Interview with Douglas Carlton Abrams, Author of The Lost Diary of Don Juan

Douglas Carlton Abrams is a former editor at the University of California Press and HarperSanFrancisco. He is the co-author of a number of books on love, sexuality, and spirituality, including books written with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Yogacharya B.K.S. Iyengar, and Taoist Master Mantak Chia. He lives in Santa Cruz, California, with his wife and three children. In his life and work, he is interested in cultivating all aspects of our humanity - body, emotions, mind, and spirit. His goal in writing fiction is to create stories that not only entertain, but also attempt to question, enchant, and transform.

Doug’s desire in writing The Lost Diary of Don Juan was not only to resurrect this greatest of historical lovers and to give voice to his true motives; he was also moved to write a book that would explore the tension between lust and love and that would confront the human question of how any man or woman can find lifelong satisfaction in one committed relationship. To find out more about the origins of The Lost Diary and the myth of Don Juan, and to learn about forthcoming novels, please visit www.LostDiaryofDonJuan.com or www.DouglasCarltonAbrams.com.

We interviewed Douglas to find out more about his exciting new historical fiction novel, The Lost Diary of Don Juan.

Thank you for this interview, Douglas. Can you tell us a little about yourself and how long you’ve been writing?

I have worn many hats within the publishing industry: editor at the University of California Press and Harper San Francisco; co-founder of Idea Architects, a book and media development agency; co-author of a number of books on love, sexuality, and spirituality; and most recently, fiction author. In both my life and work, I am interested in cultivating all aspects of our humanity — body, emotions, mind, and spirit. My goal in writing fiction is to create stories that not only entertain, but also attempt to question, enchant, and transform.

The Lost Diary of Don Juan is my first novel, and has been published in thirty languages around the world. I live in Santa Cruz, California, with my wife and three children.

Do you write full-time?

I also run a literary and media development company, which works with visionaries to help them create a wiser, healthier, and more just world. I have also co-written a number of non-fiction books. My fiction writing is an outgrowth of my profession in publishing.

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