more involved in the world of music; my fiancé
is an international Singer/Songwriter and is currently involved in some
interesting projects.
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