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Samantha Houghton is the award winning author of The Invisible Girl: A Secret Life (won award for writing style). She is multi published ghostwriter for articles/blogs in print and online for magazines, clients etc. Co-scriptwriter of upcoming inspirational film. Samantha grew up with alcoholic parents, experienced bullying in her early years, which resulted to her introverted and often loner type lifestyle where writing became her primary avenue to release her anger, fears, and frustrations in life.
She became a prolific writer yet never really recognized that it will be the career she will have and will be known for. In this interview, we’ll get to know Samantha and how she has transformed her life, from a silent, lonely, and bullied student to become an award winning writer, coach, podcaster, and more.
Episode Highlights
1:39 Who is Samantha Houghton
5:52 Samantha’s writing inspiration and genre
8:40 Why Samantha loved writing
10:51 How bullying turned her away from school
17:23 How a hospitalisation turned her life around
19:57 A weight lost solution that became an eating disorder
21:02 Why her writing skill remained an unrecognised talent
22:30 How her son became a life changer for me
24:58 How leaving a job rekindled her passion for writing
28:48 The day she started writing my book
29:20 Why social media became an important ingredient in her writing success
34:36 What it felt like to do something ordinary to you but others praise you for
38:23 How she goes into her creative zone
41:12 Want to write? Here are some tips
47:08 Key lessons in Samantha’s writing journey
51:32 What’s next for Samantha
Where to check Samantha’s works
- Visit Samantha’s website: http://www.samanthahoughton.co.uk/
- The Invisible Girl ~ A Secret Life: A True Story
Where to follow Samantha on Social Media
- https://twitter.com/InvisibleSamH
- https://www.facebook.com/TheInspiringWriter/
- https://www.instagram.com/visiblegirlsam/
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/samantha-houghton-35a9635b/